8-A12B 1 may0702_8a12b.txt ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------------ FORM 8-A FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ABN AMRO BANK N.V. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) The Netherlands NOT APPLICABLE (State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) Gustav Mahlerlaan 10 1082 PP Amsterdam The Netherlands (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code) If this form relates to the If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. [X] check the following box. [ ] Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-49198 -------------- (If applicable) Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which to be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered ------------------- ------------------------------ Medium-Term Notes, Series A (Senior Fixed Rate Notes) American Stock Exchange 11.50% Reverse Exchangeable Securities due May 8, 2003 linked to common stock of Ford Motor Company
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None (Title of Class) ================================================================================ Item 1: Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered The title of the class of securities to be registered hereunder is: Medium-Term Notes, Series A (Senior Fixed Rate Notes), 11.50% Reverse Exchangeable Securities due May 8, 2003 linked to common stock of Ford Motor Company (the "Securities"). A description of the Securities is set forth under the heading "Description of Debt Securities" in the prospectus included in the Registrant's registration statement on Form F-3 (Registration No. 333-49198) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2, 2000 (the "Registration Statement on Form F-3"), as supplemented by the information under the heading "Description of Notes" in the prospectus supplement dated November 27, 2000 and filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), which description is incorporated herein by reference, and as further supplemented by the description under the heading "Description of Securities" in the Pricing Supplement dated May 3, 2002, filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act, which contains the final terms and provisions of the Securities and is hereby deemed to be incorporated by reference into this registration statement and to be a part hereof. Item 2: Exhibits The following exhibits are filed herewith: 4.1 Proposed form of Global Note evidencing the Securities. 2 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized. ABN AMRO Bank N.V. By: /s/ Laura Schisgall ------------------------------ Name: Laura Schisgall Title: Attorney-in-fact Date: May 7, 2002 ABN AMRO Bank N.V. By: /s/ Mark Egert ------------------------------ Name: Mark Egert Title: Attorney-in-fact Date: May 7, 2002 INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit No. Page No. ----------- -------- 4.1 Proposed form of Global Note evidencing Securities. A-1