ABN
AMRO Bank N.V. Reverse Exchangeable Securities
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Preliminary
Pricing Sheet – September 9, 2008
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8.25% (PER ANNUM), ”THE SPDR
TRUST
SERIES 1” SIX MONTH KNOCK-IN REX
SM SECURITIES DUE MARCH 17,
2009
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OFFERING
PERIOD: SEPTEMBER
9,
2008 – SEPTEMBER
12,
2008
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SUMMARY
INFORMATION
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Issuer:
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ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (Senior Long
Term Debt Rating: Moody’s Aa2, S&P
AA-)
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Lead Agent:
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ABN AMRO
Incorporated
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Offerings:
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8.25% (Per Annum), Six Month
Reverse Exchangeable Securities due March 17, 2009 linked to the
Underlying Fund set forth in the table below.
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Interest Payment
Dates:
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Interest on the Securities is
payable monthly in arrears on the 17th day of each month starting on
October 17, 2008 and ending on the Maturity
Date.
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Underlying
Fund
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Ticker
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Coupon Rate Per
annum*
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Interest
Rate
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Put Premium
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Knock-in
Level
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CUSIP
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ISIN
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The SPDR Trust Series
1
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SPY
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8.25%
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3.00%
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5.25%
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80%
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00083GN67
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US00083GN675
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*This Security has a term of six
months, so you will receive a pro rated amount of this per annum rate
based on such six-month period.
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Denomination/Principal:
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$1,000
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Issue
Price:
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100%
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Payment at
Maturity:
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The payment at maturity for each
Security is based on the performance of the Underlying Fund linked to such
Security:
i)
If the closing price of the Underlying Fund on the primary U.S. exchange
or market for such Underlying Fund has not fallen below the Knock-In Level
on any trading day from but not including the Pricing Date to and
including the Determination Date, we will
pay you the principal amount of each Security in cash.
ii) If the
closing price of the Underlying Fund on the primary U.S. exchange or
market for such Underlying Fund has fallen below the Knock-In Level on any
trading day from but not including the
Pricing Date to and including the Determination Date:
a) we will
deliver to you a number of shares of the Underlying Fund equal to the
Redemption Amount, in the event that the closing price of the Underlying
Fund on the Determination Date is below the Initial
Price; or
b) We will
pay you the principal amount of each Security in cash, in the event that
the closing price of the Underlying Fund on the Determination Date is at
or above the Initial Price.
If due to events beyond
our reasonable control, as determined
by us in our sole discretion, shares of the Underlying Fund are not
available for delivery at maturity we may pay you, in lieu of the
Redemption Amount, the cash value of the Redemption Amount, determined by
multiplying the Redemption Amount by the Closing
Price of the Underlying Fund on the Determination
Date.
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Initial
Price:
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100% of the Closing Price of the
Underlying Fund on the Pricing Date.
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Redemption
Amount:
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For each $1,000 principal amount
of Security, a number of shares of the Underlying Fund
linked to such Security equal to $1,000 divided by the Initial
Price.
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Knock-In
Level:
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A percentage of the Initial Price
as set forth in the table above.
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Indicative Secondary
Pricing:
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•
Internet at:
www.s-notes.com
• Bloomberg at: REXS2
<GO>
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Status:
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Unsecured, unsubordinated
obligations of the Issuer
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Trustee:
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Wilmington Trust
Company
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Securities
Administrator:
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Citibank,
N.A.
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Settlement:
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DTC, Book Entry,
Transferable
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Selling
Restrictions:
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Sales in the European Union must
comply with the Prospectus
Directive
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Proposed Pricing
Date:
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September 12, 2008 subject to
certain adjustments as described in the related pricing
supplement
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Proposed Settlement
Date:
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September 17,
2008
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Determination
Date:
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March 12, 2009 subject to certain
adjustments as described in the related pricing
supplement
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Maturity
Date:
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March 17, 2009 (Six
Months)
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If the closing
price of the applicable Underlying Fund on the relevant exchange has not
fallen below the applicable knock-in level on any trading day during the
Knock-in Period, we will pay you the principal amount of each Security in
cash.
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If the closing
price of the applicable Underlying Fund on the relevant exchange has
fallen below the applicable knock-in level on any trading day during the
Knock-in Period, we will either:
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deliver to you
the applicable redemption amount, in exchange for each Security, in the
event that the closing price of the applicable Underlying Fund is below
the applicable initial price on the determination date;
or
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pay you the
principal amount of each Security in cash, in the event that the closing
price of the applicable Underlying Fund is at or above the applicable
initial price on the determination
date.
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