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direct/ Glitnir (IS) - Webcast of Glitnir´s Capital Markets Day
Reference to our Capital Markets Day in Reykjavik today:Webcast details - broadcast.glitnir.is:
The presentations and sound will be webcasted on broadcast.glitnir.is
If any problem call: Vala Palsdottir, Head of IR, mobile +354-844 49 89
Glitnir will host its first Capital Market Day at Nordica Hotel in Reykjavik, Iceland, today Wednesday 13 September.
The management of the Bank will introduce Glitnir´s strategy, operations and outlook.
Wednesday 13th of September (Time; 8.30 Iceland, 10.30 Oslo, 09.30 UK)
8:30 - 15:00 Glitnir Capital Market Day (webcasted)
15:00 Visit to Glitnir´s Headquarters at Kirkjusandur
19:00 Dinner and special guest speaker
Thursday 14th of September
Excursion Tour: "Where does the Energy come from?"
Discover how Iceland has utilized its natural resources in this guided tour around the southern part of Iceland. Sites visited: Hellisheiði power plant, Nesjavellir geothermal energy plant, Geysir, Gullfoss. The tour will continue to the world famous Blue Lagoon and end at Keflavik airport before 3pm.
Attached are information about the agenda, excursion tour and travel arrangement.
Information about glitnir´s Capital Market Day
Best regards
Bjørn Richard Johansen
Managing Director
Corporate Communication, Glitnir
E-mail: brj@glitnir.no
Mobile +47-47 800 100
About Glitnir
Glitnir is a leading financial group that offers universal banking and is a leading niche player in three global segments; seafood/food, sustainable energy, and offshore supply vessels. Services include retail, corporate and investment banking, stock trade and capital management. Glitnir is the sole owner of banks in Luxembourg (Glitnir Bank Luxembourg S.A) and Norway (BNbank and Glitnir bank, Glitnir Securities and Glitnir Kapitalforvaltning, the factoring company Glitnir Factoring, as well as 50.1 percent of Union Gruppen). Glitnir´s subsidiary BNbank in Norway recently entered into an agreement to acquire 45 per cent of the shares in Norsk Privatøkonomi ASA. Norsk Privatøkonomi ASA is an independent financial advisory company with 12 branches in key areas of Norway (governmental approval pending in Norway). Glitnir own the leading Swedish brokerage firm Fischer Partners. The bank has a branch in London and in Copenhagen, Denmark. Glitnir has an office in Halifax, Canada. Glitnir plans to open an office in Shanghai, China in 2006. Glitnir is listed on the Icelandic Stock Exchange. Glitnir recently announced record profits, with a return on equity of 45.5 percent for the first half year of 2006 - making second quarter 2006 the best ever in the bank´s history. For more information go to: www.glitnirbank.com in English, www.glitnir.is in Icelandic and www.glitnir.no in Norwegian.
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