ABN
AMRO Bank N.V. Reverse Exchangeable
Securities
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Preliminary Pricing Sheet
– November 24,
2008
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14.40% (PER ANNUM
), “T
HE
SPDR
TRUST
SERIES
1” T
HREE M
ONTH KNOCK-I
N REXSM
SECURITIES
DUE MARCH 2,
2009
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OFFERING
PERIOD
:
N
OVEMBER
24,
2008 –
N
OVEMBER
26,
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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14.40% (Per Annum), Three Month
Reverse Exchangeable Securities due March 2, 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 2nd day of each month starting on January 2, 2009 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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14.40%
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2.07%
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12.33%
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60%
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00083GZ98
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US00083GZ984
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*This Security has a term of three
months, so you will receive a pro rated amount of this per annum rate
based on such three-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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November
26, 2008 subject to certain adjustments as described in the related
pricing supplement
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Proposed
Settlement Date:
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December
2, 2008
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Determination
Date:
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February
25, 2009 subject to certain adjustments as described in the related
pricing supplement
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Maturity
Date:
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March
2, 2009 (Three 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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•
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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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