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ABN gets offer for Saudi Hollandi stake

Monday, 22 October 2007


RIYADH, Oct 21 (Reuters): Dutch bank ABN AMRO has received offers for its 40 per cent stake in Saudi Hollandi Bank, the Saudi lender's chairman, Sulaiman al-Suhaimi, said in remarks published Sunday.
ABN has informed Hollandi that it had received offers to buy the stake and the offers have passed on to Saudi authorities, Asharq al-Awasat quoted Suhaimi as saying.
ABN's shares could also be sold to the public via the stock market, he said, according to the paper. It did not name the bidders.