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Arkema — Capital/Financing Update 2013
Dec 4, 2013
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Capital/Financing Update
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Final Terms dated 4 December 2013
Arkema
Euro 2,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme for the issue of Notes
SERIES NO: 1
TRANCHE NO: 1
Euro 150,000,000 3.125 per cent. Notes due 6 December 2023
Issued by Arkema (the "Issuer")
BNP PARIBAS NATIXIS THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND
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 9 October 2013 which has received visa no. 13-535 from the Autorité des marchés financiers (the "AMF") on 9 October 2013 which constitutes a base prospectus for the purposes of the Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the Directive 2010/73/EU, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State) (the "Prospectus Directive") (the "Base Prospectus"). This document constitutes the Final Terms of the Notes described herein for the purposes of Article 5.4 of the Prospectus Directive and must be read in conjunction with the Base Prospectus. Full information on the Issuer and the offer of the Notes is only available on the basis of the combination of these Final Terms and the Base Prospectus. The Base Prospectus is available for viewing on the websites of the AMF (www.amffrance.org) and of Arkema (http://www.arkema.com/en/investor-relations/financials/debt/index.html) and printed copies may be obtained from Arkema at 420 rue d'Estienne d'Orves, 92700 Colombes, France.
| 1 | Issuer: | Arkema | |
|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{2}$ | (i) | Series Number: | 1 |
| (ii) | Tranche Number: | 1 | |
| (iii) Date on which the Notes become fungible: |
Not Applicable | ||
| 3 | Specified Currency or Currencies: | Euro ("EUR") | |
| 4 | Aggregate Nominal Amount: | ||
| (i) | Series: | EUR 150,000,000 | |
| (ii) | Tranche: | EUR 150,000,000 | |
| 5 | Issue Price: | 99.670 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount | |
| 6 | Specified Denomination(s): | EUR 100,000 | |
| 7 | (i) | Issue Date: | 6 December 2013 |
| (ii) | Interest Commencement Date: | 6 December 2013 | |
| 8 | Maturity Date: | 6 December 2023 | |
| 9 | Interest Basis: | 3.125 per cent. per annum Fixed Rate (further particulars specified below) |
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| 10 | Redemption Basis: | Subject to any purchase and cancellation or early redemption, the Notes will be redeemed on the Maturity Date at 100 per cent. of their nominal amount. |
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| 11 | Change of Interest Basis: | Not Applicable | |
| 12 | Put/Call Options: | Issuer Call Make-Whole Redemption by the Issuer Change of Control Put Option (further particulars specified below) |
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| 13 | (i) | Status of the Notes: | Senior |
| (ii) | Date of Board approval and |
Decision of the Conseil d'administration of Arkema | |
decision for issuance of Notes obtained:
dated 24 January 2013 and decision of Thierry Le Henaff, Président-Directeur général of the Issuer dated 29 November 2013
PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTEREST (IF ANY) PAYABLE
| 14 | Fixed Rate Note Provisions | Applicable |
|---|---|---|
| Rate of Interest: (i) |
3.125 per cent. per annum payable annually in arrear on each Interest Payment Date |
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| Interest Payment Date(s): (ii) |
6 December in each vear commencing on 6 December 2014 and ending on 6 December 2023 |
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| (iii) Fixed Coupon Amount(s): | EUR 3,125 per Note of EUR 100,000 Specified Denomination |
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| (iv) Broken Amount(s): | Not Applicable | |
| Day Count Fraction: (v) |
Actual/Actual (ICMA) | |
| (vi) Determination Dates: | 6 December in each year | |
| (vii) Interest Rate Adjustment: | Not Applicable | |
| 15 | Floating Rate Note Provisions | Not Applicable |
| 16 | Zero Coupon Note Provisions | Not Applicable |
| 17 | Inflation Linked Notes - Provisions relating to CPI or HICP Linked Interest PROVISIONS RELATING TO REDEMPTION |
Not Applicable |
| 18 | Call Option | Applicable |
| Optional Redemption Date(s) (i) |
At any time on or after 6 September 2023 (three months prior to the Maturity Date) |
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| Optional Redemption Amount(s) (ii) of each Note: |
EUR 100,000 per Note of EUR 100,000 Specified Denomination |
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| (iii) If redeemable in part: | ||
| Minimum Redemption (a) Amount: |
Not Applicable | |
| (b) Maximum Redemption Not Applicable Amount: |
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| (iv) Notice period: | As per Condition 6(d) | |
| 19 | Make-Whole Redemption by the Issuer |
Applicable |
| (i) Notice period: |
As per Condition $6(c)$ | |
| Reference Security: (ii) |
The 2.00 per cent. Bundesobligationen of the Bundesrepublik Deutschland due 15 August 2023 with ISIN DE0001102325 |
| (iii) Reference Dealers: | As per Condition 6(i) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (iv) Similar Security: | Reference bond or reference bonds issued by the German Federal Government having an actual or interpolated maturity comparable with the remaining term of the Notes that would be utilised, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Notes |
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| (v) | Party, if any, responsible for calculating the principal and/or interest due (if not the Calculation Agent): |
Not Applicable | |
| (vi) Redemption Margin: | 0.22 per cent. per annum | ||
| 20 | Put Option | Not Applicable | |
| 21 | Change of Control Put Option | Applicable | |
| 22 | Note | Final Redemption Amount of each | EUR 100,000 per Note of EUR 100,000 Specified Denomination |
| Amount: | Inflation Linked Notes - Provisions relating to the Final Redemption |
Not Applicable | |
| 23 | Early Redemption Amount | ||
| (i) | Early Redemption Amount(s) of each Note payable on redemption for taxation reasons (Condition 6(h)), for illegality (Condition 6(1)) or on event of default (Condition 9): |
EUR 100,000 per Note of EUR 100,000 Specified Denomination |
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| (ii) | Redemption for taxation reasons permitted on days others than Interest Payment Dates: |
Yes | |
| (iii) Unmatured Coupons to become void upon early redemption (Materialised Bearer Notes only): |
Not Applicable | ||
| GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTES | |||
| 24 | Form of Notes: | Dematerialised Notes | |
| (i) | Form of Dematerialised Notes: | Bearer dematerialised form (au porteur) | |
| (ii) | Registration Agent: | Not Applicable | |
| (iii) Temporary Global Certificate: | Not Applicable |
(iv) Applicable TEFRA exemption: Not Applicable
| 25 | Financial Centre(s) (Condition 7(h)): | Not Applicable |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Talons for future Coupons or Receipts to be attached to Definitive Notes (and dates on which such Talons mature): |
Not Applicable |
| 27 | Details relating to Instalment Notes: | Not Applicable |
| 28 | Redenomination, renominalisation and reconventioning provisions: |
Not Applicable |
| 29 | Consolidation provisions: | Not Applicable |
| 30 | Purchase: | Applicable |
| 31 | Repurchase Event: | Not Applicable |
| 32 | Masse (Condition 11): | Contractual Masse shall apply |
| Name and address of the Representative: | ||
| MASSQUOTE S.A.S.U. 7, bis rue de Neuilly F-92110 Clichy France |
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| Mailing address : 33, rue Anna Jacquin 92100 Boulogne Billancourt France Represented by its Chairman |
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| Name and address of the alternate Representative: | ||
| Gilbert Labachotte 8 Boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris France |
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| The Representative will be entitled to a remunerati |
uneration of €400 (VAT excluded) per year, payable on each Interest Payment Date with the first payment at the Issue Date.
RESPONSIBILITY
The Issuer accepts responsibility for the information contained in these Final Terms.
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Signed on behalf of Arkema: Christiane Chapuis, Directeur Financement Trésorerie By: Duly authorised
PART B - OTHER INFORMATION
$1.$ LISTING AND ADMISSION TO TRADING
| (i) Listing and admission to trading: | Application has been made by the Issuer (or on its behalf) for the Notes to be admitted to trading on Euronext Paris with effect from 6 December 2013 |
|---|---|
| (ii) Estimate of total expenses related to admission to trading: RATINGS |
EUR 13,150 |
| Ratings: | The Notes to be issued have been rated $S\&P$ : BBB (stable outlook) Moody's: Baa2 (stable outlook) S&P and Moody's are established in the European Union and registered under Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 (as amended) |
$3.$ INTERESTS OF NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE ISSUE
Save as discussed in "Subscription and Sale", so far as the Issuer is aware, no person involved in the offer of the Notes has an interest material to the offer.
$\overline{4}$ . YIELD
$2.$
Indication of yield:
Agent(s) (if any):
3.164 per cent. per annum
The yield is calculated at the Issue Date on the basis of the Issue Price. It is not an indication of future yield
5. OPERATIONAL INFORMATION
| ISIN Code: | FR0011651389 |
|---|---|
| Common Code: | 100091305 |
| Depositaries | |
| (i) Euroclear France to act as Central Depositary: |
Yes |
| Common Depositary for Euroclear (ii) Bank S.A./N.V. and Clearstream Banking, société anonyme: |
No |
| clearing system(s) other Any than Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. and Clearstream, Banking, société anonyme and the relevant |
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| $identification number(s)$ : | Not Applicable |
| Delivery: | Delivery against payment |
| Names and addresses of additional Paying |
Not Applicable
6. DISTRIBUTION
| (i) | Method of distribution: | Syndicated |
|---|---|---|
| (ii) | If syndicated: | |
| (A) Names of Managers: | BNP Paribas Natixis The Royal Bank of Scotland plc |
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| (B) Stabilising Manager(s) if any: | Not Applicable | |
| (iii) | non-syndicated, If and name address of Dealer: |
Not Applicable |
| (iv) | US Selling Restrictions (Categories of potential investors to which the Notes are offered): |
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| Reg. S Compliance Category 2 applies to the |
egory 2 applies to he Notes; TEFRA not applicable