REG-ABN AMRO BANK N.V. EPT Disclosure

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Tue Apr 6, 2010 5:27am EDT

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LONDON--(Business Wire)--


FORM 38.5(a)

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS

WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS

DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

(Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)

1.KEY INFORMATION

 Name of exempt principal trader                                                     Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. London Branch   
                                                                                     (Subsidiary of RFS Holding N.V.)            
 Company dealt in                                                                    ARRIVA PLC                                  
 Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)    ORD GBP 0.05                                
 Date of dealing                                                                     01 April 2010                               


2.DEALINGS (Note 2) 

(a)Purchases and sales

 Total number of securities purchased    Highest price paid (Note 3)    Lowest price paid (Note 3)  
 2,429                                   7.3250 GBP                     7.3250 GBP                  


 Total number of securities sold    Highest price received (Note 3)    Lowest price received (Note 3)  
 2,429                              7.3250 GBP                         7.3250 GBP                      


(b)Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 Product name,     Long/short (Note 4)    Number of securities (Note 5)    Price per unit (Note 3)  
 e.g. CFD                                                                                           


(c)Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 Product name,        Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.    Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 5)    Exercise    Type, e.g. American, European etc.    Expiry     Option money                      
 e.g. call option                                                                                                                price                                             date       paid/received per unit (Note 3)   


(ii)Exercising

 Product name, e.g. call option    Number of securities    Exercise price per unit (Note 3)  


3.OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.  


 Date of disclosure                              06 April 2010     
 Contact name                                    Costas Philippou  
 Telephone number                                (020) 7678 7687   
 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected    ARRIVA PLC        
 Nature of connection (Note 6)                   Corporate Broker  


Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel`s website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

ABN AMRO BANK N.V. 

Copyright Business Wire 2010

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