I omstruktureringsplanen af december 2009 (se også betragtning 78) indrømmede den nederlandske stat, at hvis den ikke havde grebet ind, var FBN blevet trukket ned af Fortis SA/NV.
In the December 2009 Restructuring Plan (see also recital 78), the Dutch State admitted that, had it not intervened, FBN would have been dragged down by Fortis SA/NV.