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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

This area of the website (the "Transaction Site") contains documents and information published by Barclays PLC ("Barclays") and Barclays (Netherlands) N.V. relating to the offer by Barclays for all of the issued and outstanding share capital of, American depositary shares representing ordinary shares of and depositary receipts for ordinary shares and convertible preference finance shares of, ABN AMRO Holding N.V. ("ABN AMRO") (the "Offer"). This information is being made available for information purposes only and is subject to the terms and conditions set out below.

If you would like to view the Transaction Site, please read this notice carefully. This notice applies to all persons who view the Transaction Site and, depending on where you are located, may affect your rights or responsibilities. Barclays reserves the right to amend or update this notice at any time and you should, therefore, read it in full each time you visit the Transaction Site. In addition, the contents of the Transaction Site may be amended at any time in whole or in part at the sole discretion of Barclays.

The full terms and conditions of the Offer are set out in the formal documentation relating thereto. In considering the Offer, securityholders of Barclays and ABN AMRO should only rely on the information contained, and procedures described, in the formal documentation.

As a consequence of legal restrictions, the release, publication or distribution of information and documentation contained on the Transaction Site in certain jurisdictions or to certain persons may be restricted or unlawful.

The Offer applies to all the ABN AMRO shares and ABN AMRO ADSs and is made into The Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Singapore, Spain and Switzerland, as well as any other jurisdiction where the Offer is capable of being lawfully made in compliance with local laws (together the "Offer Jurisdictions") but the Offer is not being made, directly or indirectly, in or into Italy, Japan or any other jurisdiction (other than the Offer Jurisdictions) where the making of this Offer is not in compliance with local laws (such a jurisdiction, a "Restricted Jurisdiction") and may not be accepted from within any of the Restricted Jurisdictions (except for Italy) where the making of this Offer is not in compliance with local laws. Accordingly, copies of the offer memorandum relating to the Offer (the "Offer Memorandum") are not being mailed and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwise distributed, forwarded or transmitted in, into or from Italy, Japan or any other Restricted Jurisdiction and all such persons receiving such documents (including, without limitation, custodians, nominees and trustees) should observe these restrictions and must not mail or otherwise distribute, forward or transmit them in, into or from Italy, Japan or any other Restricted Jurisdiction. Any persons (including, without limitation, custodians, nominees and trustees) who would or otherwise intend to, or may have a contractual or other legal obligation to, forward the Offer Memorandum or any accompanying documents to any Restricted Jurisdiction should seek appropriate advice before taking any action.

The Offer has not received clearance from the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB) pursuant to Italian securities laws and implementing regulations (in particular under Section 102 of Italian Legislative Decree No. 58 dated 24 Febraury 1998). Consequently, any form of solicitation (i.e. any offer, invitation to offer or promotional advertisement) of acceptances of the Offer by ABN AMRO shareholders and/or ABN AMRO ADS holders based in Italy will be contrary to Italian laws and regulations. Application for authorisation by the relevant Italian authorities for the launching of an offer for ABN AMRO shares and/or ABN AMRO ADSs in the Republic of Italy has not yet been and is not currently intended to be made. Accordingly, Italian ABN AMRO shareholders and/or ABN AMRO ADS holders are hereby notified that, to the extent such ABN AMRO shareholders and/or ABN AMRO ADS holders are persons or entities resident and/or located in the Republic of Italy and until and to the extent that the relevant authorisation has been obtained from the Italian authorities, the Offer is not made in or into Italy, as such would not be in compliance with local laws. Neither the Offer Memorandum nor any other offering materials related to the Offer or the ABN AMRO shares or ABN AMRO ADSs may be distributed or made available in the Republic of Italy.

No person receiving or obtaining access to any of the information and documents on the Transaction Site in any jurisdiction may treat the same as constituting an invitation or offer unless, in the relevant jurisdiction, such an invitation or offer could lawfully be made to him without contravention of any local laws or registration or other requirements. It is your responsibility to satisfy yourself as to the full observance of any relevant laws and regulatory requirements. If you are in any doubt, you should not access the Transaction Site. Neither Barclays nor any of its advisers assumes any responsibility for any violation by any person of any of these restrictions.

You should not forward, transmit or show the information or documents contained in the Transaction Site to any person. In particular, you should not forward or transmit the information or documents contained therein to Italy, Japan, any Restricted Jurisdiction or any other jurisdiction where it would be unlawful to do so.

Nothing in the information or documents contained in the Transaction Site is intended, or is to be construed, as a profit forecast or to be interpreted to mean that earnings per ABN AMRO share or Barclays share for the current or future financial years, or those of the business combination, will necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings per ABN AMRO or Barclays share.

None of the documents on the Transaction Site or which can be accessed on other websites via the Transaction Site shall individually or taken together with the other accessible documents constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Save as set out in the formal documentation relating to the Offer, Barclays is not responsible for any information on the Transaction Site. Barclays is not responsible for any website which you may visit on leaving the Transaction Site, neither has Barclays reviewed nor is it responsible for, nor does it accept any liability in respect of, any information on any other website that may be linked to this website by a third party.

The documents included in the Transaction Site speak only at the specified date of the relevant document and Barclays has, and accepts, no responsibility or duty to update such documents.

If you are in any doubt about the contents of the Transaction Site or the action you should take, you should seek your own financial advice from an independent financial adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 or, if you are located outside the United Kingdom, from an appropriately authorised independent financial adviser.

Important information regarding SEC-filed documents

In connection with the proposed business combination transaction between ABN AMRO and Barclays, Barclays has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Registration Statement on Form F-4 ("Form F-4"), which includes the final Barclays US exchange offer document/prospectus. Barclays has also filed with the SEC a Statement on Schedule TO and has filed or will file other relevant materials. In addition, ABN AMRO has filed with the SEC a Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 and other relevant materials. ABN AMRO shareholders in the United States and Canada, and ABN AMRO ADS holders wherever located, will receive a copy of the final offer document/prospectus by mail.

INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE FINAL US EXCHANGE OFFER DOCUMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE POTENTIAL TRANSACTION IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

Investors can obtain a free copy of the Form F-4, the final US exchange offer document/prospectus and other filings without charge, at the SEC's website (www.sec.gov) if and when such documents are filed with the SEC. Copies of such documents may also be obtained from ABN AMRO and Barclays without charge, if and when they are filed with the SEC.

The information or documents contained in the Transaction Site contain certain forward-looking statements with respect to certain of ABN AMRO's and Barclays plans and their current goals and expectations relating to their future financial condition and performance and which involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Barclays caution readers that no forward-looking statement is a guarantee of future performance and that actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate only to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements sometimes use words such as 'aim', 'anticipate', 'target', 'expect', 'estimate', 'intend', 'plan', 'goal', 'believe', or other words of similar meaning. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements regarding the consummation of the business combination between ABN AMRO and Barclays within the expected timeframe and on the expected terms (if at all), the benefits of the business combination transaction involving ABN AMRO and Barclays, including the achievement of synergy targets, ABN AMRO's and Barclays future financial position, income growth, impairment charges, business strategy, projected costs and estimates of capital expenditure and revenue benefits, projected levels of growth in the banking and financial markets, the business combination's future financial and operating results, future financial position, projected costs and estimates of capital expenditures, and plans and objectives for future operations of ABN AMRO, Barclays and the business combination and other statements that are not historical fact. Additional risks and factors are identified in ABN AMRO and Barclays filings with the SEC including ABN AMRO and Barclays Annual Reports on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006, which are available on ABN AMRO's website at www.abnamro.com and Barclays website at www.barclays.com respectively, and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Any forward-looking statements made in the information or documents contained in the Transaction Site speak only as of the date they are made. Barclays does not undertake to update these forward-looking statements to reflect any changes in expectations with regard thereto or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. The reader should, however, consult any additional disclosures that ABN AMRO and Barclays have made or may make in documents they have filed or may file with the SEC.

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