2012 Registration document and annual financial report - BNP Paribas

6INFORMATIONON THE PARENT COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTSNotes to the parent company financial statementsResolutions adopted at Shareholders’ General Meetings Use of authorisation in 2012Shareholders’ GeneralMeeting of 23 May 2012(14 th resolution)Authorisation to issue ordinary shares and share equivalents and securitiesgranting entitlement to debt instruments, with pre-emptive rights forexisting shareholders waived and a priority subscription period granted.The par value capital increases that may be carried out immediately and/or in the future by virtue of this authorisation may not exceed EUR 350million (representing 175 million shares).The par value of any debt instruments giving access to the capital of BNPParibas that may be issued by virtue of this authorisation may not exceedEUR 7 billion.This authorisation was granted for a period of 26 months and replacesthat given by the 13 th resolution of the Shareholders’ General Meeting of12 May 2010 .This authorisation wasnot used during the periodShareholders’ GeneralMeeting of 23 May 2012(15 th resolution)Authorisation to issue ordinary shares and share equivalents, withpre- emptive rights for existing shareholders waived, in consideration forsecurities tendered to public exchange offer.The par value of the capital increases that may be carried out onone or more occasions by virtue of this authorisation may not exceedEUR 350 million (representing 175 million shares).This authorisation was granted for a period of 26 months and replacesthat given by the 14 th resolution of the Shareholders’ General Meeting of12 May 2010 .This authorisation wasnot used during the periodShareholders’ GeneralMeeting of 23 May 2012(16 th resolution)Authorisation to issue ordinary shares and share equivalents, withpre-emptive rights for existing shareholders waived, in consideration forsecurities tendered to contribution of shares up to a maximum of 10% ofthe capital.The par value of the capital increases that may be carried out on one ormore occasions by virtue of this authorisation may not exceed 10% of thenumber of shares forming the issued capital of BNP Paribas on the date ofthe decision by the Board of Directors.This authorisation was granted for a period of 26 months and replacesthat given by the 15 th resolution of the Shareholders’ General Meeting of12 May 2010 .This authorisation wasnot used during the period6Shareholders’ GeneralMeeting of 23 May 2012(17 th resolution)Blanket limit on authorisations to issue shares without pre-emptive rightsfor existing shareholders.The maximum par value of all issues made without pre-emptiverights for existing shareholders carried out immediately and/or in thefuture by virtue of the authorisations granted under the 14 th to 16 thresolutions of the present Shareholders’ General Meeting may not exceedEUR 350 million for shares and EUR 7 billion for debt instruments .Not applicableShareholders’ GeneralMeeting of 23 May 2012(18 th resolution)Issue of shares to be paid up by capitalising income, retained earnings oradditional paid-in capital.Authorisation was given to increase the issued capital within the limitof a maximum par value of EUR 1 billion on one or more occasions, bycapitalising all or part of the retained earnings, profits or additionalpaid-in capital, successively or simultaneously, through the issuance andaward of free ordinary shares, through an increase in the par value ofexisting shares, or through a combination of these two methods.This authorisation was granted for a period of 26 months and replacesthat given by the 17 th resolution of the Shareholders’ General Meeting of12 May 2010 .This authorisation wasnot used during the period3622012 Registration document and annual financial report - BNP PARIBAS