Filed pursuant to Rule
433
May 23, 2008
Relating to Preliminary Pricing
Supplement No. 646 to
Registration Statement Nos.
333-137691,
333-137691-02
Dated September 29,
2006
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
10%
Buffer Notes
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Preliminary Pricing Sheet
– May 22,
2008
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13 MONTH, 10% BUFFER SECURITIES DUE
JUNE 30, 2009
LINKED TO THE
PERFORMANCE OF THE SPDR TRUST SERIES 1
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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 Selling
Agent:
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ABN AMRO
Incorporated
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Offering:
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13 Month, 10%
Buffer Securities linked to the performance of The SPDR Trust Series 1 due
June 30, 2009 (the “Securities”)
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Underlying
Fund: |
The SPDR Trust
Series 1 (Bloomberg Code: SPY <US><Equity>)
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Coupon: |
None. The
Securities do not pay interest.
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Denominations:
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$1,000
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Issue Size:
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$7,000,000
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Issue
Price:
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100%
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Payment at
Maturity:
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At maturity,
you will receive for each $1,000 principal amount of Security a cash
amount calculated as follows:
(1) if the
fund return is positive, $1,000 plus the out-performance
amount;
(2) if
the fund return is equal to or less than 0% up to and including -10%,
$1,000; and
(3) if
the fund return is less than -10%, $1,000 plus [(fund return + 10%) x
1.1111 x $1,000].
If
the fund return is less than -10% you could lose up to 100% of your
initial principal investment. In addition, if the fund return
is positive, you will never receive a payment at maturity greater than
$1,170.00.
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Fund
Return: |
The fund
return is the percentage change in the price of the Underlying Fund,
calculated as follows:
Final Price - Initial
Price
Initial
Price
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Initial
Price:
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$139.51 (the
closing price of the Underlying Fund on the pricing
date).
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Final
Price: |
The closing
price of the Underlying Fund on the determination date.
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Participation
Rate: |
2.00 (or
200%).
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Out-performance
amount: |
For each
$1,000 principal amount of Securities, an amount in cash equal to the
lesser of: (a) the participation rate times the fund return times $1,000
and (b) the maximum amount.
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Maximum
Amount: |
$170.00 per
$1,000 principal amount of Securities, representing a maximum return on
the Securities of 17.00%
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Buffer
Level: |
10% buffer. A
fund return equal to or less than 0% up to and including -10% will not
result in the loss of any principal. A fund return of less than
-10% will result in a loss of principal which could be up to 100% of your
initial principal investment.
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Maximum
Redemption at Maturity: |
$1,170.00,
which is equal to $1,000 plus the maximum amount.
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Indicative
Secondary Pricing: |
•
Internet
at:
•
Bloomberg at: PIPN <GO>
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Status:
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Unsecured, unsubordinated
obligations of the Issuer
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CUSIF
Number: |
00083GRK2
ISIN Code: US00083GRK21
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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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Pricing
Date:
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May 22, 2008,
subject to certain adjustments as described in the preliminary pricing
supplement for the Securities.
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Settlement
Date: |
May
28, 2008 |
Determination
Date: |
June 25, 2009,
subject to certain adjustments as described in the preliminary pricing
supplement for the Securities
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Maturity
Date: |
June
30, 2009 (13 Months) |
ABN AMRO has filed a registration
statement (including a Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement) with the SEC for
the offerings to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should
read the Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement in that registration
statement and other documents ABN AMRO has filed with the SEC and the related
Pricing Supplement for more complete information about ABN AMRO and the
offerings of the Securities.
You may get these documents for
free by visiting EDGAR on
the SEC website at www.sec.gov or by visiting ABN AMRO Holding N.V. on the SEC
website
at <http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?company=&CIK=abn&filenum=&State=&SIC=&owner=include&action=get
company>. Alternatively, ABN AMRO, any underwriter or any dealer
participating in the offering will arrange to send you the Prospectus and
Prospectus Supplement if you request it by calling toll free (888)
644-2048.
These Securities may not be offered or
sold (i) to any person/entity listed on sanctions lists of the European
Union, United States or any other applicable local competent authority; (ii)
within the territory of Cuba, Sudan, Iran and Myanmar; (iii) to residents in
Cuba, Sudan, Iran or Myanmar; or (iv) to Cuban Nationals, wherever located.
Summary
The
following summary does not contain all the information that may be important to
you. You should read this summary together with the more detailed information
that is contained in the related Pricing Supplement and in its accompanying
Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement. You should carefully consider, among other
things, the matters set forth in “Risk Factors” in the related Pricing
Supplement, which are summarized on page 4 of this document. In
addition, we urge you to consult with your investment, legal, accounting, tax
and other advisors with respect to any investment in the
Securities.
What
are the Securities?
The Securities are
senior notes issued by us, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., and are fully and unconditionally
guaranteed by our parent company, ABN AMRO Holding N.V. The Securities are
linked to performance of the SPDR Trust, Series 1, an exchange traded fund which
we refer to as the Underlying Fund. The Securities have a maturity of
13 Months. The payment at maturity of the Securities is determined based on the
performance of the Underlying Fund, subject to a cap, as described below. Unlike ordinary debt securities, the
Securities do not pay interest. If the fund return is zero or up to
and including -10% you will be entitled to receive only the principal amount of
$1,000 per Security at maturity. In such a case, you will receive no
return on your investment and you will not be compensated for any loss in value
due to inflation and other factors relating to the value of money over
time. If the fund return is less than -10% you will suffer a loss and
you could lose up to 100% of your initial principal investment. If
the fund return is positive you will never receive more than $1,170 per security
which is a maximum return of 17%.
What
will I receive at maturity of the Securities?
At maturity you will
receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Securities, a cash payment
calculated as follows:
(1) If the
fund return is positive, $1,000 plus the out-performance amount; or
(2) If the
fund return is equal to or less than 0% up to and including -10%, $1,000;
or
(3) If the
fund return is less than -10%, then $1,000 plus [(fund return) + 10%) x 1.1111 x
1,000].
Accordingly,
if the fund return is less than -10%, at maturity you will receive less than the
principal amount of $1,000 per Security and you could lose up to 100% of your
initial principal investment. If the fund return is positive, you
will never receive a payment at maturity greater than $1,170.00.
What
is the out-performance amount, the participation rate and the maximum amount and
how are they calculated?
The fund return is
the percentage change in the fund price, over the term of the Securities,
calculated as:
Final Price - Initial
Price
Initial
Price
where,
• the
initial price is the closing price of the Underlying Fund on the pricing date;
and
• the
final price is the closing price of the Underlying Fund on the determination
date.
The out-performance
amount is an amount in cash equal to the lesser of: (a) the participation rate
times the fund return times $1,000 and (b) the maximum amount.
The maximum amount
is $170.00 per $1,000 principal amount of Securities.
The participation
rate is 2.00 (or 200%).
Will
I receive interest payments on the Securities?
No. You will
not receive any interest payments on the Securities.
Will
I get my principal back at maturity?
You are not guaranteed to receive any
return of principal at maturity. If the fund return is less than -10% over the
term of the Securities, you will lose some or all of your initial principal
investment and you could lose as much as 100% of your initial principal
investment. Subject to the credit of ABN AMRO Bank, N.V. as the issuer of
the Securities and ABN AMRO Holding N.V. as the guarantor of the issuer’s
obligations under the Securities, you will receive at maturity any cash payment
to which you are entitled, under the terms of the Securities.
However, if you sell the Securities
prior to maturity, you will receive the market price for the Securities, which
could be zero. There may be little or no secondary market for
the Securities. Accordingly, you should be willing to hold your
securities until maturity.
Can
you give me examples of the payment I will receive at maturity depending on the
performance of the Underlying Fund?
Example 1: If, for example, in
a hypothetical offering, the initial price is $140.00, the final price is
$160.00, the participation rate is 2.00 (or 200%) and the maximum amount is
$170.00, then the fund return would be calculated as follows:
Final Price - Initial
Price
Initial
Price
or
$170.00 - $140.00 =
21.43%
$140.00
In this hypothetical
example, the fund return is positive. Therefore, the payment at maturity will be
calculated as:
$1,000 + the
out performance amount
the out performance
amount will be equal to the lesser of:
(a)
the participation rate x fund return x $1,000 and (b) the maximum
amount
or
(a)
200% x 21.43% x $1,000 = $428.60 and (b) $170.00
Therefore, in this
hypothetical example, the out performance amount will be $170 since $170 is less
than $428.60. As a result, you would receive at maturity the
principal amount of $1,000 plus $170.00, for a total payment of $1,170 for each
$1,000 principal amount of Securities. In this hypothetical example,
the fund return was 21.43% but you would have received a return of 17% over the
term of the Securities because the maximum amount is $170.00 or
17.00%.
Example 2: If, for example, in
a hypothetical offering, the initial price is $140.00 and the final price is
$133.00, then the fund return would be calculated as follows:
Final Price - Initial
Price
Initial
Price
or
$133.00 - $140.00 =
-5.00%
$140.00
In this hypothetical
example, the fund return is negative. Since the fund return is less
than 0% but higher than -10% you would receive, at maturity, the principal
amount of $1,000 per Security.
In this hypothetical
example, the fund return was -5.00% and you would not have lost any
of your initial principal investment because the fund return was between 0% and
-10%. In this hypothetical example you would not have received any return on
your initial principal investment and you would not be compensated for any loss
in value due to inflation and other factors relating to the value of money over
time.
Example 3: If, for example, in
a hypothetical offering, the initial price is $140.00 and the final price is
$90.00, then the fund return would be calculated as follows:
Final Price - Initial
Price
Initial
Price
or
$90.00 - $140.00 =
-35.71%
$140.00
In this hypothetical
example, the fund return is negative and is less than
-10%. Therefore, payment at maturity will be calculated
as:
$1,000
+ [(fund return + 10%) x 1.1111 x $1,000]
or
$1,000 + [(-35.71% +
10%) x 1.1111 x $1,000] = $714.34
Therefore, in this
hypothetical example, you would receive at maturity a total payment of $714.34
for each $1,000 principal amount of Securities. In this hypothetical
example, the fund return was -35.71% but you would have lost 28.56% of your
initial principal investment over the term of the Securities.
These
examples are for illustrative purposes only. It is not possible to predict the
final price of the Underlying Fund on the determination date. The
initial price is subject to adjustment as set forth in “Description of
Securities –Adjustment Events; –Discontinuance of the Underlying Fund;
Alteration of Method of Calculation” in the related Pricing
Supplement.
Is
there a limit on how much I can earn over the term of the
Securities?
Yes. If the
Securities are held to maturity and the Underlying Fund appreciates, the total
amount payable at maturity per Security is capped at $1,170.00.
What
if I have more questions?
You should read
“Description of Securities” in the related Pricing Supplement for a detailed
description of the terms of the Securities. ABN AMRO has filed a
registration statement (including a Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement) with
the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest,
you should read the Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement in that registration
statement and other documents ABN AMRO has filed with the SEC for more complete
information about ABN AMRO and the offering of the Securities. You
may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC web site at
www.sec.gov. Alternatively, ABN AMRO, any underwriter or any dealer
participating in the offering will arrange to send you the Prospectus and
Prospectus Supplement if you request it by calling toll free (888)
644-2048
RISK
FACTORS
You
should carefully consider the risks of the Securities to which this
communication relates and whether these Securities are suited to your particular
circumstances before deciding to purchase them. It is important that
prior to investing in these Securities you read the Pricing Supplement related
to such Securities and the accompanying Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement to
understand the actual terms of and the risks associated with the
Securities. In addition, we urge you to consult with your investment,
legal, accounting, tax and other advisors with respect to any investment in the
Securities.
Credit
Risk
The Securities are
issued by ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and guaranteed by ABN AMRO Holding N.V., ABN AMRO
Bank N.V.’s parent. As a result, you assume the credit risk of ABN
AMRO Bank N.V. and that of ABN AMRO Holding N.V. in the event that ABN AMRO Bank
N.V. defaults on its obligations under the Securities. Any obligations or
Securities sold, offered, or recommended are not deposits of ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
and are not endorsed or guaranteed by any bank or thrift, nor are they insured
by the FDIC or any governmental agency.
Market
Risk
The Securities do
not pay any interest. The rate of return, if any, will depend on the
performance of the Underlying Fund. If the Fund Return of the
Underlying Fund is zero or up to and including -10% you will be entitled to
receive only the principal amount of $1,000 per Security at
maturity. In such a case, you will receive no return on your
investment and you will not be compensated for any loss in value due to
inflation and other factors relating to the value of money over
time. If the Fund Return is less than -10% you will suffer a loss and
you could lose up to 100% of your initial principal investment. If
the Fund Return is positive, you will never receive a payment at maturity
greater than $1,170.00.
Liquidity
Risk
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
does not intend to list the Securities on any securities
exchange. Accordingly, there may be little or no secondary market for
the Securities and information regarding independent market pricing of the
Securities may be limited. The value of the Securities in the secondary market,
if any, will be subject to many unpredictable factors, including then prevailing
market conditions.
It is important to note that many
factors will contribute to the secondary market value of the Securities, if any.
Such factors include, but are not limited to, time to maturity, the price
of the Underlying Fund, volatility and interest rates. If you sell your
Securities in the secondary market, if any, prior to maturity, you will receive
the market price for the Securities, which could be zero.
In addition, the
price, if any, at which we or another party are willing to purchase Securities
in secondary market transactions will likely be lower than the issue price,
since the issue price included, and secondary market prices are likely to
exclude, commissions, discounts or mark-ups paid with respect to the Securities,
as well as the cost of hedging our obligations under the
Securities.
Tax
Risk
Pursuant to the
terms of the Securities, we and every holder of a Security agree (in the absence
of an administrative determination or judicial ruling to the contrary) to
characterize each Security for all U.S. tax purposes as a single financial
contract with respect to the Underlying Fund.
Significant aspects
of the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the Securities are uncertain, and no
assurance can be given that the Internal Revenue Service will accept, or a court
will uphold, the tax treatment described above. In particular, on
December 7, 2007, the U.S. Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service released a
notice requesting comments on the U.S. federal income tax treatment of “prepaid
forward contracts” and
similar instruments.
The notice focuses
in particular on whether to require holders of instruments such as the
Securities to accrue constructive income over the term of their investment in
the Securities. It also asks for comments on a number of related topics,
including how the IRS characterizes income or loss with respect to these
instruments; the relevance to such characterization of factors such as the
exchange-traded status of the instrument and the nature of the underlying
property to which the instrument is linked; and whether these instruments are or
should be subject to the “constructive ownership” regime, which very generally
can operate to recharacterize certain long-term capital gains as ordinary income
that is subject to an interest charge.
While the notice
requests comments on appropriate transition rules and effective dates, Treasury
regulations or other forms of guidance, if any, issued after consideration of
these issues could materially and adversely affect the tax consequences of
ownership and disposition of the Securities, possibly on a retroactive
basis.
Investors should
consult their own tax advisor regarding the notice and its potential
implications for an investment in the Securities.
This summary is
limited to the federal tax issues addressed herein. Additional issues
may exist that are not addressed in this summary and that could affect the
federal tax treatment of the transaction.
This
tax summary was written in connection with the promotion or marketing by ABN
AMRO Bank N.V. and the placement agent of the Securities, and it cannot be used
by any investor for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be asserted by
the investor under the Internal Revenue Code. Investors should seek their own
advice based on their particular circumstances from an independent tax
advisor.
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