Press Release

Filed by Barclays PLC Pursuant to

Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933 and

deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14d-2 under the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Subject Companies:

Barclays PLC

(Commission File No. 1-09246)

Barclays Bank PLC

(Commission File No. 1-10257)

ABN AMRO Holding N.V.

(Commission File No. 1-14624)

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

(Commission File No. 1-14624-05)

This document shall not constitute an offer to sell or buy or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any securities, nor shall there be any sale or purchase 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. The availability of Barclays offer to persons not resident in the United States, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions. Such persons should inform themselves about and observe any applicable requirements.

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12 June 2007

Barclays Recommended Merger with ABN AMRO – Update on filings

Further to the announcement of 23 May, updating as to progress on the agreed merger between Barclays PLC (“Barclays”) and ABN AMRO Holding N.V, (“ABN AMRO”), Barclays announces today that, in collaboration with ABN AMRO, it has made substantially all of the pre-acquisition competition and regulatory filings required to proceed with its recommended offer to ABN AMRO shareholders (the “Offer”) and expects to publish Offer documentation in July.

In connection with the Offer there are 107 regulatory authorities in 52 countries with whom a change of control filing needs to be made. A change of control consent is required from 52 of these regulatory authorities to enable closing of the Offer. Barclays and ABN AMRO have made excellent progress in respect of these regulatory processes and have now made substantially all of the relevant filings where a consent or notification is required prior to closing of the public offer. Approval is currently pending with the relevant regulatory authorities.

Barclays notes that Bank of America has now submitted its application to the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System to acquire LaSalle Bank Corporation.

A draft of the Offer Document has been submitted to the AFM and drafts of the Prospectus and the Class 1 Circular have been submitted to the UKLA. A registration statement on Form F-4, which contains the preliminary version of the US Offer Document/Prospectus, has also been submitted to the SEC and will be available today via the website of the SEC (www.sec.gov). Together, Barclays and ABN AMRO will continue to work with all of the relevant regulatory bodies with the aim of publishing the offer documentation in July.

John Varley, the CEO of Barclays, said:

“Barclays recommended Offer for ABN AMRO will provide significant and sustained value for shareholders by creating a powerful force in global financial services delivering more and better products to our customers worldwide. The progress which Barclays has made with its regulatory filings and Offer documentation demonstrates the high degree of deliverability and certainty which the Barclays Offer provides ABN AMRO shareholders.”

This is an announcement within the meaning of article 9b paragraph 1 of the Dutch Securities Market Supervision Decree (Besluit toezicht effectenverkeer 1995).

Enquiries:

 

ABN AMRO

   

ANALYSTS AND INVESTORS

   

Dies Donker

    +31 20 6287835

Alex van Leeuwen

    + 1-312-992 0818

Alexander Mollerus

    +31 20 6287835

MEDIA

   

Jochem van de Laarschot

    +31 20 6288900

Neil Moorhouse

    +31 20 6288900

Piers Townsend

    +44 207 678 8244

Barclays

   

ANALYSTS AND INVESTORS

   

Mark Merson

    +44 20 7116 5752

James S Johnson

    +44 20 7116 2927

MEDIA

   

Stephen Whitehead

    +44 20 7116 6060

Alistair Smith

    +44 20 7116 6132

About Barclays

Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail and commercial banking, credit cards, investment banking, wealth management and investment management services with an extensive international presence in Europe, the USA, Africa and Asia. It is one of the largest financial services companies in the world by market capitalisation. With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs 123,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for over 27 million customers and clients worldwide. For further information about Barclays, please visit our website www.barclays.com.

About ABN AMRO

Netherlands-based ABN AMRO is a leading international bank with total assets of EUR 1,054.60 bln (as at 31 March 2007). It has more than 4,500 branches in 53 countries, and has a staff of more than 107,000 full-time equivalents worldwide. ABN AMRO is listed on Euronext and the New York Stock Exchange. For further information about ABN AMRO, please visit our website www.abnamro.com.

Other Information

This document shall not constitute an offer to sell or buy or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any securities, nor shall there be any sale or purchase 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. The availability of Barclays offer to persons not resident in the United States, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions (the “Restricted Jurisdictions”). Such persons should inform themselves about and observe any applicable requirements.

The offer will not be made, directly or indirectly, in any Restricted Jurisdiction unless by means of lawful prior registration or qualification under the applicable laws of the Restricted Jurisdiction, or under an exemption from such requirements including, in the case of the US, except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Accordingly, copies of this announcement are not being, and must not be, mailed or otherwise distributed or sent in, into or from such Restricted Jurisdiction. Persons receiving this announcement (including, without limitation, custodians, nominees and trustees) must not distribute, mail or send it in, into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction, and so doing may render any purported acceptance of the offer invalid.

SEC Filings and this Filing: Important Information

In connection with the proposed business combination transaction between ABN AMRO and Barclays, Barclays has filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form F-4 (“Form F-4”), which includes a preliminary version of the Barclays offer document/prospectus. The Form F-4 has not yet become effective. Barclays expects that it will also file with the SEC a Statement on Schedule TO and other relevant materials. In addition, ABN AMRO expects that it will file with the SEC a Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 and other relevant materials. Following the Form F-4 being declared effective by the SEC, Barclays intends to mail the final offer document/prospectus to ABN AMRO shareholders.

Such final documents, however, are not currently available. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE FINAL OFFER DOCUMENT/PROSPECTUS AND 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 the Form F-4, the final offer document/prospectus and other filings without charge, at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov) if and when such documents are filed with the SEC. Copies of such documents may also be obtained from ABN AMRO and Barclays without charge, if and when they are filed with the SEC.

Forward Looking Statements

This document contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to certain of ABN AMRO’s and Barclays plans and their current goals and expectations relating to their future financial condition and performance and which involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Barclays caution readers that no forward-looking statement is a guarantee of future performance and that actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate only to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements sometimes use words such as ‘aim’, ‘anticipate’, ‘target’, ‘expect’, ‘estimate’, ‘intend’, ‘plan’, ‘goal’, ‘believe’, or other words of similar meaning. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements regarding the consummation of the business combination between ABN AMRO and Barclays within the expected timeframe and on the expected terms (if at all), the benefits of the business combination transaction involving ABN AMRO and Barclays, including the achievement of synergy targets, ABN AMRO’s and Barclays future financial position, income growth, impairment charges, business strategy, projected costs and estimates of capital expenditure and revenue benefits, projected levels of growth in the banking and financial markets, the combined group’s future financial and operating results, future financial position, projected costs and estimates of capital expenditures, and plans and objectives for future operations of ABN AMRO, Barclays and the combined group and other statements that are not historical fact. Additional risks and factors are identified in ABN AMRO and Barclays filings with the SEC including ABN AMRO and Barclays Annual Reports on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006, which are available on ABN AMRO’s website at www.abnamro.com and Barclays website at www.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 are made. Barclays does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect any changes in expectations with regard thereto or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. The reader should, however, consult any additional disclosures that ABN AMRO and Barclays have made or may make in documents they have filed or may file with the SEC.

Nothing in this announcement is intended, or is to be construed, as a profit forecast or to be interpreted to mean that earnings per ABN AMRO or Barclays share for the current or future financial years, or those of the combined group, will necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings per ABN AMRO or Barclays share.