15th Aug 2007 07:00
Banco Santander Central Hispano SA14 August 2007 15 August 2007 - Publication of Supplementary Documentation Following the publication of interim results by ABN AMRO and RBS on 30 July 2007and 3 August 2007 respectively, Fortis, RBS and Santander (collectively, the"Banks") are today publishing supplementary offer documentation, including theinterim financial statements of RBS and ABN AMRO for the six months to 30 June2007, which will be available from the Banks. Copies of the offer documents and of documents incorporated by reference in theoffer documents may be obtained free of charge, subject to the same restrictionsas apply to the offers, by contacting the Dutch exchange agent or the globalinformation agent at the addresses and telephone numbers below. The Dutch exchange agent: The global information agent:Fortis Bank (Nederland) N.V. D.F. King & Co., Inc.Rokin 55 2 London Wall Buildings, 2nd Floor1012 KK Amsterdam London Wall, London EC2M 5PPThe Netherlands United KingdomTel: +31 20 527 24 67 European Toll Free Help Line: 00 800 5464 5464 48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor New York, NY 10005 United States North American Toll Free Help Line: 1 (800) 848 2998 In offer documentation previously published, the Banks stated that theconsideration described in such documentation assumes the payment by ABN AMRO ofan interim (cash or share) dividend in respect of 2007 in an amount not toexceed €0.55 per ABN AMRO ordinary share (before deduction of any applicablewithholding taxes), and that if ABN AMRO declared an interim (cash or share)dividend in respect of 2007 in excess of €0.55 per ABN AMRO ordinary share(before deduction of any applicable withholding taxes) the consideration may bereduced by an amount equal to such excess (before deduction of any applicablewithholding taxes). ABN AMRO has announced that its interim dividend in respectof 2007 will be €0.58 per ABN AMRO ordinary share (before deduction of anyapplicable withholding taxes). The Banks have determined that, despite thisamount being in excess of €0.55, the consideration will not be reduced inrespect of such excess.------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Important Information This announcement is made pursuant to article 9b(1) of the Dutch Decree on theSupervision 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 FormF-4, which includes a preliminary version of the prospectus, and the Banks havefiled with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO and other relevantmaterials. The Form F-4 has not yet become effective. INVESTORS ARE URGED TOREAD ANY DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE OFFER BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANTINFORMATION. Investors may obtain a copy of such documents without charge, atthe SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov/). Copies of all documents filed inconnection with the offer may also be obtained from each Bank, without charge. This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation ofan offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in anyjurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful priorto registration or qualification under the securities laws of any suchjurisdiction. This press release is not an offer of securities for sale into theUnited States. No offering of securities shall be made in the United Statesexcept pursuant to registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, asamended, or an exemption therefrom. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement includes certain "forward-looking statements". Thesestatements are based on the current expectations of the Banks and are naturallysubject to uncertainty and changes in certain circumstances. Forward-lookingstatements include any synergy statements and, without limitation, otherstatements typically containing words such as "intends", "expects","anticipates", "targets", "plans", "estimates" and words of similar import. Bytheir nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty becausethey 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 developmentsto differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-lookingstatements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the presence of acompetitive offer for ABN AMRO, whether the Banks and ABN AMRO enter into anydefinitive agreement with respect to the potential acquisition of ABN AMRO,satisfaction of any conditions to the offer, including the receipt of requiredregulatory and anti-trust approvals, the successful completion of the offer orany subsequent compulsory acquisition procedure, the anticipated benefits of theoffer (including anticipated synergies) not being realized, the separation andintegration of ABN AMRO and its assets among the Banks being materially delayedor more costly or difficult than expected, as well as additional factors, suchas changes in economic conditions, changes in the regulatory environment,fluctuations in interest and exchange rates, the outcome of litigation andgovernment actions. Other unknown or unpredictable factors could cause actualresults to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Noneof the Banks undertake any obligation to update publicly or reviseforward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, futureevents 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 EH121HQ, UK. Registered Office, 36 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh EH2 2YB. Registeredin Scotland No 45551 Banco Santander, S.A., Ciudad Grupo Santander, Avenida de Cantabria, s/n, 28660Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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