4 oktober 2007 - Aankondiging van Fortis, RBS en Santander in verband met Convertible Financing Preference Shares ABN AMRO

Fortis, RBS en Santander (samen de "Banken") maken vandaag bekend dat RFS Holdings B.V. een bod uitbrengt van € 0,59 in contanten per Depository Receipt voor Convertible Financing Preference Shares in ABN AMRO Holding N.V.
In het Biedingsbericht van 20 juli 2007 deelden de Banken mede dat RFS Holdings B.V. te zijner tijd een passend bod zou doen aan de houders van Depository Receipts voor Convertible Financing Preference Shares in ABN AMRO Holding N.V. RFS Holdings kondigt hierbij een bod aan van € 0,59 in contanten aan alle houders van dergelijke Depository Receipts (het "Bod op de Depository Receipts"), op voorwaarde dat het bod van RFS Holdings voor alle gewone aandelen en ADS's ABN AMRO onvoorwaardelijk gestand wordt gedaan.
Het Bod op de Depository Receipts loopt af op 30 oktober 2007 om 15.00 uur in Amsterdam (9:00 uur in New York City), tenzij het wordt verlengd of ingetrokken. Een brief met nadere informatie over het Bod op de Depository Receipts kunt u vinden op de gezamenlijke website van de Banken, www.consortiumbod.com. Deze brief kunt u ook ontvangen via het Nederlandse omwisselkantoor en de global information agent, waarvan u de gegevens hieronder aantreft.

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Important Information
This announcement is made pursuant to article 9b(1) of the Dutch Decree on the Supervision of the Securities Trade 1995.
In connection with the offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares, nominal value €0.56 per share, of ABN AMRO Holding N.V. and all issued and outstanding American Depository shares of ABN AMRO, each of which represents one ABN AMRO ordinary share, RBS filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Registration Statement on Form F-4, which, as amended, was declared effective by the SEC on 1 October 2007 and the Banks have filed with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, amendments thereto and other relevant materials. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE OFFER BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors may obtain a copy of such documents without charge, at the SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov). Copies of all documents filed in connection with the offer may also be obtained from each Bank without charge.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement includes certain "forward-looking statements". These statements are based on the current expectations of the Banks and are naturally subject to uncertainty and changes in certain circumstances. Forward-looking statements include any synergy statements and, without limitation, other statements typically containing words such as "intends", "expects", "anticipates", "targets", "plans", "estimates" and words of similar import. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the presence of a competitive offer for ABN AMRO, whether the Banks and ABN AMRO enter into any definitive agreement with respect to the potential acquisition of ABN AMRO, satisfaction of any conditions to the offer for ABN AMRO, including the receipt of required regulatory and anti-trust approvals, the successful completion of the offer for ABN AMRO or any subsequent compulsory acquisition procedure, the anticipated benefits of the offer for ABN AMRO (including anticipated synergies) not being realized, the separation and integration of ABN AMRO and its assets among the Banks being materially delayed or more costly or difficult than expected, as well as additional factors, such as changes in economic conditions, changes in the regulatory environment, fluctuations in interest and exchange rates, the outcome of litigation and government actions. Other unknown or unpredictable factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. None of the Banks undertake any obligation to update publicly or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required.
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Banco Santander, S.A., Ciudad Grupo Santander, Avenida de Cantabria, s/n, 28660 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain