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 Thursday December 27 2001
ABN takes stake in Taiwan supermarket
ABN Amro has been allowed by the Taiwan authorities to take a 9% stake in Presicarre, a joint venture of French supermarket chain Carrefour and Taiwan company President Enterprises. It is one of the largest investments in Taiwan this year. President Enterprises has 30% of Presicarre, while Carrefour has 60%.

Monday December 10 2001
ABN Amro reorganising lease companies
The three lease companies of ABN Amro will be amalgamated into one company called LeasePlan Nederland, at the expense of 110 jobs. There will be no forced redundancies. The three divisions currently have 870 staff. The job cuts will be partly made by labour time reduction, from a 39-hour to a 36-hour working week.

Tuesday December 4 2001
ABN Amro to sell activities in Bahrain to BankMuscat
ABN Amro and BankMuscat have reached an agreement regarding the sale of the activities of ABN Amro in Bahrain. The transaction is still subject to approval of the relevant authorities. ABN Amro is currently active in Bahrain through an Onshore and Offshore Branch employing 57 staff. It serves commercial, consumer and international clients.

ABN Amro launches Rev. Exch. Securities inti ordinary of Aegon
On 5 December 2001 ABN Amro Bank N.V. will launch EUR 50 mln Reverse Exchangeable Securities into shares of Aegon with a maturity date of 2 January 2004. The Reverse Exchangeable Securities are denominated in EUR 1,000 and offer the investor a 10.50% coupon which is paid annually in arrears commencing on 2 January 2003.

Friday November 30 2001
ABN submits petition against Kinowelt
ABN Amro Bank has submitted a petition for insolvency against German media group Kinowelt. The move followed the cancelling earlier in the week of a loan worth EUR 100 mln. The TV and film rights company still sees a chance to avoid bankruptcy and is presently involved in negotiations with the Bavarian government and its creditor banks, including ABN.

Monday November 19 2001
ABN Amro keeps car lease company
ABN Amro has decided not to sell its group of lease companies. The bank put ABN Amro Lease Holding up for sale earlier this year, when chairman Rijkman Groenink declared that the division was no longer considered a core activity. Today, the bank announced that it is keeping ABN Amro Lease Holding. The market conditions are so bad that a sale is not an option at the moment.

Friday November 16 2001
ABN Amro to sell activities in Kenya to Citibank
ABN Amro Bank N.V. and Citibank have reached agreement regarding the sale of the majority of the activities of ABN Amro in Kenya, to Citibank, Kenya. The transaction has been approved by the relevant authorities and is expected to be finalized in November. ABN Amro is currently active in Kenya through 2 branches employing 140 staff.

Monday November 12 2001
ABN Amro cuts deeper in wholesale bank
ABN Amro has announced further cuts in its wholesale banking division. Activities in the field of share trading in the US in particular will be reduced. The bank will reduce the number of sectors it actively follows. Jobs will also be cut in the corporate finance division, which assists companies with flotations and takeovers.

Wednesday October 10 2001
Tokyo staff consider suing ABN Amro
Several dozen employees at ABN Amro's securities operations in Tokyo are considering suing the Dutch bank after it decided last month to close its Japanese equity business with the loss of about 100 jobs. The employees, most of them Japanese, claim the bank's actions were against Japanese law, which requires staff cuts to be fair, rational and implemented only when absolutely necessary.

Tuesday October 9 2001
ABN Amro: Greenshoe option IHC Caland exercised
ABN Amro Bank N.V. announces that ABN Amro Rothschild, in its capacity as Global Co-ordinator for the offering (the 'Offering") of 2,447,013 new ordinary shares ("Ordinary Shares") in IHC Caland N.V. ("IHC Caland") has exercised the option to require IHC Caland to issue an additional 367,052 new Ordinary Shares to cover over-allotment.

Friday September 28 2001
ABN calls for tigher bank rules
Financial director of ABN Amro Bank, has made a plea for tighter regulation of international capital transfers in the wake of the attacks on the US earlier this month. The rules apparently do not work. It appears to be possible to move large amounts of money to the US to finance terrorist activities, he said.

Thursday September 27 2001
ABN Amro Rev. Exchangeable Securities into Dutch Blue Chips
ABN Amro BANK N.V. announces the following in addition to the press release dated 1 September 2001 regarding the issuance of EUR 25 mln reverse Exchangeable Securities into Dutch Blue Chips: The Securities, each denominated in EUR 1,000, will be redeemed at the discretion of the issuer at par or by delivery of 4.8821 baskets of shares each consisting of two depositary receipts relating to shares of ING Groep N.V., two ordinary shares of Royal Philips N.V., one ordinary share of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company N.V.

Wednesday September 26 2001
ABN Amro closes Japanese equities units
Today ABN Amro bank announces it is to stop immediately with its domestic share trading activities in Japan. The bank said the pull-out is to cost 120 jobs, with 100 of these in Tokyo. ABN Amro said it will focus on more profitable operations, such as global derivatives trading. The move follows heavy losses of euro 147 mln at the Japanese unit of ABN Amro Securities in the fiscal year to March 31, 2001. Losses widened in the first half of the current financial year.

Wednesday September 19 2001
ABN Amro big aviation lender
Credit Suisse First Boston said the 20 main lenders to the aviation industry were owed a combined USD 40 bn by airlines. ABN Amro is one of the biggest lenders worldwide to the aviation industry. CSFB said the Japanese bank Fuji/DaiIchi had the widest exposure with loans put at USD 5.4 bn. ABN Amro was second on the CSFB list, with loans totalling USD 3.3 bn - a figure more or less confirmed by ABN Amro. But a spokesman said much of the total is backed by government guarantees or collateral.

Thursday September 13 2001
ABN Amro Lease net profit H1 2001
ABN Amro Bank's leasing arm ABN Amro Lease on Thursday announces first-half net profit up 48% year-on-year at euro 77.2 mln, with its Leaseplan unit making the biggest contribution to profit. Total revenues were up 28% at euro 368 mln. Operating profit was 45% higher at euro 112.3 mln. The company reported it plans to launch car lease products for French consumers shortly under the name Carplan.

Wednesday September 12 2001
ABN Amro temporarily suspends issuance and redemption of funds
Following the tragic events in the US yesterday, a number of security exchanges and markets around the world is closed. As a result of this closure, ABN Amro Asset Management has decided to suspend temporarily the issuance and redemption of shares of the funds mentioned below. The funds are listen in Amsterdam and Luxemburg.

Tuesday September 11 2001
ABN Amro launches Reverse Exchangeable Securities into Dutch Blue Chips
On 12 September 2001, ABN Amro Bank N.V. will launch EUR 25 mln Reverse Exchangeable Securities into Dutch Blue Chip stocks with a maturity date of 3 October 2002. The Reverse Exchangeable Securities are deniominated in EUR 1,000 and offer the investor a 10.00% coupon which is paid annually in arrears on 3 October 2002.

Friday September 7 2001
AAB knock-in rev. exch. sec. into ordinary shares of Nokia OYJ knocked-in
Referring to the prospectus dated 7 September 1999 ABN Amro Bank N.V. announces that the knock-in level of EUR 14.4725 has been broken on 7 September 2001. This means that the Securities have been converted into Reverse Exchangeable Securities, which will be redeemed on 27 September 2001 at the discretion of the issuer at par or by delivery of 241.84 ordinary shares of Nokia Oyj per Security. Fractions of shares will be settled in cash.

Thursday September 6 2001
FINAREF and ABN Amro seal their partnership
Today, the Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR) group, via FINAREF, and the Dutch bank ABN Amro signed the agreement that seals their joint venture. The creation of the joint venture, originally announced on 29 January 2001, will market savings and investment products to French retail customers of PPR group.

Friday August 31 2001
ABN Amro rev. Exch. Securities into ordinary shares of Deutsche Bank
ABN Amro Bank N.V. announces the following in addition to the press release dated 22 August 2001 regarding the issuance of EUR 25 mln 13.375% Reverse Exchangeable Securities into shares of Deutsche Bank: The Securities, each denominated in EUR 1,000, will be redeemed on 6 September 2002 at the discretion of the issuer at pas or by delivery of 13.2101 shares of Deutsche Bank per Security. Fractions of shares will be settled in cash. Issuer is ABN Amro Bank N.V. Lead manager is ABN Amro Rothschild

ABN Amro Knock-in rev. exch. sec. into ordinary shares ASML Hold. Knocked-in
Referring to the prospectus dated 24 May 2001 ABN Amro Bank N.V. announces that the knock in level of EUR 20.034 has been reached on 31 August 2001. This means that the Securities have been converted from regular bonds into Reverse Exchangeable Securities, which will be redeemed on 11 June 2002 at the discretion of the issuer at par or by delivery of 34.9407 ordinary shares of ASML Holding N.V. per Security. Fractions of shares will be settled in cash.

Tuesday August 28 2001
ABN AMRO appoints John Smith as global head of Equities
ABN Amro has appointed John Smith, a former senior equities executive at DLJ, Deutsche and UBS, as Global Head of Equities. He succeeds Nick Bannister, whose appointment as head of the bank's wholesale banking activities in the US was announces last month. Mr Smith will be responsible for ABN Amro's worldwide equity sales, research, trading and derivatives business, which employs around 2,500 professionals, including over 500 analysts.

Friday August 24 2001
ABN Amro Impacts Chicago Area Banking Industry
These days, Chicago banking is identified mostly with Bank One, a retail bank and credit-card giant known lately for its earnings and customer-service snafus and for paring the once-legendary corporate client business of the old First Chicago. But there is another player in town with greater size and scope than most people realize: ABN Amro North America.

Thursday August 16 2001
ABN Amro reports Q2 2001 results
ABN Amro: net profit for the quarter ended 30 June 2001 was slightly lower (-1.8%) at EUR 671 mln compared to the first quarter of 2001- excluding the profit on the sale of European American Bank (EAB). Including the sale of EAB, net profit for the quarter was at EUR 1,633 mln. Quarter on quarter revenues increased (8.1%) across the spectrum with the exception of equity markets related revenues classified under Results from financial transactions.

ABN Amro changes strengthen Groenink's position
ABN Amro announced plans on Thursday to scale back wholesale banking alongside a board reorganisation which analysts said strengthened the position of Rijkman Groenink, chairman. The bank also unveiled a more conservative set of growth targets for the wholesale business, and formally dropped other earnings' targets set last year in the wake of the slowdown in global capital markets.

Tuesday August 14 2001
ABN Amro France appointment: Dan Soudry
Dan Soudry has been appointed participations manager within the LBO-capital development team of ABN Amro Capital France, a division of the eponymous Dutch bank. He was formerly in charge of service-sector mergers and acquisitions at KPMG Corporate Finance.

ABN Amro Holding also interested in Commerzbank AG
There are continued rumours regarding an imminent takeover of Commerzbank, Germany's fourth biggest bank. Speculation has it that ABN Amro Holding, a leading Dutch banking group, is also keen to acquire the bank. Shares in Commerzbank rose by roughly 3% to EUR 27.1 as a result of the speculation yesterday.

Friday August 10 2001
ABN Amro fined in US
ABN Amro was censured and fined USD 200,000 by US securities regulators on Friday in a landmark stock manipulation case originally uncovered by officials at the London Stock Exchange. The charges date from 1998, when a senior trading executive at ABN Amro in New York allegedly entered into an understanding with a portfolio manager at a Boston firm to manipulate shares of five European stocks.

Wednesday August 8 2001
ABN Amro seeks bidders for subsidiary
ABN Amro, the Dutch banking group, is understood to be seeking bidders for its leasing subsidiary, which analysts believe could fetch E1.5bn-E2bn (USD 1.32 bn-USD 1.75 bn). The bank has appointed Credit Suisse First Boston, the investment bank, to explore the options for the business, called ABN Amro Leasing Holding.

Tuesday July 10 2001
ABN Amro Capital France generates EUR 152 mln
ABN-Amro Capital France, the French capital investment subsidiary of Dutch bank ABN-Amro, will announced on Friday the closure of the ABN-Amro Capital A and B fund with EUR 152 mln. The subscription was one third provided by ABN-Amro, with the remaining two thirds provided by French and foreign investors.

Friday July 6 2001
Subsidiary of ABNAmro acquires Marignan
Bouwfonds, a subsidiary of Dutch investment bank ABN Amro, has acquired French property development company Marignan Immobilier. Marignan was bought in 1997 by German bank Deutsche Bank (50 per cent) and US investment fund Highridge (50 per cent). Bouwfonds has bought both these stakes for an undisclosed sum.

Wednesday July 4 2001
ABN Amro: Greenshoe option Fugro NV execised
ABN Amro Bank announces that the greenshoe option has been exercised to cover over-allotment in connection with the offering of 1,0956,652 new depository receipts of ordinary shares in Fugro N.V. ("Depository Receipts"). With respect to the above offering (the "Offering") ABN Amro Rothschild), in its capacity as Global Coordinator for the Offering on behalf of the syndicate, has exercised the option to require Fugro N.V.

Tuesday July 3 2001
ABN Amro raises over EUR 140 mln for new Model Funds
ABN Amro Asset management has launced six new Model Funds, following a road show with Dutch and International retail investors 5-29 June. Subscriptions exceeded EUR 140 mln, making this one of the most succesful introductions of ABN Amro Luxembourg Funds. The Model Funds offer a range of investment strategies, which reflect the individual circumstances and desired risk/return profiles of investors.

Monday July 2 2001
ABN Amro to sell consumer banking operations in Argentina
ABN Amro N.V. and Banco Galicia have reached agreement in principle regarding the sale of the consumer business of ABN Amro Argentina. The sale involves 26 branches with a total balance sheet of around USD 600 mln and 55,000 customers. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and a successful due diligence process, after which the sale and purchase price will be finalised.

National Processing Company and ABN Amro Noth America announce joint-venture
National Processing Company (NPC©) a leading provider of merchant credit card processing and a wholly owned subsidiary of National Processing,., and ABN Amro North America,. (AANA) announced on Monday that they have entered into a new joint venture involving ABN Amro Merchant Services, LLC (AAMS). In North America, ABN Amro is headquartered in Chicago and has nearly USD 76 bn in assets; subsidiaries include LaSalle Bank in Chicago, Michigan National Bank and Standard Federal Bank in Michigan and EAB* in New York.

Wednesday June 27 2001
ABN Amro Knock-out Reverse Exch. Sec. into ordinary shares of ABN Amro
ABN Amro Bank N.V. announces the following in addition to the press release dated 13 June 2001 regarding the EUR 50 mln Knock-ot Reverse Exchangeable Securities into shares of ABN Amro: The Knock-out level has been fixed at EUR 28.21. At maturity there are two possible scenarios which are relevant to the way the Securities will be redeemed.

Wednesday June 20 2001
ABN Amro to sell activities in Marocco to BMCI
ABN Amro N.V. and BMCI (La Banque Marocaine pour le Commerce et l'Industrie) have reached an agreement in principle regarding the sale of the activities of ABN Amro Maroc S.A. to BMCI, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas. The transaction is still subject to approval of the relevant authorities and a satisfactory outcome of a due diligence process.

ABN Amro bought 80 mln VOdafone shares from Telia
ABN Amro Holding has bought 80 mln Vodafone Group PLC shares from Telia AB at 161 pence per share in a block trade, said a source who wished to remain anonymous. After the sale, Telia's interest in Vodafone will amount to 68 mln shares, according to the source. The stake will be sold on to institutional investors, the source noted.

Wednesday June 6 2001
AAB: Redemption Knock-in Rev. Exch. Securities into shares of ASML, Ahold
ABN Amro Bank N.V. announces the following in addition to the press release dated 25 May 2001 regarding the issuance of EUR 25,000,000 Knock-in Reverse Exchangable Securities into ordinary shares of ASM Lithography Holding N.V. and EUR 25,000,000 Reverse Exchangeable Securities into Konuinklijke Ahold N.V.: Redemption Knock-in Reverse Exchangeable Securities into shares of ASML The Knock-in level has been fixed at EUR 20.034.

Tuesday June 5 2001
ABN Amro to sell activities in Sri Lanka to NDB Bank
ABN Amro Bank N.V. and Sri Lanka's NDB Bank have reached an agreement in principle regarding the sale of the activities of ABN Amro in Sri Lanka to NDB Bank for a purchase price of LKR 1.25 bln (approx. USD 14 mln). The transaction is still subject to approval of the relevant authorities and the granting of a commercial banking license for NDB Bank by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

Friday June 1 2001
ABN Amro Holding Final Dividend 2000
Following approval of the 2000 annual accounts by the General Meeting of Shareholders on 10 May 2001, the dividend for the 2000 financial year has been set at EUR 0.90 per ordinary share of NLG 1.25 nominal value. When the EUR 0.40 interim dividend issued in September 2000 is deducted, a final dividend of EUR 0.50 remains.

Thursday May 31 2001
ABN Amro launches six Model Funds
On 5 June 2001, ABN Amro Asset Management will be introducing the Model Funds, six new funds for retail investors. Investors will be able to choose from six different funds, based on their risk appetite. Each fund has its own risk/return profile, varying from very defensive (Model Fund 1) to very offensive (Model Fund 6).

Wednesday May 30 2001
ABN Amro to obtain full Philippine banking licence via small local acquisition
ABN Amro Bank said it signed a memorandum of understanding with the Manila Banking Corporation to acquire the small local bank TA Bank for an undisclosed price, adding that the move will provide it with a full commercial banking licence in the Philippines for the first time. ABN Amro said the licence is a prerequisite for expanding its wholesale banking activities in the Philippines.

Friday May 25 2001
ABN Amro Bank launches 1 year Reverse Exchangeable Securities
On 28 May 2001 ANB AMRO Bank N.V. will launch EUR 25,000,000 Knock-in Reverse Exchangeable Securities into ordinary shares of ASM Lithography Holding N.V. ('shares of ASML') and EUR 25,000,000 Reverse Exchangeable Security into Koninklijke Ahold N.V. ('shares of Ahold'), both with a maturity date of 11 June2002.

Wednesday May 23 2001
ABN Amro rev. Exch. Sec. into ordinary shares of Societe Gene
ABN Amro Bank N.V. announces the following in addition to the press release dated 9 May 2001 regarding the issuance of EUR 50,000,000 Reverse Exchangeable Securities into shares of Soci‚t‚ G‚n‚rale: The Securities, each denominated in EUR 1,000, will be redeemed on 30 May 2003 at the discretion of the issuer at par or by delivery of 13.5778 shares of Soci‚t‚ G‚n‚rale per Security.

Redemption 8.75% ABN Amro Rev. Exch. Sec. into ord. shares of Heineken
Referring to the prospectus dated 4 May 1999, ABN Amro Bank N.V. announces that the Securities, each denominated in EUR 5,000 (ISIN code: XS0097258817, will be redeemed in cash at par on 25 May 2001.

Wednesday May 16 2001
ABN Amro's private client team to move to Bloxham
ABN Amro's private client team will move en-masse to Bloxham Stockbrokers next month following the closure of the Dutch bank's Dublin-based private client division. 'The whole thing is very good for us,' said Bloxham managing partner, Mr Angus McDonnell. 'The market has expanded enormously over the last couple of years and this year, despite the slowdown, it is still very busy.' ABN Amro, which took over Riada stockbrokers about 10 years ago, announced last week that it was divesting itself of its small private client division with immediate effect.

Wednesday May 9 2001
ABN Amro: netprofit Q1 2001 EUR 683 mln
Net profit for the quarter ended 31 March 2001 was slightly higher (1%) at EUR 683 mln compared to the last quarter of 2000. Revenues fell by 3% while expenses declined by 7%, in the first quarter 2001 compared to the fourth quarter 2000. This decline in expenses is a reflection of the measures undertaken to bring costs under control.

ABN Amro: Reverse Exch. Sec. into ordinary shares of Societe Generale
ABN Amro Bank N.V. will launch EUR 50 mln Reverse Exchangeable Securities into shares of Societe Generale with a maturity date of 30 May 2003. The Reverse Exchangeable Securities are denominated in EUR 1,000 and offer the investor a 11.75% coupon which is paid annually in arrears commencing on 30 May 2002.

Tuesday March 20 2001
ABN Amro sells Mebit to CGNU
ABN Amro has sold its Hungarian life insurers Mebit to UK insurance group CGNU for EUR 102 mln. Mebit is Hungary's sixth-largest largest life insurer. CGNU has been steadily building its market position in eastern Europe and this deal marks its debut in the fast-growing Hungarian market. Mebit, which has a mainly upmarket client base, was put up for sale last year after ABN and KBC, the Belgian bank, agreed to merge their Hungarian bank operations, excluding Mebit.

Monday March 19 2001
ABN Amro pulls out of Suriname
ABN Amro, the Dutch bank, has completely pulled out of the Surinam banking sector with the sale of its stake in Surinam bank De Surinaamsche Bank. The 49% stake was sold for USD 3 mln to the local insurance company Assuria Insurance. Ten percent of the shares in the Surinam bank are owned by the Surinam government and private investors own the remaining 41%. De Surinaamsche Bank, which was set up in 1865, is one of the oldest and the second largest bank in Suriname.

Friday March 16 2001
ABN Amro launches EUR 200 mln Nasdaq-100 Capital Protected Notes
On 19 March 2001, ABN Amro Bank N.V. will launch EUR 200 mln of Nasdaq-100 Capital Protected Notes with a maturity date of 5 April 2006. The Nasdaq-100 Capital Protected Notes offer the investor the opportunity to profit with limited risk from a possible recovery of stock prices in the technology sector.

KPN and ABN Amro Bank end collaboration in Money Planet
KPN and ABN AMRO Bank have decided to end their collaboration in Money Planet, a joint initiative to offer financial services over the Internet in Europe. KPN and ABN AMRO have come to the conclusion that although financial services are and will remain an important theme on the Internet, the specific service they had in mind, offering on-line products and services from various parties, cannot provide the required return on their investment quickly enough.

Thursday March 15 2001
ABN Amro Reverse Exchangeable Securities into ordinary shares of Philips
ABN Amro Bank N.V. announces the following in addition to the press release dated 28 February 2001 regarding the issuance of EUR 50 mln Reverse Exchangeable Securities into shares of Philips: The Securities, each denominated in EUR 1,000, will be redeemed on 20 March 2003 at the discretion of the issuer at par or by delivery of 28.777 shares of Philips per Security.

Wednesday March 14 2001
ABN Amro launches Rev. Exch. Securities into ordinary shares of Aegon
On 15 March 2001 ABN Amro Bank N.V. will launch EUR 50 mln Reverse Exchangeable Securities into shares of Aegon with a maturity date of 2 April 2001. The Reverse Exchangeable Securities are denominated in EUR 1,000 and offer he investor a 10,25% coupon which is paid annualy in arrears commencing on 2 April 2002.

ABN Amro CEO Groenink reportedly ordered to testify in Amsterdam fraud case
ABN Amro chief executive officer Rijkman Groenink has been ordered to testify in Dutch courts about his role in a diamond fraud case at an ABN Amro branch in Amsterdam using encoded accounts, De Volkskrant reported. According to the court, Groenink's testimony is relevant to the case as he was a central figure in the bank's own internal investigation before the matter was reported to the police.

Friday March 9 2001
ABN Amro to sell its stake in De Surinaamsche Bank to Assuri
Abn Amro Bank N.V. and Assuria N.V. have reached agreement regarding the sale of the 49%-stake Abn Amro holds in De Surinaamsche Bank N.V. Abn Amro is selling its stake to Assuria for a price of USD 3 mln. Assuria will obtain a majority stake in DSB since the company already holds a stake of 5.82% in DSB at the moment.

ABN Amro to spend USD 300 mln on Japanese tech start-ups in next 3-years
ABN Amro Holding expects to invest around USD 300 mln in start-up technology companies in Japan over the next three years, said Marc Staal, director of ABN Amro private equity in the Asia-Pacific region. In an interview with AFX-NL, Staal said that he sees good chances for private equity investors in Japan as a significant industrial restructuring gets underway there.

Tuesday March 6 2001
RBTT Financial Group to acquire branches ABN Amro in the Antilles and Aruba
Abn Amro Bank N.V, and RBTT Financial Holdings Limited are pleased to announce the signing of Letters of Intent regarding the sale of the onshore banking activities of Abn Amro in Cura‡ao, and of all branches of Abn Amro in Bonaire, Sint Maarten and Aruba to RBTT' fully owned subsidiaries ABC Cura‡ao N.V.

Monday March 5 2001
ABN Amro to sell ops in Dutch Antilles, Aruba to RBTT Financial
ABN Amro Holding said it has agreed to sell its onshore activities in the Dutch Antilles and Aruba to RBTT Financial Holdings. RBTT's First National Bank of Aruba will acquire the activities in Bonaire, St Maarten and Aruba, while RBTT's ABC Curacao will take over the three ABN Amro branches in Curacao.

Wednesday February 28 2001
ABN Amro launches Rev. Exch. Sec. into ordinary shares of Philips
On 1 March 2001 ABN Amro Bank N.V. will launch EUR 50 mln Reverse Exchangeable Securities into shares of Philips with a maturity date of 20 March 2003. The Reverse Exchangeable Securities are denominated in EUR 1,000 and offer the investor a 13.25% coupon which is paid annually in arrears commencing on 20 March 2002.

Tuesday February 27 2001
AAB Reverse Exchangeable Securities into shares of ABN Amro
ABN Amro Bank N.V. announces the following in addition to the press release dated 14 February 2001 regarding the issue of EUR 50 mln Reverse Exchangeable Securities into ordinary shares of ABN Amro Holding N.V.: The Securities, each denominated in EUR 1,000, will be redeemed on 28 February 2003 at the discretion of the issuer at par or by delivery of 40.90 ordinary shares of ABN Amro Holding N.V.

ABN Amro announces two new senior executive Vice-Presidents
ABN Amro on Tuesday announced the appointment of two new senior executive vice-presidents, its most senior management position below the Managing Board. Nigel Turner has been promoted to SEVP and global co-head of Corporate Finance, which he will manage jointly with Jan Willem Meeuwis. He joined ABN Amro in June 2000 from Lazard, where he was a senior partner and a member of its Supervisory Board.

Thursday February 22 2001
ABN Amro to cut 6.000 Dutch employees
ABN Amro said Thursday that it plans to lay off 6,000 people from its consumer and commercial clients business unit in the Netherlands in the next three years. The company, which is dealing with challenges from newcomers and niche players, eroding margins, and increasing differentiation of consumer behavior, said in a written statement Thursday that it "has decided to drastically review its client-service concept in order to provide better access to its services, products, and professional know how." ABN Amro estimates the annual savings from such a reduction would amount to about USD 361.9 mln, as of 2004.

Wednesday February 21 2001
ABN Amro launches 500,000 Open-End Cert. on the Amex Biotechnology Index
On 22 February 2001 ABN Amro Bank N.V. will issue 500,000 Open-End Certificates, based on the Amex Biotechnology Index. The Certificates are Open-Ended and do not have a maturity date. Each set of 10 Amex Biotechnology Index Certificates will entitle the holder upon exercise to receive an amount equal to the value of the underlying Index.

Tuesday February 20 2001
Barclays may acquire ABN Bank in 2002
UK bank Barclays is said to have made a secret bid for ABN Amro, while UK bank Lloyds TSB is allegedly negotiating with Dutch financial services group ING. Lloyds offered to work with ING two or three times a year ago, but ING's then chairman was not interested. A UK bank which has its eye on Europe would focus on the Netherlands say observers.

Monday February 19 2001
ABN Amro buys whistleblower's silence
ABN Amro has agreed a financial compensation package with its former employee Thomas Conlon, who was head of the judicial division in the UK. The agreement has been made on condition of Mr Conlon withdrawing his claim, which was to be heard in a court case on Monday. Mr Conlon claimed he had been summarily dismissed for intending to raise matters such as inside trading and market manipulation at the bank.

Friday February 16 2001
ABN Amro to sell activities in Ecuador to Banco Del Pichincha
Abn Amro Bank N.V. and Banco del Pichincha C.A. have reached agreement in principle regarding the sale of the activities of Abn Amro in Ecuador to Banco del Pichincha. The transaction is still subject to approval of the relevant authorities and the satisfactory outcome of a due diligence investigation that will start next week.

Thursday February 15 2001
ABN Amro denies reponsibility for WOL fiasco
ABN Amro maintains its belief that investors had been correctly informed about the flotation of Dutch internet services provider World Online (WOL) last year, which proved to be a fiasco. ABN Amro stated this in an official reaction to a claim served by solicitors Spong and Hammerstein on behalf of duped investors.

Wednesday February 14 2001
ABN Amro Reverse Exchangeable Securities into ordinary shares
On 15 February 2001 ABN Amro Bank N.V. will launch EUR 50 mln Reverse Exchangeable Securities into shares of of ABN Amro with a maturity date of 28 February 2003. The Reverse Exchangeable Securities are denominated in EUR 1,000 and offer the investor a 10.00% coupon which is paid annually in arrears commencing on 28 February 2002.

Tuesday February 13 2001
ABN Amro and Citibank reach agreement on sale European American Bank
ABN Amro Bank N.V. on Tuesday announced it has reached an agreement on the sale of European American Bank (a subsidiary of ABN Amro in New York) to Citibank N.A. The agreed transaction price consists of a USD 1.6 bn equity stake (representing a price to tangible book ratio of 3.34x), the assumption of USD 350 mln in preferred shares and a post purchase price adjustment to reflect EAB earnings to the closing date.

Monday February 12 2001
ABN Amro Reverse Exchangeable Securities into ordinary shares of KPN
ABN Amro Bank N.V. announces the following in addition to the press release dated 26 January 2001 regarding the issuance of EUR 50 mln Reverse Exchangeable Securities into shares of KPN: The Securities, each denominated in EUR 1,000, will be redeemed on 19 February 2003 at the discretion of the issuer at par or by delivery of 71.995 shares of KPN per Security.

Tuesday February 6 2001
ABN Amro seeks insurer or capital manager
ABN Amro is looking for a medium-sized capital manager or insurer in Europe or the US. ABN Amro chairman Mr Rijkman Groenink is of the opinion that ABN Amro should diminish its loans to businesses and invest more in investment banking, insurance and capital management. With these options, Mr Rijkman Groenink wants to improve the shareholders' value of his bank.

Thursday February 1 2001
ING leaves investment banking to ABN
ABN Amro is buying the New York investment bank of its Dutch competitor ING. The transaction says much about the strategy of the two banks. ING is cutting back, while ABN Amro wants to expand. ING has put a stop to its ambitions in the investment banking sector, which was initiated by former chairmen Mr Jacobs and Mr Van der Lugt.

Wednesday January 31 2001
ABN acquires part of Barings
ABN Amro is acquiring the US activities of Barings, the UK subsidiary of Dutch bank ING. ABN Amro is paying USD 275 mln for the New York-based share, option and loans activities of its competitor. The transaction involves 1,300 staff members. ING states that the transaction is part of a substantial reorganisation of its investment banking division.

Tuesday January 30 2001
ABN Amro adds to North American wholesale clients operations
ABN Amro announces that it has reached agreement with ING Group to purchase the prime brokerage, corporate finance, domestic equities, and futures and options businesses of ING Barings in North America. The acquisition will enable ABN Amro's Wholesale Clients business to further strengthen the service it offers its chosen clients worldwide and to accelerate its plans for the North American market.

Monday January 29 2001
ABN Amro advances into France with Pinault-Printemp-Redoute
ABN Amro, the Dutch bank, announced plans on Monday to launch a retail banking operation in France in partnership with Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR), the French retailer and luxury goods group headed by Francois Pinault. ABN Amro plans to take a 49% stake in Banque Generale de Commerce, the retail banking operation acquired in 1999 by Finaref, PPR's consumer credit arm.

ABN Amro sees French j/v break-even end 2004
ABN Amro said on Monday it aimed for its new French financial services venture with French retail group Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR) to reach break even point at the end of 2004. An ABN Amro spokesman said ABN Amro's investment would run into "tens of millions of euros". This included taking a 49% stake in Banque Generale de Commerce (BGC) which PPR's financial arm FINAREF acquired in November 1999.

Wednesday January 24 2001
ABN Amro Bank launches 14 new call warrants on Dutch shares
On 29 January 2001, ABN Amro Bank N.V. will launch 14 tranches of Call Warrants on ABN Amro, Aegon, Ahold, Akzo, ASML, DSM, Elsevier, Getronics, Heineken, ING, KPN, KPNQwest, Philips and UPC (American style). All warrants have an expiry date of 21 June 2002. Each set of warrants (see ratios in the table above) entitles the holder, against payment of the strike price, to the relevant underlying shares (physical delivery).

Tuesday January 23 2001
ABN Amro nears deal to buy ING Barings US unit
ABN Amro is close to a deal to buy parts of the North American operations of ING Barings, the investment bank owned by its Dutch rival ING Group. ABN Amro is believed to be preparing an offer of about USD 200 mln to buy Barings's US prime brokerage arm. Although the price could still change, it is clear that ING will recover only a fraction of the USD 600 mln it spent in 1996 when it bought Furman Selz, the Wall Street brokerage that remains the core of its US operation.

Wednesday January 17 2001
ABN Amro, CSFB lead manage Schiphol IPO
ABN Amro Rothschild and Credit Suisse First Boston have been appointed lead managers for the planned initial public offering of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the Finance Ministry said. It said no further details about the privatisation or its timing can be given at present.

Tuesday January 16 2001
ABN may rejig US holdings: Banker may buy part of ING Barings
ABN Amro, the Dutch banking group, is understood to be considering a further shakeup of its US interests that could lead to the sale of a New York retail bank and buying at least a part of the ING Barings business there. It is believed to be willing to sell EAB, the former European American Bank that it bought 10 years ago.

ABN Amro forms global clearing unit
ABN Amro said on Tuesday it was bringing together its key clearing and execution businesses to form a new global integrated clearing and execution operation based in North America. ABN said in a statement the new ABN Amro Clearing and Execution Services (AACES) would combine ABN Amro Dealer Services, ABN Amro Sage Corporation and ABN Amro Futures.

ABN Amro, KBC Hungary merger approved
The shareholders of Hungarian banks K&H and Magyar Bank have agreed to their merger, which had been announced last August. KBC, the Belgian bank/insurer, holds a 60% stake in the new banking group. The remainder of the merger bank is held by Dutch bank ABN Amro. The merger bank will continue operating under the name K&H Bank, which is also the brand name of the KBC subsidiary in Hungary. The new K&H Bank is the second largest bank in Hungary, with a market share of 15%.

Friday January 12 2001
Issue by Fortis NL of 10.50% knock-in Reverse Convertible Notes on ABN Amro
Fortis will lead manage an issue by Fortis Bank Nederland (Holding) N.V. of 10.50% Knock-In Reverse Convertible Notes on ordinary share ABN Amro Holding N.V. The notes will be listed on the stock market of Euronext Amsterdam N.V. The pay-out on the redemption date is either cash at par value or a fixed number of ABN Amro shares.

Tuesday January 9 2001
ABM Amro launches B2B E*Exchange Search Directory
ABN Amro is further facilitating business-to-business Internet commerce by launching the ABN Amro B2B e*Exchange Search Directory. With the range of online marketplaces changing rapidly, ABN Amro has designed the new informational directory to guide businesses seeking to participate in online marketplaces through the maze of potential trading sites.

Almost NLG 1.2 bn for new office ABN in Chicago
ABN Amro will start this year with the construction of a new office in Chicago. The building should be completed by mid-2003 and will accommodate a few thousand employees of US division ABN Amro Noord-Amerika. The construction costs amount to almost Fl 1.2bn. ABN Amro Plaza will have 30 floors and will accommodate staff which is now spread over five buildings in Chicago.

Friday January 5 2001
AAB launches Luxembourg version of its High Yield Fund
On 8 January, ABN Amro Asset Management will introduce the Luxembourg version (SICAV) of its High Yield Fund: the ABN Amro High Yield Bond Fund. The Fund will be listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange from 30 January. The High Yield Bond Fund will be managed in the same way as the High Yield Fund, which was set up for Dutch private and institutional investors at the end of May 2000 (size EUR 281.8 mln; outperformance since inception 7.3%).

Wednesday December 13 2000
Banca di Roma shareholders' agreement renewed
Italian banking foundation Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Roma, ABN Amro Luxembourg and Italian insurer Toro Assicurazioni, who are the main shareholders in Italian bank Banca di Roma, have renewed the shareholders' agreement until 6 December 2002. Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Roma has a 17.63% stake in the agreement, while ABN Amro Luxembourg has 8.58% and Toro Assicurazioni 8.37%.

Monday December 11 2000
ABN Amro renews Italian pact
ABN Amro said on Monday that a shareholders' pact in Italy's Banca di Roma was to be renewed and that there would be no big changes in the controlling shareholders' stakes. "All stakes will more or less remain the same, including the stake ABN Amro has", ABN Amro said. The controlling shareholding pact, in which ABN Amro holds an 8.58% stake, expired on Saturday.

Tuesday December 5 2000
ABN Amro: Eur 10 m rev. exch.sec. into ordinary shares Bank of Ireland
On 4 December 2000 ABN Amro Bank N.V. launched EUR 10 mln Reverse Exchangeable Securities into shares of Bank of Ireland with a maturity date of 18 December 2002. The Reverse Exchangeable Securities are denominated in EUR 5,000 and offer the investor a 10.125% coupon, which is paid annually in arrears commencing on 18 December 2001.

Friday December 1 2000
ABN Amro sells Suriname ops
ABN Amro Bank said it reached an agreement to sell its five branches in Suriname to Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago Holding unit RBTT (Suriname) at book value, or around NLG 10 mln. The actual transfer will take place on Dec 18, ABN Amro said, noting the 49% stake it holds in De Surinaamsche Bank is not part of this transaction. ABN Amro spokesman Jochem van de Laarschot said the deal will have a "neutral effect" on ABN Amro's earnings.

Wednesday November 29 2000
ABN Amro launches 12 new warrants on several stock indices
On 4 December 2000 ABN Amro Bank N.V. will launch 12 tranches in total of Call and Put warrants on several stock indices, i.e. the AEX Index, the CBOE Internet Index and the EUROSTOXX50 Index. On each of these Indices two tranches of Call warrants and two tranches of Put Warrants will be issued. All tranches expire on 21 December 2001.

Thursday November 23 2000
ABN Amro looks to buy again
ABN Amro remains in search of US retail and commercial banking acquisitions after agreeing the $2.75bn purchase of Michigan National, the Dutch group said on Thursday. The deal with National Australia Bank moves it from fifth to third position among deposit takers in the Midwest. Its 23% market share in Detroit will rival that of Comerica and Banc One, the local leaders.

Monday November 20 2000
ABN Amro eyes acquisitions
ABN Amro, the Dutch bank, on Monday said it may seek a European acquisition to bolster its retail and business banking and to meet new targets for earnings and shareholder returns. The plan is part of a broad restructuring of the bank by Rijkman Groenink, who took over as chief executive in May and aims to position ABN Amro among the top five of a group of 20 global banks.

Friday November 17 2000
Former ABN Amro official arrested
A former corporate banking executive of the South African branch of Dutch ABN Amro Bank has been arrested on charges of fraud and corruption. The Investigating Directorate of Serious Economic Offences arrested Jean-Charles Pirlet late Wednesday on charges relating to the business dealings of Zimbabwean Billy Rautenbach, the spokesman for the National Director of Public Prosecution, Sipho Ngwema said.

Wednesday November 8 2000
ABN Amro launches global B2B e-Bill
ABN Amro Bank on Wednesday announced it will bring to market a comprehensive suite of B2B electronic bill presentment and payment services that meet the diverse global needs of corporations and e-marketplaces. Drawing on ABN Amro's broad experience in global receivables management and payment capabilities, the Bank's offerings will combine true B2B invoicing functionality with international settlement tailored to meet the needs of the Bank's corporate billers, business payors, and e-marketplace clients.

Tuesday November 7 2000
ABN Amro & KBC reach agreement on merging their Hungarian Banks
Belgian KBC Bank & Insurance Group and Dutch ABN Amro Bank have reached an agreement to merge their Hungarian banks, Kereskedelmi ‚s Hitelbank and ABN Amro Magyar Bank and their other Hungarian subsidiaries*. The merger will establish a leading universal financial services provider under the name Kereskedelmi ‚s Hitelbank.

Thursday November 2 2000
ABN Amro launches 8 new single stock warrants
On 6 November 2000 ABN Amro Bank N.V. wil launch eight tranches of call warrants on ASML, Ericsson, Getronics, Nokia, Ordina, Philips, UPC and Versatel (American style). All warrants have an expiry date of 21 June 2002. ASML 20:1 EUR 35.00 EUR 0.47 7,500,000 NL0000489508 Ericsson 10:1 SEK 146.00 EUR 0.45 6,000,000 NL0000488567 Getronics 10:1 EUR 14.50 EUR 0.38 9,000,000 NL0000486793 Nokia 25:1 EUR 53.00 EUR 0.54 6,000,000 NL0000488575 Ordina 20:1 EUR 35.00 EUR 0.33 3,000,000 NL0000486557 Philips 25:1 EUR 51.00 EUR 0.46 6,000,000 NL0000486306 UPC 20:1 EUR 22.50 EUR 0.42 12,500,000 NL0000486264 Versatel 20:1 EUR 25.00 EUR 0.51 6,000,000 NL0000486231 For the tranches on ASML, Getronics, Ordina, Philips, UPC and Versatel, the following applies: each set of warrants (see the above table for ratios) entitles the holder upon exercise to receive the relevant underlying share against payment of the strike price (physical delivery).

Wednesday November 1 2000
ABN Amro hires from DLJ people on the move
ABN Amro has appointed Alistair Buchanan, formerly head of European utilities research at Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, as its European head of utilities research. ABN Amro has also hired Teresa Watkins as a pan-European utility analyst. She also joins from DLJ, which was acquired by Credit Suisse First Boston in August.

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