Bond BNP Paribas SA 5% ( FR0013298882 ) in EUR

BNP Paribas SA

100 % ▼

France

FR0013298882 ( in EUR )

5% per year ( payment 2 times a year)

23/04/2028

Prospectus brochure of the bond BNP Paribas FR0013298882 en EUR 5%, maturity 23/04/2028

23/04/2026 ( In 134 days )

BNP Paribas is a leading international banking group providing a wide range of financial services including retail banking, investment banking, asset management, and corporate and institutional banking to individuals, businesses, and governments worldwide.

BNP Paribas issued a EUR-denominated bond (ISIN: FR0013298882) currently trading at 100%, offering a 5% coupon rate with a semi-annual payment frequency and maturing on April 23, 2028.

BASE PROSPECTUS
DATED 2 JUNE 2020

BNP Paribas Issuance B.V.
(incorporated in The Netherlands)
(as Issuer)
BNP Paribas
(incorporated in France)
(as Guarantor)
BNP Paribas Fortis Funding
(incorporated in Luxembourg)
(as Issuer)
BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV
(incorporated in Belgium)
(as Guarantor)
Base Prospectus for the issue of unsubordinated Notes

This document (the "Base Prospectus") constitutes a base prospectus in respect of Notes issued under the
Note, Warrant and Certificate Programme of BNP Paribas Issuance B.V. ("BNPP B.V."), BNP Paribas
("BNPP") and BNP Paribas Fortis Funding ("BP2F") (the "Programme"). Any Securities (as defined below)
issued on or after the date of this Base Prospectus are issued subject to the provisions herein. This does not
affect any Securities issued before the date of this Base Prospectus.
This Base Prospectus constitutes a base prospectus for the purposes of Article 8 of the Prospectus Regulation.
"Prospectus Regulation" means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017. This Base Prospectus received
approval no. 20-231 on 2 June 2020 from the Autorité des marchés financiers (the "AMF") and will be valid
for a period of one year following the date of its approval by the AMF. The obligation to supplement this Base
Prospectus in the event of a significant new factor, material mistake or material inaccuracy does not apply
when this Base Prospectus is no longer valid.
This Base Prospectus has been approved as a base prospectus by the AMF in France as competent authority
under the Prospectus Regulation. The AMF only approves this Base Prospectus as meeting the standards of
completeness, comprehensibility and consistency imposed by the Prospectus Regulation. Approval by the
AMF should not be considered as an endorsement of the Issuers or the Guarantors or of the quality of the
Securities. Investors should make their own assessment as to the suitability of investing in the Securities. Upon
such approval, application may be made for securities issued under the Programme during a period of 12
months from the date of this Base Prospectus to be listed and/or admitted to trading on Euronext Paris and/or
a Regulated Market (as defined below) in another Member State of the European Economic Area (the "EEA")
(which, for these purposes, includes the United Kingdom). Euronext Paris is a regulated market for the
purposes of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive 2014/65/EU (each such regulated market being a
"Regulated Market"). Reference in this Base Prospectus to Securities being "listed" (and all related
references) shall mean that such Securities have been listed and admitted to trading on Euronext Paris or, as
the case may be, a Regulated Market (including the regulated market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
(including the professional segment of the regulated market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange)) or on such
other or further stock exchange(s) as the relevant Issuer may decide. Each Issuer may also issue unlisted
Securities. The applicable Final Terms (as defined below) will specify whether or not Securities are to be
listed and admitted to trading and, if so, the relevant Regulated Market or other or further stock exchange(s).
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The requirement to publish a prospectus under the Prospectus Regulation only applies to Securities which are
to be admitted to trading on a regulated market in the EEA and/or offered to the public in the EEA other than
in circumstances where an exemption is available under Article 1(4) and/or 3(2) of the Prospectus Regulation
(and, for these purposes, references to the EEA include the United Kingdom).
The Issuers may issue Securities for which no prospectus is required to be published under the Prospectus
Regulation ("Exempt Securities") under this Base Prospectus. See "Exempt Securities" in the "Overview of
this Base Prospectus" section below. The AMF has neither approved nor reviewed information contained in
this Base Prospectus in connection with Exempt Securities.
Approval will also be granted by the Luxembourg Stock Exchange in accordance with the Luxembourg Act
dated 16 July 2019 on prospectuses for securities (Loi relative aux prospectus pour valeurs mobilières) (the
"Prospectus Act") for Securities (including Exempt Securities) issued under the Programme to be admitted to
the Official List and admitted to trading on the Euro MTF Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (the
"Euro MTF") (including the professional segment of the Euro MTF) during the twelve-month period after the
date of approval of this Base Prospectus. This Base Prospectus also constitutes a prospectus for the purpose of
the Prospectus Act. The Euro MTF is not a regulated market for the purposes of Directive 2014/65/EU.
Under the terms of the Programme each of BNPP B.V. and BP2F (the "Issuers" and each an "Issuer") may
from time to time issue, inter alia, notes ("Notes" or "Securities") of any kind including, but not limited to,
Securities relating to a specified index or a basket of indices, a specified share (including two or more shares
which are attached to each other so that they trade as a single unit ("Stapled Shares")), global depositary
receipt ("GDR") or American depositary receipt ("ADR") or a basket of shares (including Stapled Shares),
ADRs and/or GDRs, a specified interest in an exchange traded fund, an exchange traded note, an exchange
traded commodity or other exchange traded product (each an "exchange traded instrument") or a basket of
interests in exchange traded instruments, a specified debt instrument or a basket of debt instruments, a specified
debt futures or debt options contract or a basket of debt futures or debt options contracts, a specified currency
or a basket of currencies, a specified commodity or commodity index, or a basket of commodities and/or
commodity indices, a specified inflation index or a basket of inflation indices, a specified fund share or unit
or fund index or basket of fund shares or units or fund indices, a specified futures contract or basket of futures
contracts, a specified underlying interest rate or basket of underlying interest rates, or the credit of a specified
entity or entities and any other types of Securities including hybrid Securities whereby the underlying asset(s)
may be any combination of such indices, shares, interests in exchange traded instruments, debt, currency,
commodities, inflation indices, fund shares or units or fund indices, futures contracts, credit of specified
entities, underlying interest rates, or other asset classes or types. Each issue of Securities will be issued on the
terms set out herein under "Terms and Conditions of the Notes" (the "Note Conditions" or the "Conditions").
Notice of, inter alia, the specific designation of the Securities, the aggregate nominal amount or number and
type of the Securities, the date of issue of the Securities, the issue price (if applicable), the underlying asset,
index, fund, fund index, reference entity or other item(s) to which the Securities relate, the maturity date,
whether they are interest bearing, partly paid, redeemable in instalments, the governing law of the Securities
and certain other terms relating to the offering and sale of the Securities will be set out in a final terms document
(the "Final Terms"). Copies of Final Terms in relation to Securities to be listed on Euronext Paris will also
be published on the website of the AMF (www.amf-france.org). If Securities issued by BP2F are admitted to
trading on a regulated market in the EEA and/or offered to the public in the EEA in circumstances which
require the publication of a prospectus under the Prospectus Regulation, the minimum Specified Denomination
will be EUR 1,000 (or, if denominated in a currency other than euro, the equivalent amount in such currency).
The specific terms of each Tranche of Exempt Securities will be set out in a pricing supplement document (the
"Pricing Supplement"). In respect of Exempt Securities to be admitted to trading on the Euro MTF, the
applicable Pricing Supplement will be delivered to the Luxembourg Stock Exchange on or before the date of
issue of the Exempt Securities of the relevant Tranche and published on the website of the Luxembourg Stock
Exchange (www.bourse.lu). Copies of Pricing Supplements will be available from the specified office of the
Principal Paying Agent. Any reference in this Base Prospectus to "Final Terms", "relevant Final Terms" or
"applicable Final Terms" will be deemed to include a reference to "Pricing Supplement", "relevant Pricing
Supplement" or "applicable Pricing Supplement" in relation to Exempt Securities, to the extent applicable.
Securities will be governed by English law ("English Law Securities") or, in the case of BNPP B.V. only,
French law ("French Law Securities"), as specified in the applicable Final Terms, and the corresponding
provisions in the Conditions will apply to such Securities.

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In certain circumstances at the commencement of an offer period in respect of Securities but prior to the issue
date, certain specific information (specifically, the issue price, fixed rate of interest, minimum and/or
maximum rate of interest payable, the margin applied to the floating rate of interest payable, the gearing
applied to the interest or final payout, the Gearing Up applied to the final payout, (in the case of Autocall
Securities, Autocall One Touch Securities or Autocall Standard Securities) the FR Rate component of the final
payout (which will be payable if certain conditions are met, as set out in the Payout Conditions), (in the case
of Securities which include a Snowball Digital Coupon, Accrual Digital Coupon, Digital Coupon, SPS
Variable Amount Coupon or SPS Fixed Coupon) the Rate component of the coupon rate, the value of the
barrier component of the final payout or coupon rate, the Floor Percentage component of the final payout or
coupon rate, the AER Exit Rate used if an Automatic Early Redemption Event occurs, the Bonus Coupon
component of the final payout (in the case of Vanilla Digital Securities), the Up Cap Percentage component of
the final payout (in the case of Certi-Plus: Generic Securities, Certi-Plus: Generic Knock-in Securities and
Certi-Plus: Generic Knock-out Securities), any constant percentage (being any of Constant Percentage,
Constant Percentage 1, Constant Percentage 2, Constant Percentage 3 or Constant Percentage 4) component
of the final payout or coupon rate (which will be payable if certain conditions are met, as set out in the Payout
Conditions), the Floor Percentage component of the final payout or coupon rate and/or the Knock-in Level
and/or Knock-out Level (used to ascertain whether a Knock-in Event or Knock-out Event, as applicable, has
occurred)) may not be known. In these circumstances, the Final Terms will specify a minimum and/or
maximum price, rate, level or percentage, as applicable, or an indicative range in respect of the relevant issue
price, rates, levels or percentages and the actual price, rate, level or percentage, as applicable, will be notified
to investors prior to the Issue Date. Accordingly, in these circumstances investors will be required to make
their decision to invest in the relevant Securities based on the minimum and/or maximum price, rate, level or
percentage as applicable, or the indicative range specified in the Final Terms. Notice of the actual price, rate,
level or percentage, as applicable, will be published in the same manner as the publication of the Final Terms.
Securities issued by BNPP B.V. may be secured ("Secured Securities") or unsecured and will be guaranteed
by BNPP (in such capacity, the "BNPP Guarantor") pursuant to either (a) in respect of the Secured Securities,
(i) a Deed of Guarantee for Secured Securities in respect of English Law Securities (the " BNPP English Law
Secured Note Guarantee") or (ii) a garantie in respect of Secured Securities, which are French Law Securities
(the "BNPP French Law Secured Note Guarantee" and, together with the BNPP English Law Secured Note
Guarantee, the "BNPP Secured Note Guarantees"), the forms of which are set out herein or (b) in respect of
the unsecured Securities, (i) a Deed of Guarantee for Unsecured Securities, in respect of English Law Securities
(the "BNPP English Law Unsecured Note Guarantee") or (ii) a garantie, in respect of Unsecured Securities,
which are French Law Securities (the "BNPP French Law Unsecured Note Guarantee" and, together with
the BNPP English Law Unsecured Note Guarantee, the "BNPP Unsecured Note Guarantees"), the forms of
which are set out herein. The BNPP Secured Note Guarantees and the BNPP Unsecured Note Guarantees
together, the "BNPP Guarantees".
Securities issued by BP2F may be unsecured only and will be guaranteed by BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV
("BNPPF" and, in such capacity, the "BNPPF Guarantor") pursuant to a Deed of Guarantee (the "BNPPF
Guarantee"), the form of which is set out herein. The BNPP Guarantees and the BNPPF Guarantee, together
the "Guarantees".
The BNPP Guarantor and the BNPPF Guarantor, are together the "Guarantors" and each a "Guarantor".
Each of BNPP B.V., BNPP and BP2F has a right of substitution as set out herein. In the event that BNPP B.V.,
BNPP or BP2F exercises its right of substitution, a supplement to the Base Prospectus will be published on
the website of the AMF (www.amf-france.org) and on the website of BNPP (https://rates-
globalmarkets.bnpparibas.com/gm/public/LegalDocs.aspx).
Each issue of Securities will entitle the holder thereof on the Instalment Date(s) and/or the Maturity Date either
to receive a cash amount (if any) calculated in accordance with the relevant terms or to receive physical
delivery of the underlying assets, all as set forth herein and in the applicable Final Terms.
Other than in relation to the documents which are deemed to be incorporated by reference (see "Documents
Incorporated by Reference" below), the information on the websites to which this Base Prospectus refers does
not form part of this Base Prospectus unless that information is incorporated by reference into the Base
Prospectus and has not been scrutinised or approved by the AMF.
Capitalised terms used in this Base Prospectus shall, unless otherwise defined, have the meanings set forth in
the Conditions.

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Prospective purchasers of Securities should ensure that they understand the nature of the relevant
Securities and the extent of their exposure to risks and that they consider the suitability of the relevant
Securities as an investment in the light of their own circumstances and financial condition. Securities
are complex financial instruments and involve a high degree of risk and potential investors should be
prepared to sustain a total loss of the purchase price of their Securities. There are significant risks
associated with holding Securities, including risks in relation to the circumstances in which Securities
(other than Secured Securities) may be written down or converted to ordinary shares and the
implications on prospective purchasers of Securities (such as a substantial loss). The circumstances in
which such prospective purchasers may suffer loss as a result of holding Securities are difficult to predict
and the quantum of any loss incurred by investors in such circumstances is also highly uncertain. For
more information, see "Risks" on pages 24 to 93.
Investors in Hong Kong should not purchase the Securities in the primary or secondary markets unless
they are professional investors (as such term is defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.
571, Laws of Hong Kong) and its subsidiary legislation, "Professional Investors") and understand the
risks involved.
In particular, the Securities and the Guarantees and, in the case of Physical Delivery Securities (as
defined below), the Entitlement (as defined herein) to be delivered upon the redemption of such
Securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act") or any other applicable state securities laws and trading in the Securities
has not been approved by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "CFTC")
under the United States Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the "Commodity Exchange Act").
None of the Issuers has registered as an investment company pursuant to the United States Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act"). The Securities are being offered
and sold in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act ("Regulation S") and, until the expiry of
the period of 40 days after the completion of the distribution of all of the Notes of the relevant Tranche,
may not be offered, sold, resold, held, traded, pledged, exercised, redeemed, transferred or delivered,
directly or indirectly, in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, persons that are a "U.S.
person" as defined in Regulation S except in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act or
pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the
Securities Act.
Neither the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") nor any other applicable state
securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy of this
prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence.
The Securities to the extent they constitute "Secured Securities" may not be sold to, or for the account
or benefit of, U.S. persons as defined in the U.S. Risk Retention Rules ("Risk Retention U.S. Persons")
except to the extent such Risk Retention U.S. Persons have received a waiver from the applicable sponsor
and except as permitted under an exemption to the U.S. Risk Retention Rules as described under
"Risks" on pages 91 and 92 and "Offering and Sale" on page 1232. "U.S. Risk Retention Rules" means
Regulation RR (17 C.F.R Part 246) implementing the risk retention requirements of Section 15G of the
U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The Issuers have requested the AMF, in accordance with Article 25(1) of the Prospectus Regulation, to provide
the competent authorities in Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain and the
United Kingdom with a certificate of approval attesting that the Base Prospectus has been drawn up in
accordance with the Prospectus Regulation.
BNPP's long-term credit ratings are A+ with a negative outlook (S&P Global Ratings Europe Limited
("Standard & Poor's")), Aa3 with a stable outlook (Moody's Investors Service Ltd. ("Moody's")), AA- with
a "rating watch negative" outlook (Fitch France S.A.S. ("Fitch France")) and AA (low) with a stable outlook
(DBRS Limited ("DBRS")) and BNPP's short-term credit ratings are A-1 (Standard & Poor's), P-1 (Moody's),
F1+ (Fitch France) and R-1 (middle) (DBRS). BNPP B.V.'s long-term credit ratings are A+ with a negative
outlook (Standard & Poor's) and BNPP B.V.'s short term credit ratings are A-1 (Standard & Poor's). BP2F's
senior unsecured credit ratings are A+ with a stable outlook (Standard & Poor's), A2 with a stable outlook
(Moody's France SAS ("Moody's France")) and A+ with a stable outlook (Fitch Ratings Limited ("Fitch"))
and BP2F's short-term credit ratings are A-1 (Standard & Poor's), P-1 (Moody's France) and F1 (Fitch).
BNPPF's long-term credit ratings are A+ with a negative outlook (Standard & Poor's), A2 with a stable outlook

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(Moody's France) and A+ with a Rating Watch Negative outlook (Fitch) and BNPPF's short-term credit ratings
are A-1 (Standard & Poor's), P-1 (Moody's France) and F1 (Fitch). Each of Standard & Poor's, Moody's, Fitch
France, Moody's France, Fitch and DBRS is established in the European Union or the United Kingdom and is
registered under the Regulation (EC) No. 1060/2009 (as amended) (the "CRA Regulation"). As such each of
Standard & Poor's, Moody's, Fitch France, Moody's France, Fitch and DBRS is included in the list of credit
rating agencies published by the European Securities and Markets Authority on its website (at
http://www.esma.europa.eu/page/List-registered-and-certified-CRAs) in accordance with the CRA
Regulation. Securities issued under the Programme may be rated or unrated. A security rating is not a
recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to suspension, reduction or withdrawal at
any time by the assigning rating agency.

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IMPORTANT NOTICES
The securities described in this Base Prospectus may only be offered in The Netherlands to Qualified Investors
(as defined in the Prospectus Regulation).
Disclaimer statement for structured products (Securities)
In relation to investors in the Kingdom of Bahrain, Securities issued in connection with this Base Prospectus
and related offering documents must be in registered form and must only be marketed to existing account
holders and accredited investors as defined by the Central Bank of Bahrain (the "CBB") in the Kingdom of
Bahrain where such investors make a minimum investment of at least U.S.$ 100,000 or any equivalent amount
in other currency or such other amounts as the CBB may determine.
This offer does not constitute an offer of Securities in the Kingdom of Bahrain in terms of Article (81) of the
Central Bank and Financial Institutions Law 2006 (decree Law No. 64 of 2006). This Base Prospectus and
related offering documents have not been and will not be registered as a prospectus with the CBB. Accordingly,
no Securities may be offered, sold or made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase nor will
this Base Prospectus or any other related document or material be used in connection with any offer, sale or
invitation to subscribe or purchase Securities, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in the Kingdom of
Bahrain, other than as marketing to accredited investors for an offer outside Bahrain.
The CBB has not reviewed, approved or registered this Base Prospectus or related offering documents and it
has not in any way considered the merits of the Securities to be marketed for investment, whether in or outside
the Kingdom of Bahrain. Therefore, the CBB assumes no responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of
the statements and information contained in this document and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever
for any loss howsoever arising from reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this document.
No offer of securities will be made to the public in the Kingdom of Bahrain and this prospectus must be read
by the addressee only and must not be issued, passed to, or made available to the public generally.
All offers of Securities to investors in the Kingdom of Bahrain will be made by way of private placement and
may only be offered to accredited investors in the Kingdom of Bahrain in minimum subscriptions of U.S.
$100,000 (or equivalent in other countries).
Notification under Section 309B(1)(c) of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289) of Singapore, as
modified or amended from time to time (the SFA) Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Final
Terms in respect of any Securities, all Securities issued or to be issued under the Programme shall be capital
markets products other than prescribed capital markets products (as defined in the Securities and Futures
(Capital Markets Products) Regulations 2018 of Singapore) and Specified Investment Products (as defined in
MAS Notice SFA 04-N12: Notice on the Sale of Investment Products and MAS Notice FAA-N16: Notice on
Recommendations on Investment Products).
Guidance under the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (the "HKMA") circular - In October 2018, the
HKMA issued a circular regarding enhanced investor protection measures on the sale and distribution of debt
instruments with loss-absorption features and related products (the "HKMA Circular"). Under the HKMA
Circular, debt instruments with loss-absorption features, being subject to the possibility of being written-down
or converted to ordinary shares, and investment products that invest mainly in, or whose returns are closely
linked to the performance of such instruments (together, "Loss-Absorption Products"), may only be offered
to professional investors (as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong Kong)
and its subsidiary legislation, "Professional Investors") in Hong Kong. Unless otherwise specified in the
applicable Final Terms in respect of any Securities, all Securities (other than Secured Securities) issued or to
be issued under the Programme contain loss-absorption features and may be considered Loss-Absorption
Products under the HKMA Circular. Investors in Hong Kong should not purchase such Securities with
loss-absorption features unless they are Professional Investors and understand the risks involved. Such

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Securities are generally not suitable for retail investors in Hong Kong in either the primary or the
secondary markets.
IMPORTANT EEA AND UK RETAIL INVESTORS If the Final Terms in respect of any Securities
specifies the "Prohibition of Sales to EEA and UK Retail Investors - Legend" as applicable, the Securities are
not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise
made available to any retail investor in the EEA or in the United Kingdom (the "UK"), other than in the
jurisdiction(s) for which a key information document will be made available. If the Final Terms in respect of
any Securities specifies the "Prohibition of Sales to EEA and UK Retail Investors - Legend" as not applicable,
the Securities may be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the EEA or in the UK,
provided that, where a key information document is required pursuant to the PRIIPs Regulation (as defined
below), the Securities may only be offered, sold or otherwise made available to retail investors in the EEA or
in the UK in the jurisdiction(s) for which a key information document will be made available. For these
purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of
Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, "MiFID II"); (ii) a customer within the meaning of
Directive (EU) 2016/97 (the "Insurance Distribution Directive"), where that customer would not qualify as
a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as
defined in the Prospectus Regulation. Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation
(EU) No 1286/2014 (the "PRIIPs Regulation") for offering or selling the Securities or otherwise making them
available to retail investors in the EEA or in the UK has been prepared, other than in respect of the
jurisdiction(s) for which a key information document will be made available, and therefore offering or selling
the Securities or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA or in the UK may be
unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation.
Amounts payable under the Notes may be calculated by reference to one or more "benchmarks" for the
purposes of Regulation (EU) No. 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016
(the "Benchmarks Regulation"). In this case, a statement will be included in the applicable Final Terms as to
whether or not the relevant administrator of the "benchmark" is included in ESMA's register of administrators
under Article 36 of the Benchmarks Regulation. Certain "benchmarks" may either (i) not fall within the scope
of the Benchmarks Regulation by virtue of Article 2 of that regulation or (ii) transitional provisions in Article
51 of the Benchmarks Regulation may apply to certain other "benchmarks" which would otherwise be in scope
such that at the date of the relevant Final Terms the administrator of the "benchmark" is not required to be
included in the register of administrators.
MiFID II product governance / target market The Final Terms in respect of any Notes may include a
legend entitled "MiFID II product governance/target market assessment" which will outline the target market
assessment in respect of the Notes and which channels for distribution of the Notes are appropriate. Any person
subsequently offering, selling or recommending the Notes (a "distributor") should take into consideration the
target market assessment; however, a distributor subject to MiFID II is responsible for undertaking its own
target market assessment in respect of the Notes (by either adopting or refining the target market assessment)
and determining appropriate distribution channels.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
OVERVIEW OF THIS BASE PROSPECTUS ................................................................................................................ 10
RISKS ............................................................................................................................................................................... 24
INVESTMENT CONSIDERATIONS ............................................................................................................................. 94
USER'S GUIDE TO THE BASE PROSPECTUS .......................................................................................................... 109
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS ...................................................................................................................... 113
PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION ................................................................................................. 113
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE ................................................................................................. 114
SECURITY AND COLLATERAL IN RESPECT OF SECURED SECURITIES ........................................................ 130
SECURITY AND COLLATERAL IN RESPECT OF SECURED SECURITIES WHICH ARE NOMINAL
VALUE REPACK SECURITIES .................................................................................................................... 136
DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARGED ASSETS ............................................................................................................ 140
PART I GENERAL ....................................................................................................................................... 140
PART II DESCRIPTION OF THE SWAP AGREEMENT .......................................................................... 141
PART III DESCRIPTION OF THE REPURCHASE AGREEMENT .......................................................... 146
PART IV DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLATERAL EXCHANGE AGREEMENT................................... 149
PART V DESCRIPTION OF CHARGED ASSET STRUCTURES ............................................................ 153
PART VI COLLATERAL EXCHANGE STRUCTURES ........................................................................... 199
PART VII CREDIT SUPPORT STRUCTURES .......................................................................................... 202
FORM OF FINAL TERMS FOR NOTES ..................................................................................................................... 206
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE NOTES ........................................................................................................... 319
1.
Form, Denomination, Title and Transfer ............................................................................................ 321
2.
Status of the Notes and Guarantee ...................................................................................................... 326
3.
Interest ................................................................................................................................................ 328
4.
Payments, Physical Delivery and Exchange of Talons ....................................................................... 354
5.
Redemption and Purchase .................................................................................................................. 375
6.
Taxation .............................................................................................................................................. 385
7.
Redenomination .................................................................................................................................. 387
8.
Events of Default and Enforcement .................................................................................................... 388
9.
Additional Disruption Events and Optional Additional Disruption Events ........................................ 391
10.
Illegality and Force Majeure............................................................................................................... 397
11.
Knock-in Event and Knock-out Event ................................................................................................ 398
12.
Automatic Early Redemption Event ................................................................................................... 403
13.
Definitions .......................................................................................................................................... 411
14.
Prescription ......................................................................................................................................... 420
15.
Replacement of Notes, Receipts, Coupons and Talons ...................................................................... 421
16.
Further Issues ..................................................................................................................................... 421
17.
Notices ................................................................................................................................................ 421
18.
Meetings of Noteholders, Voting Provisions, Modifications and Waiver .......................................... 422
19.
Agents and Registrar .......................................................................................................................... 431
20.
Substitution ......................................................................................................................................... 431
21.
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 ..................................................................................... 436
22.
Governing Law and Submission to Jurisdiction ................................................................................. 436
23.
Recognition of Bail-in and Loss Absorption ...................................................................................... 438
ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
ANNEX 1 Additional Terms and Conditions for Payouts ............................................................................... 441
ANNEX 2 Additional Terms and Conditions for Index Securities .................................................................. 520
ANNEX 3 Additional Terms and Conditions for Share Securities .................................................................. 556
ANNEX 4 Additional Terms and Conditions for ETI Securities ..................................................................... 572
ANNEX 5 Additional Terms and Conditions for Debt Securities .................................................................... 601
ANNEX 6 Additional Terms and Conditions for Commodity Securities ........................................................ 607
ANNEX 7 Additional Terms and Conditions for Inflation Index Securities .................................................... 616
ANNEX 8 Additional Terms and Conditions for Currency Securities ............................................................. 623
ANNEX 9 Additional Terms and Conditions for Fund Securities ................................................................... 630
ANNEX 10 Additional Terms and Conditions for Futures Securities ............................................................. 647
ANNEX 11 Additional Terms and Conditions for Underlying Interest Rate Securities .................................. 651
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ANNEX 12 Additional Terms and Conditions for Credit Securities ............................................................... 655
ANNEX 13 Additional Terms and Conditions for Secured Securities ............................................................. 737
INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS ..................................................................................................................................... 978
USE OF PROCEEDS ................................................................................................................................................... 1051
DESCRIPTION OF BNPP INDICES........................................................................................................................... 1052
CONNECTED THIRD PARTY INDICES .................................................................................................................. 1118
FORM OF THE BNPP ENGLISH LAW GUARANTEE FOR UNSECURED NOTES ............................................ 1119
FORM OF THE BNPP ENGLISH LAW GUARANTEE FOR SECURED NOTES .................................................. 1125
FORM OF THE BNPP FRENCH LAW GUARANTEE FOR UNSECURED NOTES .............................................. 1132
FORM OF THE BNPP FRENCH LAW GUARANTEE FOR SECURED NOTES ................................................... 1136
FORM OF THE BNPPF NOTE GUARANTEE .......................................................................................................... 1141
FORM OF THE NOTES .............................................................................................................................................. 1146
DESCRIPTION OF BNPP B.V .................................................................................................................................... 1150
DESCRIPTION OF BNPP ........................................................................................................................................... 1154
DESCRIPTION OF BP2F ............................................................................................................................................ 1155
DESCRIPTION OF BNPPF ......................................................................................................................................... 1161
BOOK-ENTRY CLEARANCE SYSTEMS ................................................................................................................ 1191
TAXATION ................................................................................................................................................................. 1193
BELGIAN TAXATION ............................................................................................................................................... 1195
FRENCH TAXATION ................................................................................................................................................. 1200
ITALIAN TAXATION ................................................................................................................................................ 1201
POLISH TAXATION ................................................................................................................................................... 1207
PORTUGUESE TAXATION ....................................................................................................................................... 1216
SPANISH TAXATION ................................................................................................................................................ 1219
UNITED KINGDOM TAXATION.............................................................................................................................. 1222
U.S. DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT WITHHOLDING ................................................................................................... 1224
FOREIGN ACCOUNT TAX COMPLIANCE ACT .................................................................................................... 1226
OTHER TAXATION ................................................................................................................................................... 1227
CERTAIN CONSIDERATIONS FOR ERISA AND OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS ............................... 1228
OFFERING AND SALE .............................................................................................................................................. 1230
GENERAL INFORMATION ....................................................................................................................................... 1245
RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT .............................................................................................................................. 1263
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OVERVIEW OF THIS BASE PROSPECTUS

The following overview does not purport to be complete and is taken from, and is qualified in its entirety by, the remainder
of this Base Prospectus and, in relation to the terms and conditions of any particular Tranche of Securities, the applicable
Final Terms.
This overview constitutes a general description of this Base Prospectus for the purposes of Article 25(1) of Commission
Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2019/980 of 14 March 2019 (the "Delegated Regulation").
Words and expressions defined in the "Form of the Securities" and "Terms and Conditions of the Securities" shall have
the same meanings in this overview.
Issuers
BNP Paribas Issuance B.V. ("BNPP B.V.")

Issuer Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 7245009UXRIGIRYOBR48

BNP Paribas Fortis Funding ("BP2F")

Issuer Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300J2UEC8CUFW6083
Guarantors
BNP Paribas ("BNPP" and, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the
"Group")

BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV ("BNPPF")
Risk Factors
There are certain factors that may affect the relevant Issuer's ability to fulfil its
obligations under Securities issued under this Base Prospectus. There are also
certain factors that may affect the relevant Guarantor's ability to fulfil its
obligations under the relevant Guarantee. In addition, there are certain factors
which are material for the purpose of assessing the market risks and legal risks
associated with Securities issued under the Programme, risks relating to the
structure of a particular Series of Securities and risks relating to the Underlying
Reference or the disruption and adjustment provisions of a particular Series of
Securities issued under the Programme. All of these are set out under "Risks".
Additional considerations associated with an investment in the Securities are
also set out under "Investment Considerations".
Description of the Securities
Notes issued under the Note, Warrant and Certificate Programme
under this Base Prospectus
Certain Restrictions
Each issue of Securities denominated in a currency in respect of which
particular laws, guidelines, regulations, restrictions or reporting requirements
apply will only be issued in circumstances which comply with such laws,
guidelines, regulations, restrictions or reporting requirements from time to time
(see "Offering and Sale").
Form of Securities
The Securities will be issued in either bearer or registered form as described in
"Form of the Notes". Registered Securities will not be exchangeable for Bearer
Securities and vice versa.
Securities
Securities may be issued as:

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