The Children's Investment Fund Management, the activist hedge fund manager agitating for change at ABN Amro, has called on shareholders to vote in favour of five agenda items it has tabled at next week's annual general meeting. These are:

• 11.1 1. a shareholder vote on the principle that it is in the best interests of all shareholders, other stakeholders and the Company for the Managing Board of ABN Amro to actively pursue any possibilities to sell, spin-off or merge some or all of the major businesses of the company to maximise shareholder value;