Thursday, Sep 22, 2011
PARIS (Dow Jones)--French bank BNP Paribas SA (BNP.FR) said Thursday that it routinely meets with foreign investors, while declining to comment directly on reports that it plans to tour the Middle East in coming days in a bid to raise fresh capital.
"BNP Paribas naturally conducts roadshows every year to present the bank and promote its shares with investors around the world," a spokesman said.
The Financial Times reported that Chief Executive Baudouin Prot is preparing a contingency plan with potential investors to inject up to EUR2 billion in the bank.
-By Digby Larner, Dow Jones Newswires; +33 1 4017 1748; digby.larner@dowjones.com
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22-09-11 0710GMT
