Auction announcement - RIKB 09 0612 and RIKB 10 0317

On Thursday, 21 August at 14:00 the Central Bank of Iceland will conduct an
auction on two series of Treasury notes. 

The maximum total amount offered in this auction will be 10,000 m.kr. nominal
value in the series RIKB 09 0612 and 5,000 m.kr. nominal value in the series
RIKB 10 0317. Only primary dealers in Government securities are authorised to
submit bids in this auction. They also submit bids on behalf of investors. The
minimum amount of each bid is 1 m.kr. nominal value. 
 
The payment and settlement date is Monday, August 25, 2008.

For this auction, the Central Bank requests bids for the following series: 

Series    			
RIKB 09 0612

Maturity date
June 12, 2009

Outstanding amount
29,205  m.kr.

Time to maturity
9 months

Series 
RIKB 10 0317

Maturity date
Mar. 17, 2010

Outstanding amount
25,549 m.kr.

Time to maturity
1,5 years

Further information can be obtained from Bjorgvin Sighvatsson, International
and Market Department, Central Bank of Iceland, at +354 569 9633.