[Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.]Statement on Media Reports on Kaupthing Bank hf(1/1)
Sumitomo
Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
Statement on Media
Reports on Kaupthing Bank hf
TOKYO,
October 28, 2008 --- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. made a statement on
todayfs media reports concerning deferred coupon repayment of a Yen denominated
bond (Samurai bond) issued by the Kaupthing Bank hf in Iceland.
While
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation provides settlement services as an agent of
the bond, it neither guarantees nor holds the bond.
