On 2 November 1999, Hutchison Atlantic (a subsidiary of Hutchison International Port Holdings), RMPM and ABN AMRO Effecten Compagnie (a member of the ABN AMRO Group) notified an agreement by which they would jointly acquire all of the shares in ECT.
Le 2 novembre 1999, Hutchison Atlantic (filiale de Hutchison International Port Holdings), RMPM et ABN AMRO Effecten Compagnie (appartenant au groupe ABN AMRO) ont notifié un accord en vertu duquel les parties se proposaient de racheter en commun la totalité des actions ECT.