27/04/2007 (Agence Europe) - At a particularly stormy annual general meeting of the Dutch ABN-Amro bank on Thursday, the majority of shareholders supported the call from The Children's Investment (TCI) hedge fund for the complete or partial dismantlement of this, the Netherlands' largest bank, to create the maximum value for shareholders (see EUROPE 9376). ABN Amro will state what action it has taken to respond to shareholders' wishes within the next six months. The Dutch Association of Shareholders, VEB, also said it intended to take matters to the court to prevent the sale by ABN Amro of US bank LaSalle to Bank of America, such a transfer being included in the €67 billion takeover by British bank Barclay's. ABN Amro will also be the subject of a higher takeover bid (€72 billion) by a consortium of three European banks led by the Royal Bank of Scotland. This second offer, which has the support of TCI, is conditional on the consortium's acquisition of the US bank LaSalle. According to analysts, the current manoeuvring could foreshadow huge changes in the European banking landscape. (mb)