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Danone Capital/Financing Update 2015

Jan 14, 2015

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Capital/Financing Update

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Final Terms dated 12 January 2015

Danone

Euro 9,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme for the issue of Notes Due from one month from the date of original issue

SERIES NO: 110

TRANCHE NO: 1

Euro 750,000,000 1.125 per cent. Notes due 14 January 2025

Issued by Danone (the "Issuer")

BNP PARIBAS CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CIB ING J.P. MORGAN MUFG NATIXIS SANTANDER GLOBAL BANKING & MARKETS

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 24 October 2014 which has received visa no. 14-568 from the Autorité des marchés financiers (the "AMF") on 24 October 2014 and the supplement to it dated 5 January 2015 which has received visa no. 15-001 from the AMF on 5 January 2015 which together constitute a base prospectus (the "Base Prospectus") for the purposes of the Directive 2003/71/EC, as amended (the "Prospectus Directive"). 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 website of the AMF (www.amf-france.org) and of Danone (www.danone.com) and printed copies may be obtained from Danone at 17, boulevard Haussmann, 75009 Paris, France.

1 Issuer: Danone
2 (i) Series Number: 110
(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 750,000,000
(ii) Tranche: EUR 750,000,000
5 Issue Price: 98.934 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount
6 Specified Denomination(s): EUR 100,000
7 (i) Issue Date: 14 January 2015
(ii) Interest Commencement Date: 14 January 2015
8 Maturity Date: 14 January 2025
9 Interest Basis: 1.125 per cent. per annum Fixed Rate
(further particulars specified below)
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.
11 Change of Interest Basis: Not Applicable
12 Put/Call Options: Make-Whole Redemption by the Issuer
Residual Maturity Call Option
Change of Control Put Option
(further particulars specified below)
13 (i) Status of the Notes: Unsubordinated Notes
(ii) of Board approval
and
Date
Decision of the Conseil d'administration of Danone

decision for issuance of Notes obtained:

dated 17 October 2014 and decision of Mr Emmanuel Faber, Directeur Général of the Issuer dated 7 January 2015

PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTEREST (IF ANY) PAYABLE

14 Fixed Rate Note Provisions Applicable
Rate of Interest:
(i)
1.125 per cent. per annum payable annually in arrear on
each Interest Payment Date
Interest Payment Date(s):
(ii)
14 January in each year commencing on 14 January
2016 and ending on the Maturity Date
(iii) Fixed Coupon Amount(s): EUR 1,125 per Note of EUR 100,000 Specified
Denomination
(iv) Broken Amount(s): Not Applicable
Day Count Fraction:
(v)
Actual/Actual (ICMA)
(vi) Determination Dates: 14 January in each year
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
Not Applicable
PROVISIONS RELATING TO REDEMPTION
18 Call Option Not Applicable
19 Make-Whole Redemption by the
Issuer
Applicable
Notice period:
(i)
As per Condition $6(c)$
Reference Security:
(ii)
The 1.00 per cent. Bundesobligationen of the
Bundesrepublik Deutschland due 15 August 2024 with
ISIN DE0001102366
(iii) 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.
(iv) Redemption Margin: 0.15 per cent. per annum
Party, if any, responsible
for
(v)
calculating the principal and/or
interest due (if not the Calculation

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20 Residual Maturity Call Option Applicable
(i) Call Option Date: 14 October 2024
(ii) Notice period. As per Condition $6(e)$
21 Put Option Not Applicable
22 Change of Control Put Option Applicable
23 Final Redemption Amount of each
Note
EUR 100,000 per Note of EUR 100,000 Specified
Denomination
Inflation Linked Notes - Provisions
relating to the Final Redemption
Amount:
Not Applicable
24 Early Redemption Amount
(i) Early Redemption Amount(s) of
each Note payable on redemption
for taxation reasons (Condition
6(i)), for illegality (Condition
6(m)) or on event of default
(Condition 9):
EUR 100,000 per Note of EUR 100,000 Specified
Denomination
(ii) Redemption for taxation reasons
permitted on days others than
Interest Payment Dates:
Yes
(iii) Unmatured Coupons to become
early redemption
upon
void
(Materialised Bearer Notes only):
Not Applicable
GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTES
25 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
26 Exclusion of the possibility to request
identification of a
Noteholder
as
provided by Condition 1(a):
Not Applicable
27 Financial Centre(s) (Condition 7(h)): Not Applicable
28 Talons for future Coupons or Receipts
to be attached to Definitive Notes (and
dates on which such Talons mature):
Not Applicable
29 Details relating to Instalment Notes: Not Applicable
30 Redenomination, renominalisation and
reconventioning provisions:
Not Applicable

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31 Purchase in accordance with Articles L.213-1 A and D.213-1 A of the French Code monétaire et financier:

32 Consolidation provisions:

33 Masse (Condition 11): Applicable

Not Applicable

Contractual Masse shall apply

Name and address of the Representative:

Antoine Lachenaud SELARL MCM AVOCAT 10, rue de Sèze 75009 Paris France Name and address of the alternate Representative:

Philippe Maisonneuve SELARL MCM AVOCAT 10, rue de Sèze 75009 Paris France

The Representative will receive a remuneration of EUR 600 (VAT excluded) per year.

RESPONSIBILITY

The Issuer accepts responsibility for the information contained in these Final Terms.

Signed on behalf of Danone: By: Florence Saliba Duly authorised

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PART B - OTHER INFORMATION

$\mathbf{1}$ . LISTING AND ADMISSION TO TRADING

(i) Listing and admission to trading:

(ii) Estimate of total expenses related to admission to trading:

$\overline{2}$ RATINGS

Ratings:

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 14 January 2015.

EUR 12,000 (including AMF fees)

The Notes to be issued are expected to be rated: S&P: $A -$ Baa1 Moody's:

S&P and Moody's are established in the European Union and registered under Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 (as amended).

INTERESTS OF NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE ISSUE 3.

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

Indication of yield:

1.239 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:

Common Code:

Depositaries

  • Euroclear France to act as Central $(i)$ Depositary:
  • (ii) Common Depositary for Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. and Clearstream Banking, société anonyme:

Any clearing system(s) other than Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. and Clearstream, Banking, société anonyme and the relevant identification number(s):

Delivery:

Names and addresses of additional Paying Agent(s) (if any):

FR0012432912

116653818

Yes

No

Not Applicable

Delivery against payment

Not Applicable

6. DISTRIBUTION

Method of distribution: $(i)$

$(ii)$ If syndicated:

(A) Names of Managers:

Syndicated

Banco Santander, S.A. BNP Paribas Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank ING Bank N.V., Belgian Branch J.P. Morgan Securities plc Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc Natixis

(B) Stabilising Manager(s) if any:

  • (iii) If non-syndicated, name and address of Dealer:
  • $(iv)$ US Selling Restrictions (Categories of potential investors to which the Notes are offered):

Not Applicable

BNP Paribas

Reg. S Compliance Category 2 applies to the Notes; TEFRA not applicable