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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>BNP Paribas - News - Financial press releases</title><link>http://www.bnpparibas.com</link><description>BNP Paribas - News - Financial press releases</description><language>en</language><copyright>Copyright BNP Paribas.</copyright><image><title>BNPParibas.com</title><url>http://www.bnpparibas.com/img/logo-flux-rss.gif</url><link>http://www.bnpparibas.com/</link><width>140</width><height>80</height></image><item><title>BNP Paribas Group: Results as at 30 September 2009</title><link>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=LPOS-7XH8BJ</link><guid>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=LPOS-7XH8BJ</guid><description>The Board of Directors of BNP Paribas met on 4 November 2009. The meeting was chaired by Michel Pébereau and the Board examined the Group's results for the third quarter and the first nine months of the year.NET PROFITS OF 1.3 BILLION EUROS CONFIRMING A ROBUST PROFIT GENERATION CAPACITYIn an [...]

			
		</description></item><item><title>BNP Paribas Group: Results as at 30 June 2009</title><link>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=TADU-7UKKL4</link><guid>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=TADU-7UKKL4</guid><description>On 3 August 2009, the Board of Directors of BNP Paribas, in a meeting chaired by Michel Pébereau, examined the Group's second quarter results as well as the first half financial statements.NET PROFIT OF 1.6 BILLION EUROS, CONFIRMING STRONG PROFIT GENERATING CAPACITYIn an environment characterised [...]

			
		</description></item><item><title>BNP Paribas and Intesa Sanpaolo reach agreement on Findomestic, the number 2 Italian consumer finance specialist</title><link>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=NMES-7UL89W</link><guid>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=NMES-7UL89W</guid><description>Intesa Sanpaolo to sell Findomestic in the framework of its capital management actionsBNP Paribas to continue deploying its integrated business model in Italy, one of its 4 domestic markets along with France, Belgium and Luxembourg.Intesa Sanpaolo and BNP Paribas have reached an agreement on [...]

			
		</description></item><item><title>BNP Paribas completes the acquisition of Fortis Bank and forms a strategic partnership in insurance with Fortis</title><link>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=NMES-7RYH7D</link><guid>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=NMES-7RYH7D</guid><description>Fortis bank is now part of the BNP Paribas Group, which becomes the number 1 bank in the eurozone by deposits with a domestic retail business now in four founding countries of the European Union: Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg.The board of directors of BNP Paribas, chaired by Michel [...]

			
		</description></item><item><title>Herman Daems to be proposed as Chairman of the new board of Fortis Bank</title><link>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=NMES-7RTGQD</link><guid>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=NMES-7RTGQD</guid><description>Herman Daems, 62, will be proposed as Chairman of the new board of Fortis Bank once the acquisition of 75% of its capital by BNP Paribas has been completed. Herman Daems, after a long and distinguished career as an economist, academic and consultant, became Chairman, in 1999, of the Board of [...]

			
		</description></item><item><title>BNP Paribas Group: Results as at 31 March 2009</title><link>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=LPOS-7RRK2M</link><guid>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=LPOS-7RRK2M</guid><description>On 5 May 2009, the Board of Directors of BNP Paribas, in a meeting chaired by Michel Pébereau, examined the Group's first quarter results.A NET PROFIT (GROUP SHARE) OF 1.56 BILLION EUROSIn the first quarter 2009, the environment remained challenging with a continued deterioration of the economy and [...]

			
		</description></item><item><title>The combination of BNP Paribas and Fortis Bank is widely approved by Fortis Holding&#39;s shareholders</title><link>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=NMES-7RKLM8</link><guid>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=NMES-7RKLM8</guid><description>BNP Paribas wishes to thank the Fortis shareholders who voted for the BNP Paribas plan at their General Meetings of April 28 and 29, 2009. BNP Paribas also wishes to extend thanks to its partners:- The governments of Belgium and Luxembourg, for their steadfast resolve to bring this project to [...]

			
		</description></item><item><title>Issue of 5.1 billion euros of non-voting shares as part of the French plan to support the economy</title><link>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=LPOI-7QNPKG</link><guid>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=LPOI-7QNPKG</guid><description>Following the approval by the Extraordinary General Meeting of March 27th, 2009, BNP Paribas issued on March 31st, 2009 187,224,669 non-voting shares for a total amount of 5.1 billion euros at 27.24 euros per share, subscribed by Société de Prise de Participation de l'Etat (SPPE) as part of the [...]

			
		</description></item><item><title>New agreement on the terms of the acquisition of Fortis&#39; activities in Belgium and Luxembourg</title><link>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=NMES-7PXPTA</link><guid>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=NMES-7PXPTA</guid><description>The Belgian State, Fortis Holding and BNP Paribas have negociated a termsheet, amending the Protocol, signed on 10th October 2008, which modifies the terms of BNP Paribas' acquisition of Fortis' activities in Belgium and Luxembourg.Under the terms of this new agreement and subject to the approval [...]

			
		</description></item><item><title>BNP Paribas Group: Results as at 31 December 2008</title><link>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=LPOS-7PDFUY</link><guid>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=LPOS-7PDFUY</guid><description>On 18 February 2009, the Board of Directors of BNP Paribas, in a meeting chaired by Michel Pébereau, examined the Group's results for the fourth quarter 2008, and approved the accounts for the 2008 fiscal year.THE CAPACITY TO GENERATE PROFITS MAINTAINED IN 2008 DESPITE THE CRISISIn 2008, in the [...]

			
		</description></item><item><title>Dividend</title><link>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=LPOI-7PEEJR</link><guid>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=LPOI-7PEEJR</guid><description>During the announcement of the 2008 results, it was specified that the Board of Directors will propose to the Annual General Meeting the payment of a dividend of €1.00 per share.The Board of Directors will also propose to the Annual General Meeting that the dividend be detached from the share on [...]

			
		</description></item><item><title>Press Release - 11 february 2009</title><link>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=LPOI-7P6PC6</link><guid>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=LPOI-7P6PC6</guid><description>BNP Paribas notes today's result of Fortis's shareholder meeting. BNP Paribas appreciates the positive vote cast by a large number of shareholders and the support of so many of Fortis Bank's employees. BNP Paribas points out that only the original protocol signed on the 10th October 2008 remains [...]

			
		</description></item><item><title>BNP Paribas announces the launch of a Euro 15 billion public sector covered bond programme</title><link>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=NMES-7NZAT8</link><guid>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=NMES-7NZAT8</guid><description>BNP Paribas announces today the establishment of a Euro 15 billion public sector covered bond programme for BNP Paribas Public Sector SCF. The programme will allow the group to raise funding secured on its portfolio of public sector assets through the issuance of obligations foncières, French [...]

			
		</description></item><item><title>Amendments to the terms governing the acquisition of Fortis&#39; activities in Belgium and Luxembourg</title><link>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=NMES-7NV9TW</link><guid>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=NMES-7NV9TW</guid><description>BNP Paribas, the Belgian state and Fortis Holding agreed to amend the Protocol, signed on the 10th October 2008, along the lines of the recommendations contained in the report of the experts appointed by the Court of Appeal in Brussels. If the shareholders' meeting gives its approval, Fortis [...]

			
		</description></item><item><title>Estimated net Profit of 3 billion euros for 2008 - Participation in the second stage of the French Plan to strengthen Bank&#39;s Capital</title><link>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=LPOI-7NN9A2</link><guid>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=LPOI-7NN9A2</guid><description>The Board of Directors of BNP Paribas met on the 25th January 2009 to be informed of the preliminary estimations for the 2008 results and to examine the way in which the Group should participate in the second stage of the French plan to support the financing of the real economy.For the full year [...]

			
		</description></item><item><title>Press Release</title><link>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=NMES-7NHGXA</link><guid>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=NMES-7NHGXA</guid><description>The French government has announced the second stage of the plan to support lending growth within the economy*. This second stage offers different options that allow the banks to receive additional Tier one capital in the form of either hybrid debt (TSSDI) or preferred shares, which do not carry [...]

			
		</description></item><item><title>Béatrice Belorgey is appointed BNP Paribas&#39; Head of Investor Relations and Financial Information - Véronique Ormezzano is appointed Head of Sovereigns, Supras and Central Banks within Corporate and Investment Banking</title><link>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=LPOI-7N8EV8</link><guid>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=LPOI-7N8EV8</guid><description>BNP Paribas announces the appointment of Béatrice Belorgey as Head of Investor Relations and Financial Information (IRFI), succeeding Véronique Ormezzano. A graduate of Paris' Institut d'Etudes Politiques and a qualified financial analyst (CEFA), Béatrice Belorgey initially worked for 10 years [...]

			
		</description></item><item><title>Press Release</title><link>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=NMES-7MFADX</link><guid>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=NMES-7MFADX</guid><description>Given the ruling by the Brussels Court of Appeal on December 12th, 2008, the acquisition of a stake by BNP Paribas in Fortis Banque cannot proceed according to the timetable initially envisaged. As a result, the shareholders' meeting convened on December 19th, 2008, will no longer take place. About [...]

			
		</description></item><item><title>Due to recent extremely unfavourable market conditions the bank&#39;s CIB division is loss making over the first 11 months of 2008. The Group is largely profitable over the same period</title><link>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=LPOI-7MDNY3</link><guid>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=LPOI-7MDNY3</guid><description>Given the market dislocation and the extreme volatility, aggravated by Lehman's bankruptcy and its violent market repercussions, which have continued since the end of September, BNP Paribas' Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) division has realised negative revenues in November, as it did in [...]

			
		</description></item><item><title>BNP Paribas exposure to funds managed by Madoff Investment Services</title><link>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=NMES-7MCA57</link><guid>http://www.bnpparibas.com/en/news/press-releases.asp?Code=NMES-7MCA57</guid><description>While BNP Paribas has no investment of its own in the hedge funds managed by Bernard Madoff Investment Services, it does have risk exposure to these funds through its trading business and collateralized lending to funds of hedge funds.If, as a result of the alleged fraud, the value of the assets of [...]

			
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