EX-1.3 4 dp14845_ex0103.htm EXHIBIT 1.3
 

 
Exhibit 1.3
 
 
 
ABN AMRO BANK N.V.
ABN AMRO HOLDING N.V.


ABN NotesSM

LETTER AGREEMENT RE
U.S. DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
 
September 29, 2009
 
RBS Securities Inc.
600 Washington Boulevard,
Stamford, Connecticut 06901
 
Dear Sirs and Mesdames:
Reference is made to the U.S. Distribution Agreement dated September 29, 2006 among ABN AMRO Bank N.V., a public limited liability company incorporated under the laws of The Netherlands (the “Bank”), ABN AMRO Holding N.V., a public limited liability company incorporated under the laws of The Netherlands (“Holding”), and the other agents signatory thereto, as supplemented by the Agent Accession Letter dated as of September 14, 2009, among the Bank, Holding and you (as so supplemented, the “Distribution Agreement”) with respect to the issue and sale from time to time by the Bank, (each, an “offering”) of up to $7,500,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in one or more foreign currencies) aggregate initial public offering price of its senior notes (the “Notes”), subject to reduction as a result of the sale by the Bank of any other debt securities sold pursuant to Registration Statement Nos. 333-137691 and 333-137691-02 (the “Original Registration Statement”); it being understood that the other agents named in the original Distribution Agreement are no longer acting as selling agents under the Distribution Agreement.  The Notes will be entitled to the benefit of a full and unconditional guarantee by Holding as set forth in an indenture dated as of September 15, 2006 among the Bank, Holding, Citibank N.A., as securities administrator, and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee.
 
The Bank and Holding have filed on September 29, 2009, a new registration statement, Registration Statement No. 333-      (as may be amended from time to time, the “New Registration Statement”), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to offerings of the Notes, to replace the expiring Original Registration Statement.  The Bank, Holding and you agree that the Distribution Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall apply to any offering of Notes pursuant to the New Registration Statement in which you are participating as an Agent, subject to the following:
 

 
(a)        All references to the “Registration Statement” in the Distribution Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the New Registration Statement, including all exhibits thereto;
 
(b)        All references to the “Base Prospectus” in the Distribution Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the prospectus in the form in which it appears in the New Registration Statement;
(c)        All references to the “ABN AMRO Prospectus Supplement” in the Distribution Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the supplement to the Base Prospectus dated September 29, 2009 that describes certain terms of the Notes and Guarantee;
 
(d)       All references to any “preliminary pricing supplement” in the Distribution Agreement shall be deemed to refer to any preliminary pricing supplement or any product supplement and underlying supplement, as applicable;
(e)        All references to any “final pricing supplement” in the Distribution Agreement shall be deemed to refer to any final pricing supplement, and, if applicable, any product supplement and underlying supplement;
 
(f)        The reference to “a commission in the form of a discount from the purchase price of such security equal to between 0.5% and 4%” in the third paragraph of Section 3 of the Distribution Agreement shall be deemed to refer to “a commission equal to between 0.05% and 5%”;
(g)        Subject to compliance with any applicable laws and regulations, including the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, you may use all or a portion of the commission paid to you by the Bank in connection with an offering of the Notes as contemplated by Section 3 of the Distribution Agreement to pay other dealers you have appointed in connection with such offering in the form of selling concessions, additional fees payable upon maturity of the Notes based on the performance of the Notes sold and/or additional fees payable annually based on the amount of Notes sold by such dealer in a particular calendar year; provided that the aggregate amount of such selling concessions and additional fees paid to all dealers for an offering shall not exceed 8% of the offering proceeds from such offering; and
 
(h)        You agree to waive the conditions set forth in Sections 5(b), 5(c) and 5(d) of the Distribution Agreement.
This Letter Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.
 
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among the Bank, Holding and you.
 
 
Very truly yours,
 
 
 
ABN AMRO BANK N.V.
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Russell Brenner
 
   
Name: Russell Brenner
 
   
Title:   Attorney-in-fact
 

 
 
By:
/s/ William Malpica
 
   
Name: William Malpica
 
   
Title:   Attorney-in-fact
 
 

 
 
 
 
ABN AMRO HOLDING N.V.
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Russell Brenner
 
   
Name: Russell Brenner
 
   
Title:   Attorney-in-fact
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ William Malpica
 
   
Name: William Malpica
 
   
Title:   Attorney-in-fact
 
 


 
 
The foregoing Letter Agreement
is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the
date first above written.
 
RBS SECURITIES INC.
 
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Paul Immerman
 
   
Name: Paul Immerman
 
   
Title:   Senior Vice President