Filed
by
ABN AMRO Holding N.V.
Pursuant
to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
and
deemed
filed pursuant to Rule 14d-9
of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Subject
Company: ABN AMRO Holding N.V.
Commission
File Number: 001-14624
Amsterdam,
25 April
2007
ABN
AMRO
confirms it has received a letter from three banks
ABN
AMRO confirms that it has received a letter from Royal Bank of Scotland, Banco
Santander and Fortis in which they mention for the first time an indicative
price per share in relation to a potential transaction with ABN AMRO. Included
with the letter was the press release already published by the three banks.
As
we have written before to the three banks, we are open to discussing their
proposals in order to receive further clarification. In that spirit, we have
invited them for a meeting in Amsterdam today.
This
announcement is
made pursuant to article 9b(1) of the Dutch Decree on the Supervision of the
Securities Trade 1995.
Press
contact:
+31 20
6288900
IR
contact:
+31 20 6287835
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 consummation of our proposed merger with
Barclays PLC ("Barclays"); 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 and Where to Find it
In
connection with the proposed business combination transaction between Barclays
and ABN AMRO, Barclays expects that it will file with the US Securities and
Exchange Commission a Registration Statement on Form F-4 which will contain
a
prospectus, 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 and other relevant materials. Such documents, however, are not
currently available.
INVESTORS
ARE URGED
TO READ ANY DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE POTENTIAL TRANSACTION 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 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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