La banque d'un monde qui change 2004 - BNP Paribas

NOTE 22 (CONT’D)CONSOLIDATED SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITYBNP PARIBAS SHARES HELD BY THE GROUPPursuant to the sixth resolution of the Shareholders’ Meetingof 28 May 2004, BNP Paribas was authorised to buy backshares representing a maximum of 10% of its capital in orderto stabilise the share price, or to award or sell the sharesto employees under the statutory profit-sharing schemeor company savings plans, or to cancel the shares acquired,or to sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of them, for financialor asset/liability management purposes.At 31 December 2004, the BNP Paribas Group held51,808,500 BNP Paribas shares representing an amount ofEUR 2,557 million, including 51,683,500 shares representingEUR 2,550 million deducted from shareholders’ equity.In millions of euros Other participating interests Trading account securities (note 5) TotalNumber Book Number Book Number Bookof securities value of securities value of securities valueShares held at 31 December 2002 27,894,453 1,103 366,000 14 28,260,453 1,117Shares acquired pursuant to shareholder authorisations 22,547,920 1,061 22,547,920 1,061Other movements (5,623,930) (259) 1,242,000 66 (4,381,930) (193)Shares held at 31 December 2003 44,818,443 1,905 1,608,000 80 46,426,443 1,985Shares acquired pursuant to shareholder authorisations 35,751,407 1,794 35,751,407 1,794Capital reduction pursuant to the 18th resolutionof the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of 14 May 2004 (25,000,000) (966) (25,000,000) (966)Other movements (3,886,350) (183) (1,483,000) (73) (5,369,350) (256)Shares held at 31 December 2004 51,683,500 2,550 125,000 7 51,808,500 2,557246BNP PARIBAS - ANNUAL REPORT 2004