FINAL TERMS DATED 22 NOVEMBER BNP Paribas Arbitrage Issuance B.V. (incorporated in The Netherlands) (as Issuer)

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1 FINAL TERMS DATED 22 NOVEMBER 2010 BNP Paribas Arbitrage Issuance B.V. (incorporated in The Netherlands) (as Issuer) BNP Paribas (incorporated in France) (as Guarantor) Warrant and Certificate Programme BNP Paribas Arbitrage Issuance B.V. 3,000 EUR "Phoenix Snowball" Certificates relating to the CAC 40 Index due 30 December 2015 ISIN Code: XS BNP Paribas Arbitrage S.N.C. (as Manager) The Securities are offered to the public in the Kingdom of Belgium from 22 November 2010 to 29 December 2010 The Base Prospectus referred to below (as completed by these Final Terms) has been prepared on the basis that, except as provided in sub-paragraph (ii) below, any offer of Securities in any Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (2003/71/EC) (each, a "Relevant Member State") will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Directive, as implemented in that Relevant Member State, from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of the Securities. Accordingly any person making or intending to make an offer of the Securities may only do so: (i) (ii) in circumstances in which no obligation arises for the Issuer or any Manager to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive, in each case, in relation to such offer; or in those jurisdictions mentioned in Paragraph 39 of Part A below, provided such person is one of the persons mentioned in Paragraph 39 of Part A below and that such offer is made during the Offer Period specified for such purpose therein. Neither the Issuer nor any Manager has authorised, nor do they authorise, the making of any offer of Securities in any other circumstances. Investors should note that if a supplement to or an updated version of the Base Prospectus referred to below is published at any time during the Offer Period (as defined below), such supplement or updated base prospectus, as the case may be, will be published and made available in accordance with the arrangements applied to the original publication of these Final Terms. Any investors who have indicated acceptances of the Offer (as defined below) prior to the date of publication of such supplement or updated version of the Base Prospectus, as the case may be, (the "Publication Date") have the right within two working days of the Publication Date to withdraw their acceptances. PART A - CONTRACTUAL TERMS Terms used herein shall be deemed to be defined as such for the purposes of the Conditions set forth in the Base Prospectus dated 3 June 2010, the First Supplement to the Base Prospectus dated 18 August 2010, the Second Supplement to the Base Prospectus dated 10 September 2010 and the Third Supplement to the Base Prospectus dated 19 November 2010 which together constitute a base prospectus for the purposes of Directive 2003/71/EC (the "Prospectus Directive"). This document constitutes the Final Terms of the Securities described herein and must be read in conjunction with such Base Prospectus, as so supplemented. Full information on BNP Paribas Arbitrage Issuance B.V. (the "Issuer") and the offer of the Securities is only available on the basis of the combination of these Final Terms and the Base Prospectus. The Base Prospectus, any supplement thereto and these Final Terms are available for viewing at BNP Paribas Securities Services, 1 / 11

2 Luxembourg Branch, 33 rue de Gasperich, Howald-Hesperange, L-2085 Luxembourg and copies may be obtained free of charge at the specified offices of the Security Agents. References herein to numbered Conditions are to the terms and conditions of the relevant series of Securities and words and expressions defined in such terms and conditions shall bear the same meaning in these Final Terms in so far as they relate to such series of Securities, save as where otherwise expressly provided. These Final Terms relate to the series of Securities as set out in "Specific Provisions for each Series" below. References herein to "Securities" shall be deemed to be references to the relevant Securities that are the subject of these Final Terms and references to Security" shall be construed accordingly. 1. Issuer: BNP Paribas Arbitrage Issuance B.V. 2. Guarantor: BNP Paribas SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR EACH SERIES Series Number No. of Securities issued No. of Securities ISIN Common Code Issue Price per Security Redemption Date CE0291FLD 3,000 3,000 XS % 30 December 2015 GENERAL PROVISIONS The following terms apply to each series of Securities: 3. Trade Date: 4 November Issue Date and Interest Commencement Date: 30 December Consolidation: 6. Type of Securities: (a) Certificates. (b) The Securities are Index Securities. (c) The Certificates are "Phoenix Snowball" Certificates. 7. Form of Securities: Clearing System Global Security. The provisions of Annex 1 (Additional Terms and Conditions for Index Securities) shall apply. 8. Business Day Centre(s): The applicable Business Day Centre for the purposes of the definition of "Business Day" in Condition 4 is TARGET. 9. Settlement: Settlement will be by way of cash payment (Cash Settled Securities). 10. Variation of Settlement: (a) Issuer's option to vary settlement: (b) Variation of Settlement of Physical Delivery Securities: 11. Relevant Asset(s): 12. Entitlement: 13. Exchange Rate: 14. Settlement Currency: Euro ("EUR"). 2 / 11

3 15. Syndication: The Securities will be distributed on a non-syndicated basis. 16. Minimum Trading Size: 17. Principal Security Agent: BNP Paribas Arbitrage S.N.C. 18. Registrar: 19. Calculation Agent: BNP Paribas Arbitrage S.N.C. 8 rue de Sofia, Paris, France. 20. Governing law: English law. 21. Special conditions or other modifications to the Terms and Conditions: PRODUCT SPECIFIC PROVISIONS 22. Index Securities: Applicable. (a) Index/Basket of Indices/Index Sponsor(s): (b) Index Currency: (c) Exchange(s): (d) Related Exchange(s): (e) Exchange Business Day: (f) Scheduled Trading Day: (g) Weighting: (h) Settlement Price: (i) Disrupted Day: (j) Specified Maximum Days of Disruption: (k) Valuation Time: (l) Knock-in Event: The "Underlying Index" is the CAC 40 Index (Bloomberg Code: CAC). Euronext Paris or any successor thereto is the Index Sponsor. For the purposes of the Conditions, the Underlying Index shall be deemed an Index. EUR. Euronext Paris. All Exchanges. Single Index Basis. Single Index Basis. As set out in sub-paragraph (b) of the definition of "Settlement Price" provided in Condition 1 of Annex 1 - Additional Terms and Conditions for Index Securities. If the relevant Settlement Price Date is a Disrupted Day, the Settlement Price will be calculated in accordance with the provisions set out in the definition of Valuation Date provided in Condition 27. Three (3) Scheduled Trading Days. The Scheduled Closing Time. Applicable. (i) Knock-in Level: 70% x Index Initial. A Knock-in Event shall be deemed to occur if, at the Knock-in Valuation Time on the Knock-in Determination Day, the Underlying Index closes at a level less than the Knock-in Level. (ii) Knock-in Period Beginning Date: (iii) Knock-in Period Beginning Date Scheduled Trading Day 3 / 11

4 Convention: (iv) Knock-in Determination Period: (v) Knock-in Determination Day(s): (vi) Knock-in Period Ending Date: The Redemption Valuation Date. (vii) Knock-in Period Ending Date Scheduled Trading Day Convention: (viii) Knock-in Valuation Time: (m) Knock-out Event: (n) Automatic Early Redemption Event: The Valuation Time. Applicable. An Automatic Early Redemption Event shall be deemed to occur if the official Closing Level of the Underlying Index on the relevant Automatic Early Redemption Valuation Date is greater than or equal to the Automatic Early Redemption Level. Where: Closing Level is the Settlement Price provided that the corresponding definition of "Settlement Price" shall apply as if references to "Valuation Date" were to "Automatic Early Redemption Valuation Date". (i) Automatic Early Redemption Amount: N x 100% Where: (ii) Automatic Early Redemption Date(s): (iii) Automatic Early Redemption Level: (iv) Automatic Early Redemption Rate: (v) Automatic Early Redemption Valuation Date(s): (vi) Delayed Redemption on the Occurrence of an Index Adjustments Event: (o) Index Correction Period: (p) Other terms or special conditions: (q) Other terms or special conditions: N is the Notional Amount of each Certificate (see 35(a)). 30 December 2011 (n = 1), 31 December 2012 (n = 2), 30 December 2013 (n = 3) and 30 December 2014 (n = 4). 100% x Index Initial. 23 December 2011 (n = 1), 24 December 2012 (n = 2), 23 December 2013 (n = 3) and 23 December 2014 (n = 4). As per Conditions. 4 / 11

5 23. Share Securities: 24. ETI Securities: 25. Debt Securities: 26. Commodity Securities: 27. Inflation Index Securities: 28. Currency Securities: 29. Fund Securities: 30. Market Access Securities: 31. Futures Securities: 32. Credit Securities: 33. Optional Additional Disruption Events: (a) The following Optional Additional Disruption Events apply to the Securities: Insolvency Filing 34. Provisions relating to Warrants: 35. Provisions relating to Applicable. (b) Delayed Redemption on the Occurrence of an Additional Disruption Event: (a) Notional Amount of each Certificate: (b) Partly Paid (c) Interest: (d) Fixed Rate Provisions: (e) Floating Rate Provisions: EUR 1,000. The Certificates are not Partly Paid Certificates. Applicable. (f) Index Linked Interest Applicable. (a) Index/Basket of As set out in 22. Indices/Index Sponsor(s): (b) Formula: If, on the relevant Interest Valuation Date n, the Closing Level of the Underlying Index is greater than or equal to 70of Index Initial, then an Interest Amount calculated as follows will be paid on the corresponding Interest Payment Date n per Certificate: N x 8 x (1 + T) Otherwise, no Interest Amount will be paid. Where: N is the Notional Amount of each Certificate (see 35(a); T is the number of Interest Payment Dates since the last Interest Payment Date, or since Issue Date if there has not yet been any Interest Payment Date. (c) Party responsible for calculating Rate(s) of Interest and Interest 5 / 11

6 Amount(s) (if not the Calculation Agent): (d) Provisions for determining coupon where calculation by As per Conditions. reference to Formula is impossible or impracticable: (e) Interest Period(s): As per Conditions provided that the first Interest Period commences on 30 December (f) Interest Period End Date(s): 30 December 2011 (n = 1), 31 December 2012 (n = 2), 30 December 2013 (n = 3), 30 December 2014 (n = 4) and the Redemption Date (n=5). Business Day Convention for Interest Period End Date(s): (g) Interest Payment Date(s): Business Day Convention for Interest Payment Date(s): (h) Day Count Fraction: (i) Averaging: 30 December 2011 (n = 1), 31 December 2012 (n = 2), 30 December 2013 (n = 3), 30 December 2014 (n = 4) and the Redemption Date (n=5). Following Business Day Convention. (j) Interest Valuation Time: As set out in 22. (k) Interest Valuation Date(s): (l) Index Correction Period: (m) Observation Dates: (n) Observation Period: (o) Specified Maximum Days of Disruption: 23 December 2011 (n = 1), 24 December 2012 (n = 2), 23 December 2013 (n = 3), 23 December 2014 (n = 4) and 23 December 2015 (n=5). As per Conditions. As set out in 22. (p) Exchange(s): As set out in 22. (q) Related Exchange(s): As set out in 22. (r) Exchange Business Day: As set out in 22. (s) Scheduled Trading Day: As set out in 22. (t) Weighting: (u) Settlement Price: As set out in 22. (v) Other terms or special conditions: As set out in 22. (g) Share Linked Interest (h) ETI Linked Interest (i) Debt Linked Interest (j) Commodity Linked Interest (k) Inflation Index Linked Interest 6 / 11

7 (l) Currency Linked Interest (m) Fund Linked Interest (n) Futures Linked Interest PROVISIONS RELATING TO REDEMPTION AND VALUATION ON REDEMPTION (o) Instalment (p) Issuer Call Option: (q) Holder Put Option: (r) Cash Settlement Amount: Unless previously redeemed or purchased and cancelled by the Issuer, the Holder shall receive on the Redemption Date, in respect of each Certificate payment of a Cash Settlement Amount calculated as follows: 1) If no Knock-in Event has occurred: 2) Otherwise: N x 100% Where: (s) Renouncement Notice Cut-off Time: (t) Strike Date: N is the Notional Amount of each Certificate (see 35 (a)); Index Initial is the official Closing Level of the Underlying Index on the Strike Date; Index Final is the official Closing Level of the Underlying Index on the Redemption Valuation Date; Closing Level is the Settlement Price. 30 December 2010 and if such day is a Disrupted Day such day shall be treated as a Valuation Date. (u) Redemption Valuation Date: 23 December (v) Averaging: Averaging does not apply to the Securities. (w) Observation Dates: (x) Observation Period: (y) Settlement Business Day: (z) Cut-off Date: DISTRIBUTION AND US SALES ELIGIBILITY (ALL SECURITIES) 36. Selling Restrictions: As set out in the Base Prospectus. (a) Eligibility for sale of Securities The Securities are not eligible for sale in the United States to AIs. in the United States to AIs: 7 / 11

8 (b) Eligibility for sale of Securities in the United States to QIBs within the meaning of Rule 144A: (c) Eligibility for sale of Securities in the United States to QIBs within the meaning of Rule 144A who are also QPs within the meaning of the Investment Company Act: 37. Additional U.S. Federal income tax consequences: The Securities are not eligible for sale in the United States under Rule 144A to QIBs. The Securities are not eligible for sale in the United States to persons who are QIBS and QPs. 38. Registered broker/dealer: 39. Non exempt Offer: An offer of Securities may be made by the Manager and Deutsche Bank (the "Distributor") (together with the Manager, the "Financial Intermediaries") other than pursuant to Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive in the Kingdom of Belgium ("Public Offer Jurisdiction") during the period from 22 November 2010 until 29 December 2010 ("Offer Period"). See further 8 of Part B below. Purpose of Final Terms These Final Terms comprise the final terms required for issue and Public Offer in the Public Offering Jurisdisdiction of the Securities described herein pursuant to the BNP Paribas, BNP Paribas Arbitrage Issuance B.V. Warrant and Certificate Programme. Responsibility The Issuer accepts responsibility for the information contained in these Final Terms. To the best of the knowledge of the Issuer (who has taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained herein is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information. The information included in Part B (the "Other Information") consists of extracts from or summaries of information that is publicly available in respect of the Index. The Issuer confirms that such information has been accurately reproduced and that, so far as it is aware and is able to ascertain from information published by Index Sponsor, no facts have been omitted which would render the reproduced inaccurate or misleading. Signed on behalf of BNP Paribas Arbitrage Issuance B.V. As Issuer: By:.. Céline DOFFÉMONT... Duly authorised 8 / 11

9 PART B - OTHER INFORMATION 1. Listing and Admission to trading The Securities are unlisted. 2. Rating The Securities to be issued have not been rated. 3. Risk Factors As stated in the Base Prospectus. 4. Interests of Natural and Legal Persons Involved in the Offer Save as discussed in "Risk Factors" in the Base Prospectus, so far as the Issuer is aware, no person involved in the offer of the Securities has an interest material to the offer. 5. Reasons for the Offer, Estimated Net Proceeds and Total Expenses Reasons for the offer: Estimated net proceeds: Estimated total expenses: Fees: The net proceeds from the issue of Securities will become part of the general funds of BNPP B.V. Such proceeds may be used to maintain positions in options or futures contracts or other hedging instruments. The net proceeds is not available The estimated total expense is not available. There will be a subscription charge of up to 2 per cent. of the Notional Amount. The Distributor will earn an amount ranging on average between 0.5 per cent. and 4 per cent. of the Issue Price. Such range is due to potential changes in the market conditions during the Offer Period. Further information on the placement fee may be obtained from the relevant Distributor. 6. Performance of Underlying/Formula/Other Variable, Explanation of Effect on Value of Investment and Associated Risks and Other Information concerning the Underlying The Phoenix Snowball Security is denominated in EUR and is scheduled to be redeemed 5 years after its issue. The Security is an Index Linked Interest Certificate, meaning that the Security may pay a conditional interest calculated by reference to the performance of the CAC 40 Index, pursuant to the provisions detailed in 35 (f). Therefore, in some circumstances, investors may not be entitled to receive any such Interest Amount on any Interest Payment Date. The Security is subject to an Automatic Early Redemption Event : if on any Automatic Early Redemption Valuation Date, the Automatic Early Redemption Event occurs, then the Security will be automatically redeemed in whole, but not in part, on the Automatic Early Redemption Date immediately following such Automatic Early Redemption Valuation Date and the Early Redemption Amount payable by the Issuer on such date upon redemption of each Security shall be an amount equal to the relevant Automatic Early Redemption Amount, pursuant to the provisions detailed in 22 (n). An early termination feature is likely to limit the market value of the Security which generally will not rise substantially above the price at which they can be terminated. Following an early termination, a Holder may not be able to reinvest any termination proceeds at an effective interest rate as high as the interest rate on the relevant Security being terminated and may only be able to do so at a significantly lower rate. Potential investors should consider reinvestment risk in light of other investments available at that time. Unless previously redeemed or purchased and cancelled by the Issuer, the Security offers the possibility to receive, on the Redemption Date, a Redemption Amount determined by reference to the performance of the CAC 40 Index on the Redemption Valuation Date, pursuant to the provisions detailed in 35 (r). 9 / 11

10 This Security is not capital protected. There is a risk of partial or total capital loss, and consequently an investment in the Security is highly speculative, involving significant risk, including the possible loss of the entire amount invested, and should therefore only be considered by investors who can afford a loss of their entire investment. During the secondary market period, the price of the Security will depend upon market conditions and may be subject to significant fluctuations. Source of information relating to the Index Bloomberg and Reuters. Place where information relating to the Index can be Information on the CAC 40 Index shall be available on the obtained dedicated website: Past and future performances of the Underlying Index are available on the above website and its volatility may be obtained at the office of the Calculation Agent. Post-Issuance information: The Issuer does not provide post-issuance information. 7. Operational Information Relevant Clearing System(s): Euroclear and Clearstream Luxembourg. 8. Terms and Conditions of the Public Offer Offer Price: Conditions to which the offer is subject: 100% of Notional Amount per Security. The Issuer reserves the right to withdraw the offer of the Securities at any time on or prior to the Offer End Date (as defined below). For the avoidance of doubt, if any application has been made by a potential investor and the Issuer exercises such a right, each such potential investor shall not be entitled to subscribe or otherwise acquire the Securities. Description of the application process: From, on or about 22 November 2010 to, and including, 29 December 2010, or such earlier date as the Issuer determines as notified on or around such earlier date on the website of the Distributor ( (the "Offer End Date"). Details of the minimum and/or maximum amount of application: Description of possibility to reduce subscriptions and manner for refunding excess amount paid by applicants: Details of the method and time limits for paying up and delivering the Securities: Manner in and date on which results of the offer are to be made public: Procedure for exercise of any right of pre-emption, negotiability of subscription rights and treatment of subscription rights not exercised: Categories of potential investors to which the Securities are offered: Process for notification to applicants of the amount allotted and indication whether dealing may begin before notification is made: Minimum subscription amount per investor: EUR 1,000. Maximum subscription amount per investor: EUR 3,000,000. The Securities are cleared through the clearing systems and are due to be delivered on or about 30 December Publication on the website of the Distributor ( on or around 30 December Retail, private and institutional investors. In the case of over subscription, allotted amounts will be notified to applicants by on the website of the Distributor ( on or around 30 December No dealing in the Securities may be before any such notification is made. 10 / 11

11 In all other cases, allotted amounts will be equal to the amount of the application, and no further notification shall be made. Amount of any expenses and taxes specifically charges to the subscriber or purchaser: In all cases, no dealing in the Securities may begin prior to the Issue Date. 9. Placing and Underwriting Name(s) and address(es), to the extent known to the issuer, of the places in the various countries where the offer takes place: Name and address of the co-ordinator(s) of the global offer and of single parts of the offer: Name and address of any paying agents and depository agents in each country (in addition to the Principal Paying Agent): Entities agreeing to underwrite the issue on a firm commitment basis, and entities agreeing to place the issue without a firm commitment or under "best efforts" arrangements: When the underwriting agreement has been or will be reached: None. Deutsche Bank N.V./S.A. Avenue Marnixlaan B-1000 Brussels Belgium Yield Not applicable 11. Historic Interest Rates Not applicable 12. Index Disclaimer None of the Issuer, the Calculation Agent or the Principal Security Agent accepts responsibility for the calculation, maintenance or publication of the Index or any successor index. CAC 40 Euronext Indices B.V. has all proprietary rights with respect to the Index. In no way Euronext Indices B.V. sponsors, endorses or is otherwise involved in the issue and offering of the product. Euronext Indices B.V. disclaims any liability to any party for any inaccuracy in the data on which the Index is based, for any mistakes, errors, or omissions in the calculation and/or dissemination of the Index, or for the manner in which it is applied in connection with the issue and offering thereof. The Index is a registered trademark of Euronext N.V. or its subsidiaries. 11 / 11