Annual Report 2012 BNP Paribas Arbitrage Issuance B.V.

AMSTERDAM, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

BNP Paribas Arbitrage Issuance B.V. has released its annual report 2012. The report can be found on http://www.bnpparibas.nl / BNP Paribas in The Netherlands / Our brands and subsidiaries.

BNP Paribas Arbitrage Issuance B.V., located in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, issues securities, such as warrants, notes and certificates and enters into related OTC agreements with companies belonging to the BNP Paribas group. All securities are issued under a guarantee of BNP Paribas S.A., Paris. The securities are privately placed or are listed on regulated or non-regulated markets of stock exchanges located in and outside the European Union.

This announcement is released pursuant to the EU Transparency Directive and the Dutch Act on financial supervision.

About BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas (http://www.bnpparibas.com) has a presence in nearly 80 countries with 190,000 employees, including 145,000 in Europe. It ranks highly in its three core activities: Retail Banking, Investment Solutions and Corporate & Investment Banking. In Europe, the Group has four domestic markets (Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg) and BNP Paribas Personal Finance is the leader in consumer lending. BNP Paribas is rolling out its integrated retail banking model across Mediterranean basin countries, in Turkey, in Eastern Europe and a large network in the western part of the United States. In its Corporate & Investment Banking and Investment Solutions activities, BNP Paribas also enjoys top positions in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas and solid and fast-growing businesses in Asia-Pacific.