LONDON, September 26, 2007 — ABN AMRO Mellon Global Securities Services B.V. has extended its relationship with Interpolis Pensioenen Vermogensbeheer (Interpolis Pensions Asset Management, an entity of Achmea), taking on fund accounting responsibilities for Interpolis' new Global High Yield Pool vehicle, valued at EUR 220 million.

The Global High Yield Pool has been set up as a Fonds voor Gemene Rekening (Fund for Joint Account), a tax-transparent asset pooling vehicle that allows Interpolis' clients to organise their global high yield investments through external managers in an efficient fashion.

Interpolis retains responsibility for pool participants administration and daily Net Asset Value (NAV) calculations.

Otto Veldt, director, Asset Management at Interpolis, said: "We are pleased with the speed and efficiency with which ABN AMRO Mellon tackled this project, allowing the fund to go live on August 1, 2007."

Nadine Chakar, CEO of ABN AMRO Mellon, said: "I am delighted that our partnership with Interpolis continues to flourish. The sterling work done by our teams has once again underlined ABN AMRO Mellon's ability to respond in a quick, efficient and flexible fashion and so ensuring that we continue to deliver the high levels of service that our clients quite rightly expect."

ABN AMRO Mellon Global Securities Services B.V. is a 50-50 joint venture between ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and Mellon Bank, N.A. It provides global custody and related services to institutions around the world outside North America. The company combines ABN AMRO's worldwide servicing presence with Mellon's advanced technology and product capabilities. Value-added products and services include compliance monitoring, investment accounting, performance measurement and analytics. News and other information about ABN AMRO Mellon Global Securities Services are available at www.abnamromellon.com.