N.V acquired all of ABN AMRO branches in Curaçao and Bonaire. Antilles Banking Corporation (Sint Maarten) acquired the operations in Sint Maarten. RBTT merged the operations of ABN AMRO Netherlands Antilles and ABC and continued the combined business under the name RBTT Bank Antilles. ABN AMRO held a minority of the shares in ABC for a maximum period of up to three years. ABN AMRO traced its origins in the Netherlands Antilles back to Edwards, Henriquez & Co., established in 1856 in Curaçao, whose main activity was trade and sea transportation. 2000 First National Bank of Aruba acquired ABN AMRO’s branches in Aruba. RBTT merged the banking activities of ABN AMRO Aruba and First National Bank of Aruba and continued the combined business under the name RBTT Bank Aruba. First National Bank of Aruba also owned Banco Nacional de Hipotecas, a licensed mortgage bank. 2000 RBTT acquired all of ABN AMRO Bank’s branches in Suriname through its wholly owned subsidiary RBTT Bank (Suriname). On 22 April 2002 the bank celebrated its 100th anniversary and rebranded itself legally to the acronym form of the Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago or "RBTT". This led to a regional rebranding of all RBTT businesses of the financial group. Today, all commercial banking subsidiaries carry the RBTT brand in their official name. 2003 RBTT acquired Ernst & Young Trust Corporation in Barbados and renamed it RBTT Trust Corporation. 2004 RBTT acquired Caribbean Commercial Bank in Barbados. This is now RBTT Bank Barbados. 2005 RBTT opened a representative office in Costa Rica as the first step in a strategy of greater involvement in Central America. 2007 RBC announced it would acquire RBTT, which would mark the return of RBC to Trinidad and Tobago after an absence of 20 years. 2008 RBTT shareholders voted in favour of the acquisition by the Royal Bank of Canada; the transaction was completed in June 2008. Stock market The company was listed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange (TTSE) under the symbol RBTT. RBTT shareholders are receiving both cash and RBC shares for their stock in RBTT. RBC is considering listing depository receipts for RBC shares on the TTSE. Subsidiaries and units RBTT Bank Limited - Trinidad and Tobago RBTT Insurance Agency Limited RBTT Merchant Bank Limited RBTT Trust Limited West Indies Stockbrokers Limited RBTT Bank Aruba N.V. RBTT Bank Barbados Limited RBTT Trust Corporation RBTT Bank Grenada Limited