2012 Registration document and annual financial report - BNP Paribas

GENERAL INFORMATIONStatutory Auditors’ special report on related party agreements and commitments88.7 Statutory Auditors’ special report on re latedparty agreements and commitmentsAnnual General Meeting for the approval of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2012This is a free translation into English of the Statutory Auditors’ special report on related party agreements and commitments issued in French and isprovided solely for the convenience of English speaking readers. This report should be read in conjunction with, and construed in accordance with,French law and professional auditing standards applicable in France.Deloitte & Associés185, avenue Charles de Gaulle92524 Neuilly-sur-Seine CedexPricewaterhouseCoopers Audit63, rue de Villiers92208 Neuilly-sur-Seine CedexMazars61, rue Henri Regnault92400 CourbevoieBNP Paribas16 boulevard des Italiens75009 ParisTo the Shareholders,In our capacity as Statutory Auditors of BNP Paribas, we hereby report to you on related party agreements and commitments.It is our responsibility to report to shareholders, based on the information provided to us, on the main terms and conditions of agreements andcommitments that have been disclosed to us or that we may have identified as part of our engagement, without commenting on their relevanceor substance or identifying any undisclosed agreements or commitments. Under the provisions of article R.225-31 of the French Commercial Code(Code de commerce), it is the responsibility of shareholders to determine whether the agreements and commitments are appropriate and should beapproved.Where applicable, it is also our responsibility to provide shareholders with the information required by article R.225-31 of the French Commercial Codein relation to the implementation during the year of agreements and commitments already approved by the Annual General Meeting.We performed the procedures that we deemed necessary in accordance with professional standards applicable in France to such engagements.These procedures consisted in verifying that the information given to us is consistent with the underlying documents.AGREEMENTS AND COMMITMENTS SUBMITTED FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE ANNUALGENERAL MEETINGAgreements and commitments authorised during the yearIn accordance with article L.225-40 of the French Commercial Code, we were informed of the following agreement authorised by the Board of Directors.■ Agreement between BNP Paribas and Jean-Laurent Bonnafé regarding the termination of Jean-Laurent Bonnafé’s employment contract (authorisedby the Board of Directors on 14 December 2012)8Director concerned:Jean-Laurent Bonnafé, DirectorChief Executive Officer of BNP ParibasJean-Laurent Bonnafé entered into an agreement on 25 January 2013 providing for the termination of his employment contract.In the event of termination of Jean-Laurent Bonnafé’s duties as Chief Executive Officer, this agreement provides for the following provisions:2012 Registration document and annual financial report - BNP PARIBAS 433