As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2014
Registration No.  333-


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
____________________
 
FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
For American Depositary Shares Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts
___________________
 
BNP Paribas
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)

BNP Paribas
(Translation of issuer's name into English)

France
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, Floor 58, New York, NY, 10005-1401
Telephone (800) 990-1135
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)
____________________
 
BNP Paribas
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
(212) 841-3000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copy to:
 
Scott A. Ziegler, Esq.
Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP
570 Lexington Avenue, 44 th Floor
New York, New York  10022
(212) 319-7600
 
It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466
 
o immediately upon filing
o on (Date) at (Time)
 
If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box.  o

 
Title of each class of
Securities to be registered
Amount
to be registered
Proposed maximum aggregate price per unit (1)
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering price (2)
Amount of
registration fee
American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each American Depositary Share representing one-half of one ordinary share of BNP Paribas
50,000,000
American
Depositary Shares
$0.05
$2,500,000
$322
(1)
Each unit represents one American Depositary Share.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.  Pursuant to Rule 457(k), such estimate is computed on the basis of the maximum aggregate fees or charges to be imposed in connection with the issuance of American Depositary Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares
 
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
 
 
 

 
 
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 
The Prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt (“ADR” or “American Depositary Receipt”) filed as Exhibit A to the Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a) to this Registration Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.
 
CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
 
Item 1.  DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
 
       
Location in Form of American Depositary
Item Number and Caption
 
Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus
         
(1)
Name and address of Depositary
 
Introductory paragraph and bottom of face of American Depositary Receipt
       
(2)
Title of American Depositary Receipts and identity of deposited securities
 
Face of American Depositary Receipt, top center
       
 
Terms of Deposit:
   
         
 
(i)
Amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of American Depositary Shares
 
Face of American Depositary Receipt, upper right corner
         
 
(ii)
Procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities
 
Paragraph (12)
         
 
(iii)
Collection and distribution of dividends
 
Paragraphs (4), (5), (7) and (10)
         
 
(iv)
Transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material
 
Paragraphs (3), (8) and (12)
         
 
(v)
Sale or exercise of rights
 
Paragraphs (4), (5) and (10)
         
 
(vi)
Deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization
 
Paragraphs (4), (5), (10) and (13)
         
 
(vii)
Amendment, extension or termination of the Deposit Agreement
 
Paragraphs (16) and (17)
         
 
(viii)
Rights of holders of ADRs to inspect the transfer books of the Depositary and the list of Holders of ADRs
 
Paragraph (3)
         
 
(ix)
Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities
 
Paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5)
         
 
(x)
Limitation upon the liability of the Depositary
 
Paragraph (14)
       
(3)
Fees and Charges
 
Paragraph (7)
 
 
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Item 2.  AVAILABLE INFORMATION

     
Location in Form of American Depositary
Item Number and Caption
 
Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus
       
(a)           Statement that BNP Paribas publishes information in English required to maintain the exemption from registration under Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on its Internet Web site (www.bnpparibas.com/en/home) or through an electronic information delivery system generally available to the public in its primary trading market.
 
Paragraph (8)
 
 
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PART II
 
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 
Item 3.  EXHIBITS
 
 
(a)
Form of Deposit Agreement . Form of Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of           , 2014 among BNP Paribas, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as depositary (the "Depositary")   and all holders from time to time of ADRs issued thereunder (the "Deposit Agreement"), including the Form of American Depositary Receipt, is filed herewith as Exhibit (a).
 
 
(b)
Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder or the custody of the deposited securities represented thereby .  Not Applicable.
 
 
(c)
Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years .  Not Applicable.
 
 
(d)
Opinion of Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities being registered .  Filed herewith as Exhibit (d).
 
 
(e)
Certification under Rule 466.   Not applicable.
 
 
(f)
Power of Attorney.   Not applicable.
 
Item 4.  UNDERTAKINGS
 
 
(a)
The Depositary hereby undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of the American Depositary Receipts, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary as the holder of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the issuer.
 
 
(b)
If the amounts of fees charged are not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request.  The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of an American Depositary Receipt thirty days before any change in the fee schedule.
 
 
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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. on behalf of the legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The City of New York, State of New York, on March 7, 2014.
 
 
Legal entity created by the form of Deposit Agreement for the issuance of ADRs evidencing American Depositary Shares
 
       
  By: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Depositary  
       
 
By:
/s/ Gregory A. Levendis  
  Name: Gregory A. Levendis  
  Title:   Executive Director  
       
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, BNP Paribas certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Paris, France on March 7, 2014.
 
 
BNP Paribas
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Jean-Laurent Bonnafé  
 
Name:  Jean-Laurent Bonnafé
 
 
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
 
       
 
 
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Under the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on March 7, 2014, in the capacities indicated.

SIGNATURES
 
Signature
 
 
Title
   
/s/ Baudouin Prot
 
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Baudouin Prot
   
     
     
/s/ Michel Pébereau
 
Honorary Chairman and Director
Michel Pébereau
   
     
     
/s/ Jean-Laurent Bonnafé
 
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Jean-Laurent Bonnafé
   
     
     
/ s/ Pierre-André de Chalendar
 
Director
Pierre-André de Chalendar
   
     
     
 
 
Director
Christophe de Margerie
   
     
     
/s/ Marion Guillou
 
Director
Marion Guillou
   
     
     
   
Director
Denis Kessler
   
     
     
/s/ Jean-François Lepetit
 
Director
Jean-François Lepetit
   
     
     
/s/ Nicole Misson
 
Director
Nicole Misson
   
     
     
/s/ Thierry Mouchard
 
Director
Thierry Mouchard
   
 
 
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/s/ Laurence Parisot
 
Director
Laurence Parisot
   
     
     
     
Hélène Ploix
 
Director
     
     
     
Michel Tilmant
 
Director
     
     
/s/ Emiel Van Broekhoven
 
Director
Emiel Van Broekhoven
   
     
     
/s/ Fields Wicker-Miurin
 
Director
Fields Wicker-Miurin
   
     
     
/s/ Lars Machenil
 
Chief Financial Officer
Lars Machenil
  and Principal Accounting Officer
     
     
/s/ Jean-Yves Fillion
 
Authorized Representative in the United States
Jean-Yves Fillion
   
 
 
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number
 
   
(a)
Form of Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement
   
(d)
Opinion of Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities to be registered.

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