2012 Registration document and annual financial report - BNP Paribas

GROUP PRESENTATIONBNP Paribas and its shareholders1The Investors and Shareholders section now includes all reports andpresentations concerning the Bank’s business and strategy aimed atall audiences (individual shareholders, institutional investors, assetmanagers and financial analysts). The website also has a sectionentitled “To be a shareholder”, which was more specifically designedwith individual shareholders in mind, offering information tailored totheir needs and details of proposed events. In addition, there is a specificsection dedicated to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, whichincludes information regarding the attending of the meeting, ways ofvoting, practical matters, as well as a presentation of the resolutions andthe complete text of all speeches made by corporate officers. Webcastsof the Annual General Meeting can be viewed on the Bank’s website. Inresponse to the expectations of individual shareholders and investors,and to meet increasingly strict transparency and regulatory disclosurerequirements, BNP Paribas regularly adds sections to its website andimproves existing sections with enhanced content (particularly as regardsthe glossary) and new functions.1SHAREHOLDER L IAISON C OMMITTEEAfter its formation in 2000, BNP Paribas decided to create a ShareholderLiaison Committee to help the Group improve communications with itsindividual shareholders. At the Shareholders’ Meeting that approved theBNP Paribas merger, the Chairman of BNP Paribas initiated the processof appointing members to this committee, which was fully establishedin late 2000.Headed by Baudouin Prot, the committee includes ten shareholders whoare both geographically and socio-economically representative of theindividual shareholder population, along with two employees or formeremployees. Each member serves a three-year term. When their termsexpire, announcements are published in the press and/or in the Group’svarious financial publications, inviting new candidates to come forward.Any shareholder can become a candidate.At 31 December 2012 , the members of the Liaison Committee were asfollows:■ Baudouin Prot, Chairman;■ Georges Bouchard, resident of the Yvelines department;■ Franck Deleau, resident of the Lot department;■ Jean-Louis Dervin, resident of the Calvados department;■ Jacques de Juvigny, resident of the Bas Rhin department;■ André Laplanche, resident of the Vaucluse department;■ Jean-Marie Laurent, resident of the Oise department;■ Dyna Peter-Ott, resident of the Bas Rhin department;■ Jean-Luc Robaux, resident of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department;■ Chantal Thiebaut, resident of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department;■ Thierry de Vignet, resident of the Dordogne department;■ Anny Jans, BNP Paribas employee, residing in Belgium;■ Odile Uzan-Fernandes, BNP Paribas employee, residing in Paris.In accordance with the committee’s Charter – i.e. the Internal Rulesthat all committee members have adopted – the committee met twicein 2012, on 23 March and on 4 October, in addition to taking part in theAnnual General Meeting and attending the ACTIONARIA shareholder fair.The main topics of discussion included:■ BNP Paribas’ ownership structure and changes therein, particularlyamong individual shareholders;■ the periodical publications which provide information on the Group’sachievements and strategy;■ proposals submitted to “Cercle des Actionnaires” members;■ the draft 2011 Registration document and Annual Report;■ quarterly results presentations;■ initiatives taken in preparation for the Annual General Meeting;■ the Bank’s participation in the ACTIONARIA shareholder fair. At thisevent, several Liaison Committee members explained the role playedby the committee to people who visited the Group’s stand.The Liaison Committee members were also consulted during the Brand,Communication and Quality Department’s survey on the relevance of thecontent and form of our written materials for different types of investors.2012 Registration document and annual financial report - BNP PARIBAS 23