Kaupthing Bank Asset Management Company, which operates the ICEQ verðbréfasjóður, has today submitted a request to NASDAQ OMX Exchange Iceland hf. that the fund's unit shares be removed from trading on NASDAQ OMX as quickly as possible. For further information please contact Sigthór Jónsson, Fund Manager, on +354 444 6954, sigthor.jonsson@rkb.is