Fortis Selling EU2.5 Billion of Bonds for ABN Stake

" ``Given the issues Fortis has regarding disclosure of its exposure to subprime and the like, the fear was that they would have to pay even more'' to borrow, said Chris Hitchings, an equity analyst at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Ltd. in London. ``In a market that's suspicious of banks, people are most suspicious of the ones that have the poorest disclosure.'' "