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Barclays PLC03 May 2007 This document shall not constitute an offer to sell or buy or the solicitationof an offer to buy or sell any securities, nor shall there be any sale orpurchase of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation orsale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under thesecurities laws of any such jurisdiction. The availability of Barclays offer topersons not resident in the United States, the Netherlands and the UnitedKingdom may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions. Such personsshould inform themselves about and observe any applicable requirements. 3rd May 2007 BARCLAYS PLC BARCLAYS NOTES THE DUTCH ENTERPRISE COURT'S RULING AFFECTING ABN AMRO'S CONTRACT TO SELL LASALLE TO BANK OF AMERICA Barclays PLC ("Barclays") notes today's judgment by the Dutch Enterprise Courtaffecting ABN AMRO Bank N.V.'s contract to sell LaSalle Bank Corporation("LaSalle") to Bank of America. Barclays is continuing to pursue its recommended merger with ABN AMRO whichoffers significant value to shareholders. - ENDS - For further information please contact: Media RelationsStephen Whitehead/Alistair SmithOffice: +44 (0)20 7116 6060/6132 Investor RelationsJames S JohnsonTelephone: +44 (0)20 7116 2927 About BarclaysBarclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail andcommercial banking, credit cards, investment banking, wealth management andinvestment management services with an extensive international presence inEurope, the USA, Africa and Asia. It is one of the largest financial servicescompanies in the world by market capitalisation. With over 300 years of historyand expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs123,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for over 27million customers and clients worldwide. For further information about Barclays,please visit our website www.Barclays.com. Other InformationThis announcement is an announcement within the meaning of article 9b of theDutch Securities Market Supervision Decree 1995 (Besluit toezichteffectenverkeer 1995). This document shall not constitute an offer to sell or buy or the solicitationof an offer to buy or sell any securities, nor shall there be any sale orpurchase of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation orsale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under thesecurities laws of any such jurisdiction. The availability of Barclays offer topersons not resident in the United States, the Netherlands and the UnitedKingdom may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions (the"Restricted Jurisdictions"). Such persons should inform themselves about andobserve any applicable requirements. The offer will not be made, directly or indirectly, in any RestrictedJurisdiction unless by means of lawful prior registration or qualification underthe applicable laws of the Restricted Jurisdiction, or under an exemption fromsuch requirements including, in the case of the US, except by means of aprospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the US Securities Act of1933, as amended. Accordingly, copies of this announcement are not being, andmust not be, mailed or otherwise distributed or sent in, into or from suchRestricted Jurisdiction. Persons receiving this announcement (including, withoutlimitation, custodians, nominees and trustees) must not distribute, mail or sendit in, into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction, and so doing may render anypurported acceptance of the offer invalid. Future SEC Filings and this Filing: Important Information In connection with the proposed business combination transaction between ABNAMRO and Barclays, Barclays expects it will file with the SEC a RegistrationStatement on Form F-4, which will constitute a prospectus, as well as a TenderOffer Statement on Schedule TO and other relevant materials. In addition, ABNAMRO expects that it will file with the SEC a Solicitation/RecommendationStatement 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 IFAND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors will be able to obtain a free copy of such filings without charge, atthe SEC's website (www.sec.gov) once such documents are filed with the SEC.Copies of such documents may also be obtained from ABN AMRO and Barclays withoutcharge, once they are filed with the SEC. Forward Looking StatementsThis document contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning ofSection 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section27A of the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to certain of ABNAMRO's and Barclays plans and their current goals and expectations relating totheir future financial condition and performance and which involve a number ofrisks and uncertainties. Barclays caution readers that no forward-lookingstatement is a guarantee of future performance and that actual results coulddiffer materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Theseforward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relateonly to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements sometimes usewords such as 'aim', 'anticipate', 'target', 'expect', 'estimate', 'intend','plan', 'goal', 'believe', or other words of similar meaning. Examples offorward-looking statements include, among others, statements regarding theconsummation of the business combination between ABN AMRO and Barclays withinthe expected timeframe and on the expected terms (if at all), the benefits ofthe business combination transaction involving ABN AMRO and Barclays, includingthe achievement of synergy targets, ABN AMRO's and Barclays future financialposition, income growth, impairment charges, business strategy, projected costsand estimates of capital expenditure and revenue benefits, projected levels ofgrowth in the banking and financial markets, the combined group's futurefinancial and operating results, future financial position, projected costs andestimates of capital expenditures, and plans and objectives for futureoperations of ABN AMRO, Barclays and the combined group and other statementsthat are not historical fact. Additional risks and factors are identified in ABNAMRO and Barclays filings with the SEC including ABN AMRO and Barclays AnnualReports on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006, which areavailable on ABN AMRO's website at www.abnamro.com and Barclays website atwww.barclays.com respectively, and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statements made herein speak only as of the date they aremade. Barclays does not undertake to update forward-looking statements toreflect any changes in expectations with regard thereto or any changes inevents, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Thereader should, however, consult any additional disclosures that ABN AMRO andBarclays have made or may make in documents they have filed or may file with theSEC. Nothing in this announcement is intended, or is to be construed, as a profitforecast or to be interpreted to mean that earnings per ABN AMRO or Barclaysshare for the current or future financial years, or those of the combined group,will necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings per ABN AMROor Barclays share. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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