Amsterdam, 29 augustus 2007
ABN AMRO publiceert agenda voor Buitengewone Algemene Vergadering van
Aandeelhouders op 20 september 2007
ABN AMRO publiceert vandaag de agenda voor de Buitengewone Algemene
Vergadering van Aandeelhouders, te houden op 20 september 2007 om
10.30 uur in De Doelen in Rotterdam. Tijdens deze vergadering worden
het bod van het Consortium van Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander en
Fortis en het bod van Barclays besproken. De agenda luidt als volgt:
1. Opening van de Buitengewone Algemene Vergadering van Aandeelhouders
en Mededelingen
2. Evaluatie door de Raad van Bestuur en Raad van Commissarissen van
de recente ontwikkelingen met betrekking tot de onderneming en de
strategische opties
3. Overzicht van het openbare bod van het Consortium (bestaande uit
Fortis, RBS en Santander) op alle uitstaande aandelen van ABN AMRO
4. Overzicht van het openbare bod van Barclays op alle uitstaande
aandelen van ABN AMRO
5. Gemotiveerde standpuntbepaling van de Raad van Bestuur en de Raad
van Commissarissen ten aanzien van het bod van het Consortium en het
bod van Barclays
6. Rondvraag
Het persbericht van 30 juli 2007 weerspiegelt de gemotiveerde
standpuntbepaling over beide biedingen van de Raad van Bestuur en de
Raad van Commissarissen van ABN AMRO (zoals omschreven in artikel 9q
(2)(a) Bte). Afhankelijk van verdere ontwikkelingen kunnen de Raad van
Bestuur en de Raad van Commissarissen van ABN AMRO hun standpunt
heroverwegen en de aandeelhouders van ABN AMRO hierover informeren.
De volledige agenda en de bijgaande toelichtingen zullen beschikbaar
zijn op www.abnamro.com.
Dit is een openbare mededeling ingevolge artikel 9b(1) van het Besluit
toezicht effectenverkeer 1995 (Bte 1995).
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This is an announcement pursuant to article 9b paragraph 1 of the
Dutch Securities Markets Supervision Decree (Besluit toezicht
effectenverkeer 1995).
This document shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any
sale of securities, in any jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are statements that are not historical facts, including
statements about our beliefs and expectations. Any statement in this
announcement that expresses or implies our intentions, beliefs,
expectations or predictions (and the assumptions underlying them) is a
forward-looking statement. These statements are based on plans,
estimates and projections, as they are currently available to the
management of ABN AMRO Holding N.V. ("ABN AMRO"). Forward-looking
statements therefore speak only as of the date they are made, and we
take no obligation to update publicly any of them in light of new
information or future events.
Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A
number of important factors could therefore cause actual future
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any
forward looking statement. Such factors include, without limitation,
the outcome of the offers for our business by Barclays PLC
("Barclays") and the consortium of Fortis, RBS and Santander (the
"Consortium"); the completion of our proposed disposition of LaSalle;
the conditions in the financial markets in Europe, the United States,
Brazil and elsewhere from which we derive a substantial portion of our
trading revenues; potential defaults of borrowers or trading
counterparties; the implementation of our restructuring including the
envisaged reduction in headcount; the reliability of our risk
management policies, procedures and methods; the outcome of ongoing
criminal investigations and other regulatory initiatives related to
compliance matters in the United States and the nature and severity of
any sanctions imposed; and other risks referenced in our filings with
the US Securities and Exchange Commission. For more information on
these and other factors, please refer to Part I: Item 3.D "Risk
Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the US
Securities and Exchange Commission and to any subsequent reports
furnished or filed by us with the US Securities and Exchange
Commission. The forward-looking statements contained in this
announcement are made as of the date hereof, and the companies assume
no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements
contained in this announcement.
Additional Information
On July 30, 2007, ABN AMRO filed a Solicitation/Recommendation
Statement on Schedule 14D-9 with the US Securities and Exchange
Commission in which it advised the ABN AMRO shareholders that the ABN
AMRO Managing Board and the ABN AMRO Supervisory Board are not
currently in a position to recommend either the offer launched by the
Consortium or the potential offer by Barclays and that ABN AMRO will
further engage with both parties with the aim of continuing to ensure
a level playing field and minimizing any of the uncertainties
currently associated with the offers and with a view to optimizing the
attractive alternatives available to ABN AMRO's shareholders.
Barclays has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission a
Registration Statement on Form F-4 (as amended) which contains a
prospectus. Barclays expects to file with the US Securities and
Exchange Commission additional amendments to such Registration
Statement as well as a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO and other
relevant materials. In addition, ABN AMRO expects that it will file
with the US Securities and Exchange Commission a
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 in respect of
the potential offer by Barclays and other relevant materials. Such
documents, however, are not currently available.
INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ ANY DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE POTENTIAL
TRANSACTIONS IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL
CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
Investors will be able to obtain a free copy of such filings without
charge, at the SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov) once such documents
are filed with the SEC. Copies of such documents may also be obtained
from Barclays and ABN AMRO, without charge, once they are filed with
the SEC.
The publication and distribution of this document and any separate
documentation regarding the intended offer, the making of the intended
offer and the issuance and offering of Barclays ordinary shares may,
in some jurisdictions, be restricted by law. This document is not
being published and the intended offer is not being made, directly or
indirectly, in or into any jurisdiction in which the publication of
this announcement and the making of the intended offer would not be in
compliance with the laws of that jurisdiction. Persons who come into
possession of this announcement should inform themselves of and
observe any of these restrictions. Any failure to comply with these
restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of that
jurisdiction.
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