Landsbanki's Operations Continued Under Unchanged Management
October 07 2008 - 5:16AM
UK Regulatory
Landsbanki's Operations Continued Under Unchanged Management
Landsbanki �slands hereby announces that the Icelandic Financial
Services Authority, the Fj�rm�laeftirliti� (FME) has decided to take
over the powers invested in Landsbanki's shareholders meeting and
Landsbanki's Board of Directors. The FME has appointed a receivership
committee which has assumed the role of the Board of Directors with
immediate effect.
Members of the receivership committee are �rs�ll Hafsteinsson, Einar
J�nsson, L�rents�nus Kristj�nsson, L�rus Finnbogason and Sigurj�n
Geirsson.
The receivership committee have stated the following:
* The objective of the committee is to ensure the continued
operations of the commercial banking operations of Landsbanki
�slands hf. in Iceland.
* A public notice to debtors will not be issued.
* Provisions of Icelandic insolvency laws do not apply to the
operations of Landsbanki while the receivership committee is
responsible for the matters of the bank. Ceasure of assets can
not be made against Landsbanki during the same period.
By law, the action of appointing a receivership committee, can not
have the effect of creating a default under any loan documents.
The receivership committee have asked Halld�r J. Kristj�nsson and
Sigurj�n �. �rnason to continue their work as CEOs of Landsbanki
�slands hf. and be responsible for daily operations.
Landsbanki would like to stress that the bank has not been put into
liquidation but is in receivership which gives it a temporary
protection from payment of debts and obligations as they fall due.
Work has already begun on the restructuring of the operations of
Landsbanki. The receivership committee and Landsbanki's CEOs share
the view that operations over the next days will be performed in a
manner as close to business as usual with a view to protecting
Landsbanki's assets in Iceland and abroad.
For further information:
Landsbanki CEOs - Halld�r J Kristj�nsson and Sigurj�n � �rnason, tel:
+354 410 4009.
Media Relations - Andrew Walton, Financial Dynamics, tel: +44 20 7269
7204 / mob: +44 7711 264 157.
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