BNP Paribas — Capital/Financing Update 2019

Dec 12, 2019

PRESS RELEASE

NOTIFICATION BY THE ECB OF THE 2019 SUPERVISORY REVIEW AND EVALUATION PROCESS (SREP)

BNP Paribas has received the notification by the European Central Bank of the 2019 Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP) confirming the Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) requirement that the Group has to respect on a consolidated basis.

The Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) requirement that the Group has to respect as from 1*January 2020 on a consolidated basis is 9.92% (excluding the Pillar 2 guidance, not public), which includes 1.50% for the G-SIB buffer, 2.50% for the Conservation buffer, 1.25% for the Pillar 2 requirement (unchanged vs. last year) and including 0.17% of countercyclical buffer. The requirement for the Tier 1 Capital is 11.42% and that for the Total Capital is 13.42%.

With a CET1 ratio at 12.0%, a Tier 1 ratio at 13.3% and a Total Capital ratio at 15.4% as at 30 September 2019, the Group is well above the regulatory requirements.

About BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. It has a presence in 74 countries, with more than 192,000 employees, including more than 146,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main activities: Domestic Markets and International Services (whose retail-banking networks and financial services are covered by Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, which serves two client franchises: corporate clients and institutional investors. The Group helps (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realise their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance.

In Europe, the Group has four domestic markets (Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg) and BNP Paribas Personal Finance is the European leader in consumer lending.

. BNP Paribas is rolling out its integrated retail-banking model in Mediterranean countries, in Eastern Europe and a large network in the western part of the United States. In its Corporate & Institutional Banking and International Financial Services activities, BNP Paribas also enjoys top positions in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific.

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