2012 Registration document and annual financial report - BNP Paribas

1GROUPPRESENTATIONBNP Paribas and its shareholders1Investment of EUR 74.06 on 1 January 2008in five-year French government bondsThe five-year BTAN (Bon du Trésor à intérêt Annuel) yield was 4.2076%.At the end of each subsequent year, interest income is reinvested in asimilar note on the following terms:■ 2.241% (BTAN) in January 2009 for 4 years;■ 1.821% (BTAN) in January 2010 for 3 years;■ 0.909% (BTAN) in January 2011 for 2 years;■ 1.974% in January 2012 for 1 year (Euribor).At the end of five years, the accrued value of the investment is EUR 90.22,an increase of EUR 16.16 (+21.82%).COMMUNICATION WITH SHAREHOLDERSBNP Paribas endeavours to provide all shareholders with clear, consistent,high-quality information at regular intervals, in accordance with bestmarket practice and the recommendations of stock market authorities.The Investor Relations team informs institutional investors and financialanalysts of the Group’s strategies, major events concerning the Group’sbusiness and, of course, the Group’s quarterly results.In 2013, the timetable is as follows (1) :■ 14 February 2013: publication of 2012 results;■ 3 May 2013: first quarter 2013 figures;■ 31 July 2013: publication of 2013 second quarter and half-year results;■ 31 October 2013: results for the third quarter and first nine monthsof 2013.Informative briefings are organised several times a year, when the annualand half-year results are released, or on specific topics, providing seniormanagement with an opportunity to present the BNP Paribas G roup andits strategy. More specifically, a Relations Officer is responsible for liaisingwith managers of ethical and socially responsible funds.The Individual Shareholder Relations Department provides informationand deals with queries from the Group’s 560,000 or so individualshareholders (source: 31 December 2012 TPI Survey). A half-yearlyfinancial newsletter informs both members of the “Cercle BNP Paribas”and other shareholders of Group developments, and a summary of thematters discussed during the Annual General Meeting is sent out inearly July. During the year, individual shareholders are invited to attendpresentations in French cities, during which the Group’s accomplishmentsand strategy are presented by General Management (in 2012 there weremeetings in Lyon on 27 June, at Saint-Germain- e n- Laye on 11 Septemberand in Nice on 25 October). BNP Paribas representatives also met andspoke with over 1,000 people at the ACTIONARIA shareholder fair held inParis on 23 and 24 November 2012.In 1995, the “Cercle BNP Paribas” was set up for individual shareholdersholding at least 200 shares. The Cercle currently has 68,000 shareholdermembers. Every year, alternating with three financial newsletters, threeissues of “La Vie du Cercle” are sent to shareholders. This is a publicationinviting them to take part in artistic, sporting and cultural events withwhich BNP Paribas is associated, as well as training sessions. Theseinclude trading in equities (technical analysis, financial research, placingorders etc.), private asset management and warrants. Economic updatesessions are also organised by the relevant BNP Paribas teams. The Bankregularly organises scientific conferences and visits to industrial sites.These events are held in Paris and the provinces, on weekdays and at theweekend, to enable as many people as possible to attend. To illustratethe variety on offer, more than 450 events were organised for more than15,000 participants in 2012. Shareholders can obtain information aboutthese services by dialling a special French toll-free number: 0800 666777. A telephone news service can also be accessed through the samenumber, offering a wide range of information to BNP Paribas shareholders,such as the share price, shareholders’ events, news and interviews. Thereis also a Cercle des Actionnaires website (cercle-actionnaires.bnpparibas.com), which features all offers and services available, including thoseavailable through the Cercle membership card.The BNP Paribas website (http://invest.bnpparibas.com) can be consultedin both French and English, with some documents available in Italian andDutch. It provides information on the Group, including press releases, keyfigures and details of significant developments and events. All financialdocuments such as Annual Reports and Registration documents canalso be viewed and downloaded. The financial calendar gives the datesof important forthcoming events, such as the Annual General Meeting,results announcements and shareholder seminars. Publications compiledby the Bank’s Economic Research unit can be viewed on the website. Thewebsite also features the latest share performance data and comparisonswith major indexes, as well as a tool for calculating returns.(1) Subject to alteration.222012 Registration document and annual financial report - BNP PARIBAS