2012 Registration document and annual financial report - BNP Paribas

2CORPORATEGOVERNANCEReport of the Chairman of the Board of Directors on the manner of preparation and organisationof the work of the Board and on the internal control procedures implemented by the c ompany2CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS (PRESSRELEASES, SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, ETC.)Financial reports are prepared for external publication by the InvestorRelations and Financial Information team, within Group Finance, forthe purpose of presenting the Group’s different activities, explainingits financial results and providing details of its development strategyto individual shareholders, institutional investors, financial analystsand rating agencies, while observing the principle that the financialinformation presented should conform to that used internally.The team, which reports to Executive Management and the ChiefFinancial Officer, devises the format in which financial information ispublished by the Group. It liaises with the Divisions and f unctions whendesigning the presentation of the Group’s results, strategic projects andspecial presentations for external publication.Due to the growing demands of investors and the Group’s determinationto be at the leading edge of European corporate communications,BNP Paribas has adopted a detailed communications format designedto present its results to the financial markets on a quarterly basis. TheStatutory Auditors are associated with the validation and review phaseof press releases relating to the closing of quarterly, half-yearly orannual financial statements, before their presentation to the FinancialStatements Committee and to the Board of Directors.722012 Registration document and annual financial report - BNP PARIBAS