Barclays says expects to publish ABN offer in 6 wks

LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - British bank Barclays Plc (BARC.L) said on Wednesday it expects to publish its offer document for its planned 64 billion euro ($86.1 billion) takeover of Dutch rival ABN AMRO AAH.AS in about six weeks.

Barclays said it and ABN were making "excellent progress" with the key regulatory filings needed for the offer. It said by the end of May is expects to have completed most of the relevant filings where consent is needed prior to closing of an offer.

Barclays said it was confident there would be no substantive anti-trust issues to address for the deal.