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ICELANDIC® USA CHEF AWARDED TOP HONORS
Newport News, Va. (August 24, 2010) – Icelandic® USA, Inc. is proud to announce that Corporate Chef Hilmar Jonsson, CMC has been inducted into the American Academy of Chefs (AAC), one of the highest honors that can be granted to a culinary professional.

Icelandic® Announces Expansion Plans for Headquarters in Newport News, Virginia
NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia. (July 29, 2010) -- Icelandic® USA, Inc., one of the country’s premier seafood companies, is proud to announce the approval of plans to expand their Newport News, Virginia headquarters. The 88,000 square foot, sub-zero facility will store raw materials and finished goods, as well as inventory that is ready to be shipped to customers. Expansion plans were approved before a Newport News city hearing just weeks ago, adding momentum to the project which has been in the planning stages for approximately one year. Icelandic® is currently in the permitting phase and intends to occupy the new facility by May 1, 2011.

ICELANDIC® USA TO HOST FIRST ANNUAL 8K RUN AND WALK
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, APRIL 26, 2010 – Icelandic® USA, one of North America’s leading seafood companies headquartered in Newport News, Virginia is set to host its very first annual “Icelandic® Seafood Fest 8K Run” on June 19, 2010 at 7 pm EST.

ICELANDIC® GROUP PREMIERES NEW BOOTH AT INTERNATIONAL BOSTON SEAFOOD SHOW
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, MARCH 29, 2010 – Icelandic® USA, one of North America’s leading seafood companies and a member of the Icelandic® Group, unveiled a new booth at the International Boston Seafood Show, on March 14-16. The International Boston Seafood Show is the largest seafood trade event in North America. Icelandic’s two-story booth (#805) was adjacent to the main hall entrance and encompassed 1,200 square feet on the first floor, and 300 square feet of meeting space on the second floor.

ICELANDIC® ADDS POP! TO SEAFOOD MENUS EVERYWHERE.
Introducing Yuengling® Lager Beer Battered Popcorn Fish. Yuengling® Lager Beer Battered Popcorn Fish are .60 oz. crispy fish bites made with white, flaky North Atlantic Haddock dipped in Icelandic® “gold standard” Brewer’s Choice® coating made with Yuengling® Lager. With their small size, they’re ideal as a snack, in seafood baskets, or topping dinner entrée salads. They’re also great as an appetizer, giving diners an appealing alternative to shrimp and calamari. Icelandic® also carries a non-alcoholic version of popcorn fish.

ICELANDIC® INTRODUCES STRIPED PANGASIUS, ALREADY POPULAR WORLDWIDE, NOW REACHING AMERICA'S SHORES
Icelandic® now offers Striped Pangasius in all natural, untreated Pangasius Fillets that are dipped in its “gold standard,” “best-selling” coatings -- Redhook® ESB Beer Batter and Dixie Crunch breading. Both are available in a 1-2 oz. and 2-3 oz. natural cut fillet portion. Also available is a 4 oz. sandwich portion with Icelandic’s signature Gourmet Panko breading.

ICELANDIC® YUENGLING LAGER BATTERED HADDOCK IS PUNXSATAWNEY, PENNSYLVANIA'S FAVORITE FISH AT GROUNDHOG DAY CELEBRATION
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, February 4, 2009 – Icelandic® USA, Inc. launched its new seafood line of Yuengling® Lager battered haddock portions in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania at the 2009 Ground Hog Day celebration.

Punxsutawney Phil to See Icelandic® Haddock on Groundhog Day
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, January 27, 2009 – Icelandic® USA, Inc. is kicking off its new seafood line of Yuengling® Lager battered haddock portions in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania at the 2009 Groundhog Day celebration.

Introducing New Foster's Lager "Boomerangs" Battered Haddock Products
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, DECEMBER 11, 2008 – Icelandic® USA, Inc. introduces a natural “boomerang” shaped haddock fillet battered with the largest selling Australian beer brand in the world, Foster’s Lager.

Introducing New Yuengling® Lager Battered Haddock Products
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, DECEMBER 9, 2008 – Icelandic® USA, Inc. introduces a new line of beer battered seafood products with new Yuengling® Lager battered haddock portions. “Haddock is an extremely popular specie in certain parts of the country, especially Pennsylvania,” stated Thomas Sherman, Vice President of Marketing for Icelandic®, “So it was a natural fit to add the popular Pottsville, Pennsylvania brewed Yuengling® lager to coat our portions from Iceland.”

Icelandic® USA, Inc. Introduces New Seafood Slider™ - Mini Breaded Sandwich Portion
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, MAY 6, 2008 – Move over Mini Burgers, there is finally a delicious new seafood offering to capitalize on the mini sandwich craze. Leave it to Icelandic® USA, Inc. to introduce a new seafood sandwich idea that is small in size but big on taste, the new Seafood Slider™.

Icelandic® USA, Inc. Request for Correction Regarding True Cost of Shrimp Report
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, April 24, 2008 – Icelandic® USA, Inc. would like to correct the Solidarity Center’s Degradation of Work series where it names Ocean to Ocean Seafood LLC as a subsidiary of Icelandic® USA, Inc. Icelandic® sold off the assets of Ocean to Ocean in 2007 to Tampa, Florida based Singleton Fisheries Inc., operating as Meridian Products.

Strategic Sale of Two Assets Readies Icelandic® USA, Inc. for Further Growth
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, January 3, 2008 - Icelandic® USA, Inc. announced today that it has completed the sale of its Virginia Beach based asset Ocean to Ocean Seafood, LLC (U.S. division only) subsidiary to Tampa, Florida based Singleton Fisheries Inc., operating as Meridian Products. The second strategic sale of Icelandic® USA, Inc. assets was recently completed, as today the company announced the sale of its second production facility located in Cambridge, Maryland to a non-seafood, non-competing food manufacturing company.

ARTICLE -- IntraFish August 2007 -- Icelandic's China Gamble
ARTICLE -- IntraFish August 2007 -- Icelandic's China Gamble -- Will investing in vertical integration pay off? -- BY DREW CHERRY, INTRAFISH

ICELANDIC® USA, INC. STATEMENT ON CATFISH FROM CHINA
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, JULY 9, 2007 - Icelandic® USA, Inc. is a global leader in the seafood industry. Our customers rely on our products to be safe, wholesome and of the highest quality. As a leader in the industry, Icelandic® sources its raw materials on a global basis to maintain consistent supply. We have set in place rigorous quality specifications with all of our suppliers to maintain compliance at all times with FDA regulations.

Icelandic® USA, Inc. Statement on FDA Detention of Five, Farm Raised, Chinese Seafood Products
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, JULY 2, 2007 - Icelandic® USA, Inc., as a leader in the seafood industry and an importer of both farmed and wild-caught seafood products from global sources, including China, would like to define its long standing position on the integrity of its products. Icelandic® is a member of The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) which works with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and international governments to supply Americans with safe sources of seafood.

ICELANDIC® USA, INC. INTRODUCES NEW SEA DOG FISH SANDWICH FILLET ~ “FOOT LONG FISH FRY” BATTERED WITH SEA DOG ALE
Icelandic® USA, Inc. introduces the most unique seafood sandwich fillet to ever hit a bun: the revolutionary new beer battered Sea Dog. The catchy Sea Dog name was created for the long and slender product, which was designed to perfectly fit on a hot dog bun.

ICELANDIC® USA, INC. ANNOUNCES BECOMING AQUACULTURE CERTIFICATION COUNCIL REGISTERED BUYER
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, June 5, 2007 – Icelandic® USA, Inc. has become a registered buyer with the leading aquaculture certification organization, the Aquaculture Certification Council (ACC).

ICELANDIC® USA, INC. ANNOUNCES MARINE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL (MSC) CERTIFICATION
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, MAY 24, 2007 – Icelandic® USA, Inc. has received Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) chain of custody certification to begin selling a variety of seafood certified to the MSC's environmental standard for well-managed and sustainable fisheries. The species that the company will develop initially include MSC certified Alaska Pollock, Alaska Salmon, New Zealand Hoki, Pacific Cod and Pacific Halibut.

ICELANDIC® USA, INC. CELEBRATES 60TH ANNIVERSARY Leading seafood company delivers world-class innovation since 1947
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, February 12, 2007 – Icelandic® USA, Inc., one of the country’s leading seafood companies, will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2007. Since its inception in 1947, Icelandic® has pioneered the production and distribution of premium quality frozen fish products. It introduced the now legendary Icelandic® brand in 1954 which has set the standard for the freshest tasting fish to restaurants and retailers. Today, it offers the broadest variety of innovative seafood products in the industry.

Icelandic® USA, Inc. Announces Scheduled Closing of Cambridge, MD Production Facility
Newport News, VA - USA – Icelandic® USA, Inc. announced on December 12, 2006 plans to close the company’s Cambridge, Maryland production facility by year end 2007.

Icelandic® USA, Inc. Increases New Distribution Center Capacity For Second Time in a Year-Frozen Storage Capacity in New Facility Increased by 70%
Effective October 1, to support our industry leading selection of premium seafood products, the new warehouse facility that was recently opened in 2006 in Newport News has been increased yet again by 70%.

Icelandic® USA, Inc. Introduces Sergeant Peppers™ Hot & Spicy Fish and Shrimp
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, July 15, 2006 – In answer to America’s increasingly diverse palate, Icelandic® USA, Inc. recently introduced its new Sergeant Peppers™ Hot & Spicy Seafood line of products.

New chef-inspired seafood products created by Certified Master Chef Hilmar Jónsson.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, JULY 1, 2006 – Icelandic® USA, Inc. Introduces Currents™, a new wave in seafood™, chef-inspired seafood products created by Certified Master Chef Hilmar Jónsson.

Icelandic® USA, Inc. Introduces Exciting New Shrimp Product - Gourmet Macadamia Nut and Coconut Shrimp™
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, APRIL 10, 2006 – Icelandic® USA, Inc. introduces its newest value-added shrimp product, Gourmet Macadamia Nut and Coconut Shrimp™.

Icelandic USA Inc., Recognized as Outstanding Supplier
April 11, 2006 (Richmond, VA) –Icelandic USA Inc., was recently recognized as an Outstanding Supplier of the Year for the Center of the Plate Category at Progressive Group Alliance’s Spring Business Summit held in Vancouver, Canada.

Icelandic® USA, Inc. to open new Distribution Mixing Center Expanding frozen storage capacity by 100%
To support its industry leading selection of premium seafood products, a new warehouse facility or Mixing Center has recently been built by Icelandic® USA, Inc. The Mixing Center is a total of 81,000 square feet and can accommodate 13,500 new pallet positions. Icelandic® currently has two processing plants, one in Newport News, VA and the other located in Cambridge, MD, both of which have a capacity of 3,500 pallet positions. The new Mixing Center will provide a centralized distribution center that will increase Icelandic’s storage capacity by almost 100%.

Rick Barnhardt joins executive team at Icelandic® USA, Inc.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, APRIL 6, 2006 – Aevar Agnarsson, President and CEO of Icelandic® USA, Inc. has announced that Rick Barnhardt has joined the company’s Executive Committee in a new role, Vice President of Supply Chain.

Icelandic® USA, Inc. Introduces Industry's Largest Skewered Shrimp
Newport News, VA, USA - March 31, 2006 -- With new addition to Big Bob’s Belly Buster product line, Icelandic® now has industry’s biggest skewered and battered shrimp

Icelandic® USA, Inc. and Samband of Iceland Corporation have merged under the name Icelandic® USA, Inc.
Icelandic® USA, Inc. is a U.S. corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Icelandic Group, hf. in Reykjavik, Iceland. The company is the largest importer of frozen groundfish for the foodservice industry in the U.S., best known for Icelandic® and Samband® Brand products, which are served in restaurants throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Joint Release: Icelandic® USA, Inc. and Samband of Iceland Merger Update
May 11, 2005

Merger of Icelandic Group Plc. and Sjovik/Blue Ice Group

March 7, 2005

Norwalk, CT, USA -The board of directors of Icelandic Group Plc., parent of Icelandic® USA, Inc., and the board of directors of Sjovik/Blue Ice Group, owner of Samband of Iceland, announced today that they signed a merger contract on Saturday March 5, 2005.