2007 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT

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1 ShareholderTHE BNP PARIBAS GROUPinformationNOTICE OF MEETINGS■ Holders of registered shares are notified by post. The notice of meetingcontains the agenda, the draft resolutions and a postal voting form.■ Holders of bearer shares are notified via announcements in thepress, particularly investor and financial journals. In addition to legalrequirements, BNP Paribas sends the following documents aimed atboosting attendance:■ notices of meetings and a postal voting form for shareholders whoown over a certain number of shares (set at 250 shares in 2007);these same documents may accessed freely on the website;■ information letters concerning the Annual General Meeting andthe attendance procedures. In 2007, these were sent to all holdersof at least 150 bearer shares.In total, nearly 71,000 of the Bank’s shareholders personally received theinformation needed to participate.In addition, staff at all sales facilities of the BNP Paribas network arespecifically trained to provide the necessary assistance and carry outthe required formalities.ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGSAny holder of shares may gain admittance to Annual and ExtraordinaryGeneral Meeting, provided that the shares have been recorded inDISCLOSURE THRESHOLDSIn addition to the legal thresholds, and in accordance with Article 5 ofthe Bank’s Articles of Association, any shareholder, whether acting aloneor in concert, who comes to hold directly or indirectly at least 0.5%of the capital or voting rights of BNP Paribas, or any multiple of thatpercentage down to 5%, is required to notify BNP Paribas by registeredletter with return receipt.Once the 5% threshold is reached, shareholders are required to discloseany increase in their interest representing a multiple of 1% of the capitalor voting rights of BNP Paribas.their accounts for at least three days. Holders of bearer shares mustin addition present an entry card or certificate stating the ownershipof the shares.VOTING< Contents >Shareholders who are unable to attend a General Meeting may completeand return to BNP Paribas the postal voting form/proxy enclosed withthe notice of meeting. This document enables them to either:■ vote by post;■ give proxy to their spouse or another shareholder (individual or legalentity);■ give the proxy to the Chairman of the Meeting or indicate no proxy.Shareholders or their proxies present at the Meeting are given thenecessary equipment to cast their votes. Since the General Meeting of13 May 1998, BNP Paribas has used an electronic voting system.Since the Meeting of 28 May 2004, shareholders can use a dedicated,secure internet server to send all the requisite attendance documentsprior to Annual General Meeting (http://gisproxy.bnpparibas.com).The disclosures described in the previous two paragraphs shall also applywhen the shareholding falls below the above-mentioned thresholds.In the case of failure to comply with these disclosure requirements, theundisclosed shares will be stripped of voting rights at the request of oneor more shareholders who hold a combined interest of at least 2% ofthe capital or voting rights of BNP Paribas.1234567891011262007 Registration document - BNP PARIBAS
Contents >12 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE232.1 Board of Directors 28Membership of the Board of Directors 28Other corporate offi cers 37Remuneration 38Summary table of transactions on BNP Paribas stock reported by key individuals 392.2 Report of the Chairman of the Board of Directors on the conditionsfor the preparation and organisation of the work of the Boardand on internal control procedures implemented by BNP Paribas 40Corporate governance at BNP Paribas 40Internal Control 55Limitation of the powers of the Chief Executive Offi cer 59Internal control procedures relating to the preparation and processingof accounting and fi nancial information 602.3 Statutory Auditors’ report 642.4 Executive Committee 6545678910112007 Registration document - BNP PARIBAS 27
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