25 september 2007 publicatie van aanvullende wijziging op F-4
Fortis, RBS en Santander (samen "de Banken" ) hebben vandaag een openbare filing bij de SEC
gedaan van aanvullende wijzigingen op Form F-4. Form-F-4 is voor het eerst gedeponeerd op 20
juli 2007 in verband met het bod van de Banken op ABN AMRO. De wijzigingen op Form F-4
hebben betrekking op het geven van nadere informatie over de ontwikkelingen die de afgelopen
weken door de Banken bekend werden gemaakt zoals aanpassingen in verband met de
goedkeuring van de Nederlandse Minister van Financiën en de status van de financiering van het
bod. De wijzigingen omvatten tevens de meest recente informatie over de goedkeuring door de
relevante toezichthouders.
Exemplaren van de biedingsdocumentatie en van andere documenten die door verwijzing in deze
biedingsdocumenten zijn opgenomen, kunnen, afhankelijk van dezelfde beperkingen als die voor
het bod gelden, kosteloos worden verkregen via het Nederlandse omwisselkantoor of de global
information agent op de hierna genoemde adressen en telefoonnummers.
Het Nederlandse omwisselkantoor: De global information agent: Fortis Bank (Nederland) N.V. D.F. King & Co., Inc. Rokin 55 2 London Wall Buildings, 2nd Floor 1012 KK Amsterdam London Wall, Londen EC2M 5PP Nederland Verenigd Koninkrijk Tel: 020 527 24 67 Gratis informatienummer voor Europa: 00 800 5464 5464 48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor New York, NY 10005 Verenigde Staten Gratis informatienummer voor Noord-Amerika: 1 (800) 848 2998
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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 for ABN AMRO, RBS has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") a Registration Statement on Form F-4, which includes a preliminary version of the
prospectus, and the Banks have filed with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO and other
relevant materials. The Form F-4 has not yet become effective. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ ANY
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.
This communication 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
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unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This press
release is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States. No offering of securities shall be made in
the United States except pursuant to registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an
exemption therefrom.
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,
including the receipt of required regulatory and anti-trust approvals, the successful completion of the offer or
any subsequent compulsory acquisition procedure, the anticipated benefits of the offer (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.
---Fortis N.V., Archimedeslaan 6, 3584 BA Utrecht, Netherlands; Fortis S.A./N.V., Rue Royale 20, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, Head Office, Gogarburn, Edinburgh EH12 1HQ, UK. Registered Office, 36 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh EH2 2YB. Registered in Scotland No 45551
Banco Santander, S.A., Ciudad Grupo Santander, Avenida de Cantabria, s/n, 28660 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
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