UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
June 2007
Barclays PLC and
Barclays Bank PLC
(Names of Registrants)
1 Churchill Place
London E14 5HP
England
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes No x
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This Report is a joint Report on Form 6-K filed by Barclays PLC and Barclays
Bank PLC. All of the issued ordinary share capital of Barclays Bank PLC is
owned by Barclays PLC.
This Report comprises:
Information given to The London Stock Exchange and furnished pursuant to
General Instruction B to the General Instructions to Form 6-K.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EXHIBIT INDEX
Update on Filings dated 12 June 2007
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of
the registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BARCLAYS PLC
(Registrant)
Date: June 12, 2007 By: /s/ Patrick Gonsalves
----------------------
Patrick Gonsalves
Deputy Secretary
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
(Registrant)
Date: June 12, 2007 By: /s/ Patrick Gonsalves
----------------------
Patrick Gonsalves
Joint Secretary
This document shall not constitute an offer to sell or buy or the solicitation
of an offer to buy or sell any securities, nor shall there be any sale or
purchase 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. The availability of Barclays offer to
persons not resident in the United States, the Netherlands and the United
Kingdom may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions. Such persons
should inform themselves about and observe any applicable requirements.
12 June 2007
Barclays Recommended Merger with ABN AMRO - Update on filings
Further to the announcement of 23 May, updating as to progress on the agreed
merger between Barclays PLC ("Barclays") and ABN AMRO Holding N.V, ("ABN AMRO"),
Barclays announces today that, in collaboration with ABN AMRO, it has made
substantially all of the pre-acquisition competition and regulatory filings
required to proceed with its recommended offer to ABN AMRO shareholders (the
"Offer") and expects to publish Offer documentation in July.
In connection with the Offer there are 107 regulatory authorities in 52
countries with whom a change of control filing needs to be made. A change of
control consent is required from 52 of these regulatory authorities to enable
closing of the Offer. Barclays and ABN AMRO have made excellent progress in
respect of these regulatory processes and have now made substantially all of the
relevant filings where a consent or notification is required prior to closing of
the public offer. Approval is currently pending with the relevant regulatory
authorities.
Barclays notes that Bank of America has now submitted its application to the
Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System to acquire LaSalle Bank
Corporation.
A draft of the Offer Document has been submitted to the AFM and drafts of the
Prospectus and the Class 1 Circular have been submitted to the UKLA. A
registration statement on Form F-4, which contains the preliminary version of
the US Offer Document/Prospectus, has also been submitted to the SEC and will be
available today via the website of the SEC (www.sec.gov). Together, Barclays and
ABN AMRO will continue to work with all of the relevant regulatory bodies with
the aim of publishing the offer documentation in July.
John Varley, the CEO of Barclays, said:
"Barclays recommended Offer for ABN AMRO will provide significant and sustained
value for shareholders by creating a powerful force in global financial services
delivering more and better products to our customers worldwide. The progress
which Barclays has made with its regulatory filings and Offer documentation
demonstrates the high degree of deliverability and certainty which the Barclays
Offer provides ABN AMRO shareholders."
This is an announcement within the meaning of article 9b paragraph 1 of the
Dutch Securities Market Supervision Decree (Besluit toezicht effectenverkeer
1995).
Enquiries:
ABN AMRO
ANALYSTS AND INVESTORS
Dies Donker +31 20 6287835
Alex van Leeuwen +1-312-992 0818
Alexander Mollerus +31 20 6287835
MEDIA
Jochem van de Laarschot +31 20 6288900
Neil Moorhouse +31 20 6288900
Piers Townsend +44 207 678 8244
Barclays
ANALYSTS AND INVESTORS
Mark Merson +44 20 7116 5752
James S Johnson +44 20 7116 2927
MEDIA
Stephen Whitehead +44 20 7116 6060
Alistair Smith +44 20 7116 6132
About Barclays
Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail and
commercial banking, credit cards, investment banking, wealth management and
investment management services with an extensive international presence in
Europe, the USA, Africa and Asia. It is one of the largest financial services
companies in the world by market capitalisation. With over 300 years of history
and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs
123,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for over 27
million customers and clients worldwide. For further information about Barclays,
please visit our website www.barclays.com.
About ABN AMRO
Netherlands-based ABN AMRO is a leading international bank with total assets of
EUR 1,054.60 bln (as at 31 March 2007). It has more than 4,500 branches in 53
countries, and has a staff of more than 107,000 full-time equivalents worldwide.
ABN AMRO is listed on Euronext and the New York Stock Exchange. For further
information about ABN AMRO, please visit our website www.abnamro.com.
Other Information
This document shall not constitute an offer to sell or buy or the solicitation
of an offer to buy or sell any securities, nor shall there be any sale or
purchase 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. The availability of Barclays offer to
persons not resident in the United States, the Netherlands and the United
Kingdom may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions (the
"Restricted Jurisdictions"). Such persons should inform themselves about and
observe any applicable requirements.
The offer will not be made, directly or indirectly, in any Restricted
Jurisdiction unless by means of lawful prior registration or qualification under
the applicable laws of the Restricted Jurisdiction, or under an exemption from
such requirements including, in the case of the US, except by means of a
prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the US Securities Act of
1933, as amended. Accordingly, copies of this announcement are not being, and
must not be, mailed or otherwise distributed or sent in, into or from such
Restricted Jurisdiction. Persons receiving this announcement (including, without
limitation, custodians, nominees and trustees) must not distribute, mail or send
it in, into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction, and so doing may render any
purported acceptance of the offer invalid.
SEC Filings and this Filing: Important Information
In connection with the proposed business combination transaction between ABN
AMRO and Barclays, Barclays has filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on
Form F-4 ("Form F-4"), which includes a preliminary version of the Barclays
offer document/prospectus. The Form F-4 has not yet become effective. Barclays
expects that it will also file with the SEC a Statement on Schedule TO and other
relevant materials. In addition, ABN AMRO expects that it will file with the SEC
a Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 and other relevant materials.
Following the Form F-4 being declared effective by the SEC, Barclays intends to
mail the final offer document/prospectus to ABN AMRO shareholders.
Such final documents, however, are not currently available. INVESTORS ARE URGED
TO READ THE FINAL OFFER DOCUMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE
POTENTIAL TRANSACTION IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL
CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
Investors will be able to obtain a free copy of the Form F-4, the final 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.
Forward Looking Statements
This document contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section
27A of the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 combined group'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 combined group 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 herein speak only as of the date they are
made. Barclays does not undertake to update 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.
Nothing in this announcement is intended, or is to be construed, as a profit
forecast or to be interpreted to mean that earnings per ABN AMRO or Barclays
share for the current or future financial years, or those of the combined group,
will necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings per ABN AMRO
or Barclays share.