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PROPOSAL FOR BANKING SERVICE <br />Tab 3: Profile of Proposer <br />BANI(1I EWEST <br />Bank of the West, with $62.3 billion in assets at March 31, 2012, is a full -service commercial <br />bank serving the personal and business banking needs of customers in nineteen states <br />through a network of more than 660 retail and commercial locations. A subsidiary of holding <br />company BancWest Corporation, Bank of the West has resources and capabilities that make <br />it one of the largest financial services providers west of the Mississippi, while emphasizing <br />personalized customer service. <br />Founded in 1874, Bank of the West originates commercial, small business and consumer <br />loans and leases, as well as providing a range of other individual and commercial deposit, <br />banking, trust and investment products. Through four major business areas — Commercial <br />Banking, Regional Banking, National Finance and Wealth Management — Bank of the West <br />and its subsidiaries offer clients a broad range of retail, small business and commercial <br />banking products and services to fit their evolving financial needs. In addition to banking <br />products, the Bank and its subsidiaries provide clients with comprehensive investment <br />services through BancWest Investment Services, and insurance products and services <br />through BW Insurance Agency, Inc. <br />BancWest Corporation is a partnership of two dynamic financial institutions: First Hawaiian <br />Bank and Bank of the West. BancWest Corporation serves more than four million <br />households and business accounts through over 700 retail branch banking locations and <br />dozens of commercial banking offices in twenty Western and Midwestern states, and <br />overseas in Guam and Saipan. The banks have representative offices in Tokyo, Japan and <br />Taipei, Taiwan and an offshore location in Grand Cayman, West Indies. <br />BancWest Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas (BNPP), a European leader <br />in banking and financial services and the fifth highest rated bank in the world according to <br />Standard & Poor's. Present in more than 80 countries, BNPP has more than 200,000 <br />employees with a significant presence in the United States and Europe, and strong positions in <br />Asia and the emerging markets. <br />12'Page <br />