19th Apr 2007 17:15
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC19 April 2007 19 April 2007 - Fortis, Royal Bank of Scotland and Santander response toinvitation from ABN AMRO to meet Fortis, Royal Bank of Scotland and Santander (collectively, "The Banks") havewritten to ABN AMRO confirming attendance at a meeting on Monday 23 April toclarify their intentions and interests which they are confident arestraightforward from a shareholder, regulatory and execution perspective. The Banks welcome the opportunity to present their proposals to ABN AMRO so thatthey can be considered by the Board of ABN AMRO alongside any proposals fromBarclays. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------This announcement is made pursuant to article 9b(1) of the Dutch Decree on theSupervision of the Securities Trade 1995. Any possible transaction would besubject to approval of competent regulatory authorities in relevantjurisdictions. In the event that the Banks enter into a transaction, they may be required tofile relevant materials with the SEC. Such documents, however, are not currentlyavailable. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ ANY DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE POTENTIALTRANSACTION IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAINIMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors will be able to obtain a free copy of suchfilings without charge, at the SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov) once suchdocuments are filed with the SEC. Copies of such documents may also be obtainedfrom the relevant Bank, without charge, once they are filed with the SEC. This announcement 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. Nooffering of securities may be made in the United States except pursuant toregistration under the US Securities Act of 1933 or an exemption therefrom. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
RBS.LBanco Santander