ABN AMRO welcomes Ministry of Finance decisions

ABN AMRO welcomes today's announcement by the Netherlands Ministry of Finance of its plans for the ABN AMRO and Fortis businesses that it has acquired.

We look forward to welcoming Gerrit Zalm as Deputy Chairman of ABN AMRO and to working with him to complete the necessary separation of ABN AMRO business units and the preparation of detailed plans for their integration with Fortis.