Amende BNP : Statement of Facts

· UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DI STRICT OF NEW YORK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - x UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 14 Cr. - - v. BNP P ARIBAS, S.A., Defendant. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - x STATEMENT OF FACTS The parties stipulate that the allegations in Count One of the Federal Information, the allegations in Counts One and Two of the New York State Superior Court and the following facts are true and correct, and that had the matter gone to trial, the United States and New York State would have proved them beyond a reasonable doubt: 1. BNP Paribas S.A. ("BNPP"), the defendant, is the largest bank in France and one of the five largest banks in the world in terms of total assets. It has approximately 190,000 employees and more than 34 million customers around the world. BNPP's headquarters are located in Paris, France ("BNPP Paris"), and BNPP has subsidiaries, affiliates and branches in many countries throughout the world, including branch offices in the United States headquartered in New York, New York ("BNPP New York"), and a subsidiary based in Geneva, Switzerland, incorporated as BNPP Paribas (Suisse) S.A. ("BNPP Geneva"). One ofBNPP's core businesses is its Corporate and Investment Bank ("CIB"). Among other activities, CIB provides clients with fnancing in the form of letters of credit and syndicated loans.