Meanwhile, the RBS-led consortium of three banks - RBS, Belgian-Dutch group Fortis and Spain's Santander - are still considering their position, Fortis chairman Maurice Lippens said.
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Mr Lippens told shareholders that the consortium had not yet decided what to do as a legal dispute had erupted over ABN's plans to sell its US arm LaSalle.
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