FORM
6-K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For February
5, 2008
Commission
File Number: 001-14624
ABN
AMRO
HOLDING N.V.
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
Gustav
Mahlerlaan 10
1082
PP
Amsterdam
The
Netherlands
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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Press
Release
Amsterdam, 31 January 2008
ABN
AMRO
receives regulatory permission to proceed with separation of Asset
Management
business
ABN
AMRO is pleased to announce today that it has received the necessary
regulatory
permission to proceed with the separation of ABN AMRO Asset Management
to
Fortis, which is expected to be effective by the end of March
2008.*
Karel
de Boeck,
Vice-Chairman of the Managing Board of ABN AMRO, said: “This milestone is a
testament to the
disciplined and efficient work carried out as part of the precise integration
process by the Fortis and ABN AMRO Asset Management team.”
A
further update on the transition of the ABN AMRO businesses to their
new owners
will be provided by RBS when it publishes its results on 28 February
2008.
*subject
to
consultation with the Works Council
Press
contacts: +31
20 6288900
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Press
Relations Department
Head
Office:
Gustav Mahlerlaan 10 (HQ 9140), 1082 PP Amsterdam, tel.
+31 (0)20 6288900,
fax +31 (0)20 6295486
London
Office:
250 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4AA, tel. +44 207 6788244,
fax +44 207
6788245
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The
information contained in this report is incorporated by reference into
the
registration statements on Form S-8 with Registration Nos. 333-81400, 333-84044,
333-128621, 333-128619, 333-127660 and 333-74703, and the registration
statements on Form F-3 with Registration Nos. 333-137691 and
333-104778.
Cautionary
statement regarding forward-looking statements
This
announcement
contains 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 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.
Signatures
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto
duly authorized.
| ABN AMRO HOLDING N.V. | ||||
| Date: January 31, 2008 | By: | /s/ Dies Donker | ||
| Name: | Dies Donker | |||
| Title: |
Head
of Investor Relations
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| By: | /s/ Petri Hofste | |||
| Name: |
Petri
Hofste
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| Title: |
Group
Accounting Officer
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