Bond BNP Paribas SA 7% ( USF1R15XK854 ) in USD

Issuer BNP Paribas SA
Market price refresh price now   100 %  ▲ 
Country  France
ISIN code  USF1R15XK854 ( in USD )
Interest rate 7% per year ( payment 2 times a year)
Maturity Perpetual



Prospectus brochure of the bond BNP Paribas USF1R15XK854 en USD 7%, maturity Perpetual


Minimal amount 200 000 USD
Total amount 750 000 000 USD
Cusip F1R15XK85
Standard & Poor's ( S&P ) rating BBB- ( Lower medium grade - Investment-grade )
Moody's rating N/A
Next Coupon 16/08/2025 ( In 85 days )
Detailed description 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.

The Bond issued by BNP Paribas SA ( France ) , in USD, with the ISIN code USF1R15XK854, pays a coupon of 7% per year.
The coupons are paid 2 times per year and the Bond maturity is Perpetual
The Bond issued by BNP Paribas SA ( France ) , in USD, with the ISIN code USF1R15XK854, was rated BBB- ( Lower medium grade - Investment-grade ) by Standard & Poor's ( S&P ) credit rating agency.







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communicated to persons in the United Kingdom in circumstances where the provisions of section 21(1)
of the FSMA do not apply to the Issuer and is directed solely at persons in the United Kingdom who (i)
have professional experience in matters relating to investments, such persons falling within the
definition of "investment professionals" in Article 19(5) of the FSMA (Financial Promotion) Order 2005,
as amended (the "Financial Promotion Order") or (i ) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d)
of the Financial Promotion Order or other persons to whom it may lawful y be communicated, (all such
persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). The Notes are only available to, and any
invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such Notes wil be engaged
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BBVA Securities Inc., ING Financial Markets LLC, Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc, Santander
Investment Securities Inc., Standard Chartered Bank, BMO Capital Markets Corp., CIBC World Markets
Corp. and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. (the "Initial Purchasers") nor any person who controls
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PROSPECTUS





US$750,000,000 Perpetual Fixed Rate Resettable Additional Tier 1 Notes

Issue Price for the Notes: 100%
BNP Paribas ("BNP Paribas" or the "Issuer") is offering US$750,000,000 principal amount of its
Perpetual Fixed Rate Resettable Additional Tier 1 Notes (the "Notes"). The Notes wil be issued by
BNP Paribas and wil constitute direct, unsecured and deeply subordinated obligations of the Issuer, as
described in Condition 4 (Status of the Notes) in "Terms and Conditions of the Notes".
The Notes are deeply subordinated notes of the Issuer issued pursuant to the provisions of
Article L.228-97 of the French Code de commerce. The Notes will be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, except for Condition 4 (Status of the Notes) which
will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, French law.
The Notes will bear interest on their Prevailing Outstanding Amount (as defined in Condition 2
(Interpretation) in "Terms and Conditions of the Notes") at the applicable Rate of Interest from (and
including) August 16, 2018 (the "Issue Date") and interest shall be payable semi-annual y in arrears on
February 16 and August 16 in each year (each an "Interest Payment Date") from (and including)
February 16, 2019 to (but excluding) August 16, 2028 (the "First Call Date") at the rate of 7.000% per
annum.
The rate of interest wil reset on the First Call Date and on each five-year anniversary thereafter (each,
a "Reset Date"). The rate of interest for each Interest Period occurring after each Reset Date will be
equal to the Reset Rate of Interest which amounts to the sum of (a) the 5-year Mid-Swap Rate plus (b)
the Margin (3.980 per cent.), as determined by the Calculation Agent, as described in Condition 5
(Interest) in "Terms and Conditions of the Notes".
The Issuer may elect or may be required to cancel the payment of interest on the Notes (in whole or in
part) on any Interest Payment Date as set out in Condition 5.9 (Cancel ation of Interest Amounts) in
"Terms and Conditions of the Notes". Interest that is cancelled wil not be due on any subsequent date,
and the non-payment will not constitute a default by the Issuer.
The Notes are perpetual obligations and have no fixed maturity date. Holders do not have the right to
call for their redemption. The Issuer is not required to make any payment of the principal amount of the
Notes at any time prior to the time a judgment is issued for the judicial liquidation (liquidation judiciaire)
of the Issuer or if the Issuer is liquidated for any other reason. The Issuer may, subject to the prior
approval of the Relevant Regulator, redeem the Notes in whole, but not in part, on any Reset Date at
their Original Principal Amount or at any time following the occurrence of a Capital Event or a Tax Event
at the Prevailing Outstanding Amount (each term as defined in Condition 2 (Interpretation) in "Terms
and Conditions of the Notes").
The Prevailing Outstanding Amount of the Notes will be written down if the Issuer's CET1 Ratio
on a consolidated basis falls below 5.125 per cent. (each term as defined in Condition 2
(Interpretation) in "Terms and Conditions of the Notes"). Holders may lose some or all of their
investment as a result of a Write-Down. Following such reduction, some or all of the principal
amount of the Notes may, at the Issuer's discretion, be reinstated, up to the Original Principal
Amount, if certain conditions are met. See Condition 6 (Write-Down and Reinstatement) in
"Terms and Conditions of the Notes". If a Capital Event, an Alignment Event or a Tax Event has
occurred and is continuing, the Issuer may further substitute all of the Notes or vary the terms
of all of the Notes, without the consent or approval of Holders, so that they become or remain
Compliant Securities (as described in Condition 7.5 (Substitution/Variation) in "Terms and
Conditions of the Notes").




This document (the "Prospectus") constitutes a prospectus for the purposes of Article 5.3 of Directive
2003/71/EC of November 4, 2003, as amended (the "Prospectus Directive").
Application has been made to list and admit to trading the Notes, as of the Issue Date or as soon as
practicable thereafter, on the regulated market of Euronext in Paris ("Euronext Paris"). Euronext Paris
is a regulated market within the meaning of the Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and
of the Council dated May 15, 2014.
The Notes are expected to be rated BBB- by Standard & Poor's Credit Market Services France SAS
("Standard & Poor's"), Ba1 by Moody's Investors Services Ltd. ("Moody's") and BBB- by Fitch France
S.A.S. ("Fitch France"). Each of Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch France is established in the
European Union (the "EU") and is registered under Regulation (EC) No. 1060/2009 (as amended) (the
"CRA Regulation") and is included in the list of credit rating agencies registered in accordance with the
CRA Regulation as of the date of this Prospectus. This list is available on the European Securities and
Markets Authority (the "ESMA") website at www.esma.europa.eu/supervision/credit-rating-
agencies/risk (list last updated on May 1, 2018). A rating is not a recommendation to buy, sel or hold
securities and may be subject to revision, suspension or withdrawal at any time.
On each Reset Date, amounts payable under the Notes will be calculated by reference to LIBOR which
is provided by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited. As of the date of this Prospectus, ICE Benchmark
Administration Limited appears on the register of administrators and benchmarks established and
maintained by the ESMA pursuant to Article 36 of the Benchmark Regulation (Regulation (EU)
2016/1011).
This
register
is
available
on
the
ESMA's
website
at
https://www.esma.europa.eu/benchmarks-register.
Investing in the Notes involves certain risks. See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 33 below
for risk factors relevant to an investment in the Notes.
The Notes wil be issued in registered form in denominations of US$200,000 and integral multiples of
US$1,000 in excess thereof. Delivery of the Notes wil be made on or about August 16, 2018, in
book-entry form only, through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), for the accounts
of its participants, including Clearstream Banking, société anonyme ("Clearstream, Luxembourg"),
and Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. ("Euroclear").
The Notes have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"). Accordingly, the Issuer is offering the Notes only (1) to Qualified Institutional
Buyers ("QIBs") within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act ("Rule 144A") and (2)
outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities
Act ("Regulation S"). Prospective purchasers are hereby notified that sellers of the Notes may
be relying on the exemption from the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act provided by
Rule 144A.
Copies of this Prospectus will be available (a) free of charge from the head office of the Issuer at the
address given at the end of this Prospectus and (b) on the websites of the French Autorité des marchés
financiers (the "AMF") (www.amf-france.org) and of the Issuer (www.invest.bnpparibas.com).
Application has been made to the AMF in France for approval of this Prospectus in its capacity as
competent authority pursuant to Article 212-2 of its General Regulations (Règlement général) which
implements the Prospectus Directive on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the
public or admitted to trading on a regulated market in France.
Sole Bookrunner and Global Coordinator
BNP PARIBAS

Joint Lead Managers

Lloyds Bank
Standard
BBVA
ING
Corporate
Santander
Chartered Bank
Markets








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Co-Managers

BMO Capital Markets
CIBC Capital Markets
SMBC Nikko

The date of this Prospectus is August 9, 2018.


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The Issuer is responsible for the information contained and incorporated by reference in this
Prospectus. The Issuer has not authorized anyone to give prospective investors any other information,
and the Issuer takes no responsibility for any other information that others may give to prospective
investors. Prospective investors should carefully evaluate the information provided by the Issuer in light
of the total mix of information available to them, recognizing that the Issuer can provide no assurance
as to the reliability of any information not contained or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus. The
information contained or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus is accurate only as of the date
hereof, regardless of the time of delivery or of any sale of the Notes. It is important for prospective
investors to read and consider all information contained in this Prospectus, including the documents
incorporated by reference herein, in making an investment decision. Prospective investors should also
read and consider the information in the documents to which the Issuer has referred them under the
heading "Documents Incorporated by Reference" in this Prospectus.
This Prospectus has been prepared by the Issuer solely for use in connection with the placement of the
Notes. The Issuer and the initial purchasers listed in "Plan of Distribution" below (the "Initial
Purchasers") reserve the right to reject any offer to purchase for any reason.
Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission nor any
other regulatory authority, has approved or disapproved of the Notes; nor have any of the
foregoing authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of this offering or the accuracy or
adequacy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The Notes are not insured by the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
governmental deposit insurance agency.
The Notes have not been and wil not be registered under the Securities Act or the securities law of any
U.S. state, and may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in the United States or to, or for the
account or benefit of, U.S. persons except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject
to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act or such state securities laws. The Notes are being
offered and sold in the United States only to Qualified Institutional Buyers (as defined in Rule 144A)
and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities
Act.
In addition, until forty (40) calendar days after the commencement of the offering, an offer or sale of
Notes within the United States by a dealer (whether or not it is participating in the offering) may violate
the registration requirements of the Securities Act unless it is made pursuant to Rule 144A.
The distribution of this Prospectus and the offering and sale of the Notes in certain jurisdictions may be
restricted by law. The Issuer and the Initial Purchasers require persons in whose possession this
Prospectus comes to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions. This Prospectus
does not constitute an offer of, or an invitation to purchase, any of the Notes in any jurisdiction in which
such offer or invitation would be unlawful.
The Issuer is offering to sell, and is seeking offers to buy, the Notes only in jurisdictions where offers
and sales are permitted. This Prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer
to buy, any Notes by any person in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful for such person to make such
an offer or solicitation. Neither the delivery of this Prospectus nor any sale made under it implies that
there has been no change in the Issuer's affairs or that the information contained or incorporated by
reference in this Prospectus is correct as of any date after the date of this Prospectus.
Prospective investors must:
comply with all applicable laws and regulations in force in any jurisdiction in connection with the
possession or distribution of this Prospectus and the purchase, offer or sale of the Notes; and
obtain any consent, approval or permission required to be obtained by them for the purchase, offer
or sale by them of the Notes under the laws and regulations applicable to them in force in any
jurisdiction to which they are subject or in which they make such purchases, offers or sales; and
neither the Issuer nor the Initial Purchasers shal have any responsibility therefor.
By purchasing the Notes, investors wil be deemed to have made the acknowledgements,
representations, warranties and agreements described under the heading "Notice to U.S. Investors" in
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this Prospectus. Investors should understand that they may be required to bear the financial risks of
their investment for an indefinite period of time.
Prohibition of sales to EEA retail investors
The Notes 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 European Economic Area (the "EEA"). 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 2002/92/EC (as amended, the "IMD"), where that customer would not qualify as a
professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (i i) not a qualified investor as
defined in the Prospectus Directive. Consequently no key information document required by the
Regulation (EU) No. 1286/2014 on key information documents for packaged and retail and insurance-
based investment products (the "PRIIPs Regulation") for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise
making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling
the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under
the PRIIPs Regulation. The expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC (and
amendments thereto, including Directive 2010/73/EU), and includes any relevant implementing
measure in the Member State.
MiFID II product governance / Professional investors and ECPs only target market
Solely for the purposes of each manufacturer's product approval process, the target market assessment
in respect of the Notes, taking into account the five categories referred to in item 18 of the Guidelines
published by ESMA on February 5, 2018, has led to the conclusion that: (i) the target market for the
Notes is eligible counterparties and professional clients only, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) al
channels for distribution of the Notes to eligible counterparties and professional clients are appropriate.
Any person subsequently offering, selling or recommending the Notes (a "distributor") should take into
consideration the manufacturers' 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 manufacturers' target market assessment) and determining appropriate
distribution channels.
Where acting as agent on behalf of a disclosed or undisclosed client when purchasing, or making or
accepting an offer to purchase, any Notes (or any beneficial interests therein) from the Issuer and/or
the Initial Purchasers, the foregoing representations, warranties, agreements and undertakings will be
given by and be binding upon both the agent and its underlying client.
Restrictions on marketing and sales to retail investors
The Notes are complex financial instruments and are not a suitable or appropriate investment for al
investors. In some jurisdictions, regulatory authorities have adopted or published laws, regulations or
guidance with respect to the offer or sale of securities such as the Notes to retail investors.
In particular, in June 2015, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") published the Product
Intervention (Contingent Convertible Instruments and Mutual Society Shares) Instrument 2015 (the "PI
Instrument").
In addition, (i) on January 1, 2018, the provisions of the PRIIPs Regulation became directly applicable
in all EEA member states and (ii) MiFID II was required to be implemented in EEA member states by
January 3, 2018. Together, the PI Instrument, the PRIIPs Regulation and MiFID II are referred to as the
"Regulations".
The Regulations set out various obligations in relation to (i) the manufacturing and distribution of
financial instruments and (ii) the offering, sale and distribution of packaged retail and insurance-based
investment products and certain contingent write-down or convertible securities, such as the Notes.
Potential investors in the Notes should inform themselves of, and comply with, any applicable laws,
regulations or regulatory guidance with respect to any resale of the Notes (or any beneficial interests
therein) including the Regulations.
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Certain or all of the Initial Purchasers are required to comply with the Regulations. By purchasing, or
making or accepting an offer to purchase, any Notes (or a beneficial interest in such Notes) from the
Issuer and/or the Initial Purchasers each prospective investor represents, warrants, agrees with and
undertakes to the Issuer and each of the Initial Purchasers that:
1.
it is not a retail client (as defined in the MiFID II);
2.
whether or not it is subject to the Regulations, it will not:
(A)
sell or offer the Notes (or any beneficial interest therein) to retail clients (as defined in
MiFID II) or
(B)
communicate (including the distribution of this document) or approve an invitation or
inducement to participate in, acquire or underwrite the Notes (or any beneficial interests
therein) where that invitation or inducement is addressed to or disseminated in such a
way that it is likely to be received by a retail client (as defined in MiFID II).
In selling or offering the Notes or making or approving communications relating to the Notes, it
may not rely on the limited exemptions set out in the PI Instrument; and
3.
it will at al times comply with all applicable laws, regulations and regulatory guidance (whether
inside or outside the EEA) relating to the promotion, offering, distribution and/or sale of the
Notes (or any beneficial interests therein), including (without limitation) MiFID II and any other
applicable laws, regulations and regulatory guidance relating to determining the
appropriateness and/or suitability of an investment in the Notes (or any beneficial interests
therein) by investors in any relevant jurisdiction.
Each prospective investor further acknowledges that:
(i)
the identified target market for the Notes (for the purposes of the product governance
obligations in MiFID II), taking into account the five categories referred to in item 18 of the
Guidelines published by ESMA on February 5, 2018, is eligible counterparties and professional
clients; and
(i )
no key information document (KID) under the PRIIPs Regulation has been prepared and
therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor
in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation.
Where acting as agent on behalf of a disclosed or undisclosed client when purchasing, or making or
accepting an offer to purchase, any Notes (or any beneficial interests therein) from the Issuer and/or
the Initial Purchasers the foregoing representations, warranties, agreements and undertakings wil be
given by and be binding upon both the agent and its underlying client.
Prospective investors acknowledge that they have not relied on the Initial Purchasers or any person
affiliated with the Initial Purchasers in connection with their investigation of the accuracy of such
information or their investment decision. In making an investment decision, prospective investors must
rely on their own examination of the Issuer and the terms of this offering, including the merits and risks
involved.
The Initial Purchasers are not making any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the
accuracy or completeness of the information contained or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus.
Prospective investors should not rely upon the information contained or incorporated by reference in
this Prospectus as a promise or representation by the Initial Purchasers, whether as to the past or the
future. The Initial Purchasers assume no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such
information.
Neither the Initial Purchasers, nor the Issuer, nor any of their respective representatives, are making
any representation to prospective investors regarding the legality of an investment in the Notes.
Prospective investors should consult with their own advisers as to legal, tax, business, financial and
related aspects of an investment in the Notes. Investors must comply with all laws applicable in any
place in which they buy, offer or sell the Notes or possess or distribute this Prospectus, and they must
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obtain al applicable consents and approvals. Neither the Initial Purchasers nor the Issuer shall have
any responsibility for any of the foregoing legal requirements.
The Issuer and the Initial Purchasers reserve the right to withdraw this offering at any time before
closing, to reject any offer to purchase, in whole or in part, for any reason, or to sel less than the amount
of Notes offered by this Prospectus.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
To permit compliance with Rule 144A in connection with sales of the Notes, for as long as any of the
Notes remain outstanding and are "restricted securities" within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the
Securities Act, the Issuer will furnish upon the request of a holder of the Notes or of a beneficial owner
of an interest therein, or to a prospective purchaser of such Notes or beneficial interests designated by
a holder of the Notes or a beneficial owner of an interest therein to such holder, beneficial owner or
prospective purchaser, the information required to be delivered under Rule 144A(d)(4) under the
Securities Act and will otherwise comply with the requirements of Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities
Act, if at the time of such request, the Issuer is not a reporting company under Section 13 or Section
15(d) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or exempt from
reporting pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Exchange Act.
NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS
This Prospectus does not constitute an offer of, or an invitation by or on behalf of the Issuer or the Initial
Purchasers to subscribe for, or purchase, any Notes.
The Initial Purchasers have not separately verified the information contained in this Prospectus. None
of the Initial Purchasers makes any representation, express or implied, or accepts any responsibility,
with respect to the accuracy or completeness of any of the information in this Prospectus. Neither this
Prospectus nor any other financial statements are intended to provide the basis of any credit or other
evaluation and should not be considered as a recommendation by any of the Issuer or the Initial
Purchasers that any recipient of this Prospectus or any other financial statements should purchase the
Notes. Each potential purchaser of Notes should determine for itself the relevance of the information
contained in this Prospectus and its purchase of Notes should be based upon such investigation as it
deems necessary. None of the Initial Purchasers undertakes to review the financial condition or affairs
of the Issuer during the life of the arrangements contemplated by this Prospectus nor to advise any
investor or potential investor in the Notes of any information coming to the attention of any of the Initial
Purchasers.
Any investor purchasing the Notes is solely responsible for ensuring that any offer or resale of the Notes
it purchased occurs in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
In connection with the issue of the Notes, the Initial Purchaser(s) named as the stabilizing Initial
Purchaser(s) (if any) (the "Stabilizing Initial Purchaser(s)") (or persons acting on behalf of any
Stabilizing Initial Purchaser(s)) may over-allot Notes or effect transactions with a view to supporting the
market price of the Notes at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail. However, there is
no assurance that the Stabilizing Initial Purchaser(s) (or persons acting on behalf of a Stabilizing Initial
Purchaser(s)) will undertake stabilization action. Any stabilization action may begin on or after the date
on which adequate public disclosure of the terms of the offer of the Notes is made and, if begun, may
be ended at any time, but it must end no later than the earlier of thirty (30) calendar days after the Issue
Date and sixty (60) calendar days after the date of the allotment of the Notes. Any stabilization action
or over-allotment must be conducted by the relevant Stabilizing Initial Purchaser(s) (or persons acting
on behalf of any Stabilizing Initial Purchaser(s)) in accordance with all applicable laws and rules.
This Prospectus is only being distributed to, and is only directed at, persons in the United Kingdom who
are "qualified investors" as defined in Section 86(7) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as
amended (the "FSMA") or otherwise in circumstances which do not require the publication by the Issuer
of a prospectus pursuant to section 85(1) of the FSMA. In the United Kingdom, this Prospectus is only
being distributed to, and is only directed at, and any investment or investment activity to which this
Prospectus relates is available only to, and will be engaged in only with, persons (i) having professional
experience in matters relating to investments who fall within the definition of "investment professionals"
in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the
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