BNP Paribas Joins OTCQX

NEW YORK, July 14, 2010 - Pink OTC Markets Inc. (OTCQX: PINK), the financial information and
technology services company that operates the leading electronic quotation
and trading system in the U.S. OTC securities market, today announced that
BNP Paribas (OTCQX: BNPQY, Euronext: BNP), a leading European banking and
financial services provider, has chosen to have its American Depositary
Receipts (ADRs) quoted on the OTC's highest market tier, OTCQX(R).

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BNP Paribas began trading today on the OTC market's highest tier, OTCQX
International Premier. Investors can find current financial disclosure and
Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the company on www.otcqx.com and
www.otcmarkets.com.

"We welcome BNP Paribas to OTCQX," said R. Cromwell Coulson, President
and CEO of Pink OTC Markets. "We are pleased to have BNP Paribas, a CAC 40
issuer, join the segment of OTC-traded companies focused on providing
information and transparency to U.S. shareholders."

JP Morgan, which acts as Depositary for BNP Paribas' ADR program, will
serve as BNP Paribas' Principal American Liaison ("PAL") on OTCQX,
responsible for providing guidance on listing requirements.

About BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas' ADRs will trade in the United States on OTCQX under the
symbol "BNPQY", where each ADR will represent 0.5 ordinary shares. BNP
Paribas' ordinary shares are also listed on the Euronext Paris under the
symbol BNP. The BNP Paribas Group (the "Group") (of which BNP Paribas is the
parent company) is a European leader in banking and financial services. It
has around 200,000 employees, 160,000 of whom are based in Europe. The group
occupies leading positions in three significant fields of activity: Corporate
and Investment Banking, Asset Management & Services and Retail Banking. It is
present in 85 countries and has a strong presence in all the key financial
centers. Present throughout Europe in all its business lines, France, Italy,
Belgium and Luxembourg are its four domestic markets in retail banking. BNP
Paribas enjoys a significant and growing presence in the United States and
leading positions in Asia and in emerging markets. With 742 branches in 20
Western States of the United States, BancWest is the retail bank of BNP
Paribas in the United States.

About OTCQX

The OTCQX Marketplace is the premier tier of the U.S. OTC market.
Investor-focused companies use the quality controlled OTCQX listing platform
to offer investors transparent trading, superior information, and easy access
through their regulated U.S. broker-dealers. The innovative OTCQX platform
offers companies and their shareholders a level of marketplace services
formerly available only on a U.S. stock exchange. For more information and to
view a full list of OTCQX-listed companies, visit www.otcqx.com.

About Pink OTC Markets Inc.

Pink OTC Markets Inc. (OTCQX: PINK) operates the leading electronic
interdealer quotation and trading system for over 9,000 securities not listed
on a U.S. stock exchange. Pink OTC Markets segments these securities into
three tiers: the quality-controlled OTCQX marketplace, the U.S. registered
and reporting OTCQB marketplace, and the speculative trading Pink Sheets
marketplace. These three tiers constitute the third largest U.S. liquidity
pool for trading public company shares, after The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.
and The New York Stock Exchange. Our products and services promote market
transparency, improve price discovery, facilitate regulatory compliance, and
increase the quality of issuer disclosure, to the benefit of all OTC market
participants. To learn more about how Pink OTC Markets' products and services
make OTC markets more transparent, informed, and efficient, please visit our
websites at www.otcmarkets.com, www.pinkotc.com and
www.otcqx.com or contact us at info@pinkotc.com.

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Cathy Loos, CCG Investor Relations, +1-646-833-3458, Catherine.loos at ccgir.com