ABN AMRO Bank N.V. Reverse
Exchangeable Securities
S-NOTESSM |
Preliminary Pricing Sheet
– October 16,
2008
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24.00% (ANNUALIZED) SIX MONTH GENERAL
ELECTRIC
COMPANY
KNOCK-IN REXSM
SECURITIES
DUE APRIL 27,
2009
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OFFERING
PERIOD: OCTOBER
16, 2008 – OCTOBER
22,
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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24.00% (Per Annum), Six Month
Reverse Exchangeable Securities due April 27, 2009 linked to the
Underlying Stock 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 27th day of each month starting on
November 27, 2008 and ending on the Maturity
Date.
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Underlying
Stock
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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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General Electric
Company
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GE
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24.00%
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4.08%
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19.92%
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65%
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00083GV43
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US00083GV439
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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 Stock linked to
such Security:
i) If the closing price of the
applicable Underlying Stock on the primary U.S. exchange or market for
such Underlying Stock has not fallen below the applicable 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
applicable Underlying Stock on the primary U.S. exchange
or market for such Underlying Stock has fallen below the applicable
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 applicable
Underlying Stock equal to the applicable Stock Redemption Amount, in the
event that the closing price of the applicable Underlying Stock on the
Determination Date is below the applicable 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 applicable Underlying
Stock on the Determination Date is at or above the applicable Initial
Price.
You will receive cash in lieu of
fractional shares. If due to events beyond our reasonable control, as
determined by us in our sole discretion, shares of the Underlying Stock
are not available for delivery at maturity we may pay you, in lieu of the
Stock Redemption Amount, the cash value of the Stock Redemption Amount,
determined by multiplying the Stock
Redemption Amount by the Closing Price of the Underlying Stock on the
Determination Date.
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Initial
Price:
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100% of the Closing Price of the
applicable Underlying Stock on the Pricing Date.
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Stock Redemption
Amount:
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For each $1,000 principal amount
of Security, a number of shares of the applicable Underlying Stock linked
to such Security equal to $1,000 divided by the applicable Initial
Price.
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Knock-In
Level:
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A percentage of the applicable
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
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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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October 22, 2008, subject to
certain adjustments as described in the related pricing
supplement
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Proposed Settlement
Date:
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October 27,
2008
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Determination
Date:
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April 22, 2009, subject to certain
adjustments as described in the related pricing
supplement
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Maturity
Date:
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April 27, 2009 (Six
Months)
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If the closing
price of the applicable Underlying Stock 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 Stock 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 stock redemption amount, in exchange for each Security, in
the event that the closing price of the applicable Underlying Stock 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 Stock is at or above the applicable
initial price on the determination
date.
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