2007 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT

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1 ShareholderTHE BNP PARIBAS GROUPinformation< Contents >The Group’s objective is to increase the dividend to reflect growth inincome and the optimised management of available capital.Timeframe for claiming dividends: after five years, any unclaimeddividends will be forfeited and paid to the French Treasury, in accordancewith applicable legislation.1BNP PARIBAS R EGISTERED S HARESAs at 31 December 2007, 26,140 shareholders had shares registeredwith BNP Paribas.SHARES REGISTERED DIRECTLY WITHBNP PARIBASShareholders whose shares are registered directly with BNP Paribas:■■automatically receive all documents regarding the Bank which aresent to shareholders;are automatically entitled to call a French freephone number(0800 600 700) to place buy and sell orders;■ benefit from special, discounted brokerage fees;■ have access to “GIS Nomi” (http://gisnomi.bnpparibas.com), a fullysecure dedicated web server, in order to view registered share accountsand account movements as well as place and track trading orders;■ and, naturally, pay no custodial fees, and are systematically invitedto General Meetings.REGISTERED SHARES HELD IN ANADMINISTERED ACCOUNTBNP Paribas is also extending its administered share account servicesto institutional shareholders. For institutional shareholders, this type ofaccount combines the main benefits of holding shares in bearer formwith those of holding registered shares:■ shares can be sold at any time, through the shareholder’s usualbroker;■ the shareholder can have a single share account, backed by a cashaccount;■ the shareholder is systematically invited to attend and vote at GeneralMeetings, without the invitation being sent through a third party;■ the shareholder can take part in voting via the internet.2345ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING6The last Annual General Meeting was held on 15 May 2007 on first call.The text of the resolutions and the video of the meeting can be viewedon the BNP Paribas website, which is where the original live webcast tookplace. The composition of the quorum and the results of the votes castwere posted online the day after the meeting. In addition, the meetingwas written about in the specialist press and a specific letter was sentto shareholders summarising the meeting.7The quorum breaks down as follows:BREAKDOWN OF QUORUMNumber of shareholders (%) Number of shares (%)Present 1,784 15.55% 96,725,671 23.45%Proxy given to spouse or another shareholder 56 0.49% 46,699 0.01%Proxy given to Chairman 6,560 57.19% 29,784,996 7.22%Postal votes 3,070 26.77% 285,889,393 69.32%TOTAL 11,470 100% 412,446,759 100%89QuorumTotal no of shares issued excluding treasury stock 903,146,769 45.67%10All resolutions proposed to the shareholders were approved.11242007 Registration document - BNP PARIBAS
THE BNP PARIBAS GROUPShareholder information 1< Contents >ORDINARY MEETINGResolution 1:Resolution 2:Results Rate of approval (%)Approval of the consolidated balance sheet as at 31 December 2006 and theconsolidated profi t and loss account for the year then ended 98.59%Approval of the balance sheet of the Bank as at 31 December 2006 and the profi tand loss account for the year then ended 98.59%1Resolution 3: Appropriation of net income and dividend distribution 99.83%Agreements and commitments governed by Article L. 225-38 of the FrenchResolution 4:Commercial Code 94.84%2Resolution 5: Share buybacks 99.14%Resolution 6: Ratifi cation of the appointment of Suzanne Berger Keniston as a director 94.66%Resolution 7: Renewal of the term of offi ce of Louis Schweitzer as a director 86.95%Resolution 8: Powers to carry out formalities relating to the Ordinary Meeting 99.58%EXTRAORDINARY MEETINGResolution 9:Amendment of the fi fteenth resolution of the Annual General Meetingof 18 May 2005 to promote employee profi t-sharing and share ownership,in accordance with the French Act of 30 December 2006 97.23%Resolution 10:Amendment of the twenty-second resolution of the Annual General Meetingof 23 May 2006 to promote employee profi t-sharing and share ownership, inaccordance with the French Act of 30 December 2006 97.70%34Resolution 11: Reduction in the Bank’s capital by cancelling shares 99.51%Resolution 12: Approval of the merger of BNL into BNP Paribas 99.51%Resolution 13: Approval of the merger of Compagnie Immobilière de France into BNP Paribas 99.50%Resolution 14:Approval of the merger of Société Immobilière du 36, avenue de l’Opéra intoBNP Paribas 99.51%Resolution 15: Approval of the merger of CAPEFI into BNP Paribas 99.80%Resolution 16:Amendment of the Bank’s Articles of Association relating to attendance at GeneralMeetings 99.81%Resolution 17: Powers to carry out formalities relating to the Extraordinary Meeting 99.82%56The 2007 Annual General Meeting was an additional opportunityfor BNP Paribas to demonstrate its commitment to sustainabledevelopment. BNP Paribas seeks to create solid, recurring value,acting as a mark of quality and testifying to its respect not only for“traditional” partners comprising shareholders, clients and employees,but also for the community at large. It seemed appropriate that theseprinciples be reflected in the Group’s General Meetings. That is why itwas decided, in conjunction with the Shareholder Liaison Committee,to donate EUR 10 for every attending investor to the “Coups de pouceaux projets du personnel” programme (A helping hand for employeeprojects). The programme was specifically developed by the BNP ParibasFoundation to encourage public interest initiatives for which Bankstaff personally volunteer their time and efforts; the sums collected(EUR 17,840 in 2007) are donated in addition to the funds that theBank already grants to this programme via the BNP Paribas Foundation,which operates under the aegis of the Fondation de France. The totalamount of these contributions was distributed among 44 projects, allof them initiated by Bank employees, in amounts ranging from EUR 500to EUR 3,800. The sums to be allocated were determined on the basisof project size, the quality of the application and, naturally, the degreeof commitment of the staff involved in the project.As in previous years, a great deal of financial support was channelledinto humanitarian initiatives. This was followed by projects working withvarious types of handicaps, community integration through sport andother activities, healthcare promotion and socioeconomic integrationprojects. Most of these projects were centred on initiatives in France. Ofthe other projects, two of them concerned another European country, onewas conducted in South America, seven in Africa and five in Asia.The allocation of funds is systematically detailed in the notice ofinvitation for the next General Meeting.The procedures for BNP Paribas’ General Meetings are defined inArticle 18 of the Bank’s Articles of Association.The Board of Directors calls an Ordinary General Meeting at least oncea year to vote on the agenda set by the Board.The Board may call Extraordinary General Meetings for the purpose ofamending the Articles of Association, and especially to increase theBank’s share capital. Resolutions are adopted by a two-thirds majorityof shareholders present or represented.The Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting may be called in a singlenotice of Meetings and held on the same date. BNP Paribas will hold itsnext Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting on 21 May 2008.78910112007 Registration document - BNP PARIBAS 25
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