Filed
by ABN AMRO
Holding N.V.
Pursuant
to Rule 425
under the Securities Act of 1933
Subject
Company:
ABN
AMRO Holding
N.V.
Commission
File
Number: 001-14624
Amsterdam,
14 September
2007
LaSalle:
Bank of America receives
Federal Reserve approval for purchase
ABN
AMRO is pleased to note the
announcement from Bank of America today that it has received regulatory
approval
from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve to purchase
LaSalle
Bank.
Parties
aim to close the transaction in
the first week of October.
This
document 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 unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities
laws of
any such jurisdiction.
Press
contact: +31 20 6288900
IR
contact: +31 20
6287835
Cautionary
statement regarding
forward-looking statements
This
announcement contains][These
materials contain] forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
are
statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our
beliefs
and expectations. Any statement in this announcement that expresses or implies
our intentions,
beliefs, expectations or predictions (and the assumptions underlying them)
is a
forward-looking statement. These statements are based on plans, estimates
and
projections, as they are currently available to the management
of ABN AMRO Holding N.V.
(“ABN AMRO”).
Forward-looking statements therefore
speak only as of the date they are made, and we take no obligation to update
publicly any of them in light of new information or future
events.
Forward-looking
statements
involve inherent risks
and
uncertainties. A number of important factors could therefore cause actual
future
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward
looking statement. Such factors include, without limitation, the outcome
of
the
offers for our business by Barclays
PLC (“Barclays”)
and the consortium of Banco Santander
Central Hispano, S.A., Fortis SA/NV and the Royal Bank of Scotland Group
plc
(“RBS”
and collectively, the “Consortium”);
the completion of our proposed
disposition
of LaSalle; the conditions in the
financial markets in Europe, the United States, Brazil and elsewhere from
which
we derive a substantial portion of our trading revenues; potential defaults
of
borrowers or trading counterparties; the implementation of our
restructuring including the envisaged
reduction in headcount; the reliability of our risk management policies,
procedures and methods; the outcome of ongoing criminal investigations
and other
regulatory initiatives related to compliance matters in the United
States and the nature and severity
of any sanctions imposed; and other risks referenced in our filings with
the US
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
For more information on these and
other factors, please refer to Part I: Item 3.D “Risk Factors”
in our Annual
Report
on Form 20-F filed with the SEC
and to any subsequent reports furnished or filed by us with the SEC. The
forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of
the
date hereof, and the companies assume no obligation
to update any of the
forward-looking statements contained in this
announcement.
Additional
Information
Barclays
has filed
with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form F-4, which contains a prospectus,
and a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO. RBS has filed with the SEC
a
Registration Statement on Form F-4, which contains a prospectus, and RFS
Holdings B.V., Fortis N.V., Fortis SA/NV, Fortis Nederland (Holding) N.V.,
RBS,
Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.. and Santander Holanda B.V. have
filed
with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO. ABN AMRO has filed
with
the SEC Solicitation/Recommendation Statements on Schedule 14D-9 in respect
of
the offer by each of Barclays and the Consortium.
INVESTORS
ARE URGED
TO READ ANY DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE POTENTIAL TRANSACTIONS IF AND WHEN
THEY
BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
Investors
may obtain
a free copy of such filings without charge at the SEC's website
(http://www.sec.gov). Copies of the prospectus contained in the Barclays
Form
F-4 may also be obtained, without charge, from Barclays and copies of the
prospectus contained in the RBS Form F-4 may also be obtained, without
charge,
from RBS.
The
publication and distribution of this document and any separate documentation
regarding the intended offer, the making of the intended offer and the
issuance
and offering of Barclays and RBS ordinary shares may, in some jurisdictions,
be
restricted by law. This document is not being published and the intended
offer
is not being made, directly or indirectly, in or into any jurisdiction
in which
the publication of this announcement and the making of the intended offer
would
not be in compliance with the laws of that jurisdiction. Persons who come
into
possession of this announcement should inform themselves of and observe
any of
these restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute
a violation of the securities laws of that
jurisdiction.
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