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Danone — Capital/Financing Update 2016
Nov 3, 2016
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Capital/Financing Update
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Final Terms dated 28 October 2016
Danone
Euro 21,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme for the issue of Notes Due from one month from the date of original issue
SERIES NO: 113
TRANCHE NO: 1
Euro 1,000,000,000 0.167 per cent. Notes due 3 November 2020
Issued by Danone (the "Issuer")
Global Coordinators and Joint Lead Managers
BNP PARIBAS J.P. MORGAN
Joint Lead Managers
BARCLAYS CITIGROUP CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CIB HSBC ING MUFG NATIXIS SANTANDER GLOBAL CORPORATE BANKING SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE CORPORATE & INVESTMENT BANKING 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 26 September 2016 which has received visa no. 16-447 from the Autorité des marchés financiers (the "AMF") on 26 September 2016 and the supplement to it dated 18 October 2016 which has received visa no. 16-490 from the AMF on 18 October 2016 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 |
|---|---|---|
| $\boldsymbol{2}$ | (i) Series Number: |
113 |
| (ii) Tranche Number: |
$\mathbf{1}$ | |
| (iii) Date on which the Notes become fungible: |
Not Applicable | |
| 3 | Specified Currency or Currencies: | Euro ("EUR") |
| 4 | Aggregate Nominal Amount: | |
| (i) Series: |
EUR 1,000,000,000 | |
| (ii) Tranche: |
EUR 1,000,000,000 | |
| 5 | Issue Price: | 100 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount |
| 6 | Specified Denomination: | EUR 100,000 |
| 7 | Issue Date: (i) |
3 November 2016 |
| (ii) Interest Commencement Date: |
3 November 2016 | |
| 8 | Maturity Date: | 3 November 2020 |
| 9 | Interest Basis: | 0.167 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 Clean-Up Call Option Mandatory Call Change of Control Put Option (further particulars specified below) |
| 13 | Status of the Notes: (i) |
Unsubordinated |
|---|---|---|
| (ii) Date of Board approval and decision for issuance of Notes obtained: |
Decision of the Conseil d'administration of Danone dated 6 July 2016 and decision of Mr Emmanuel Faber, Directeur Général of the Issuer dated 25 October 2016 |
|
| PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTEREST (IF ANY) PAYABLE | ||
| 14 | Fixed Rate Note Provisions | Applicable |
| (i) Rate of Interest: |
0.167 per cent. per annum payable annually in arrear on each Interest Payment Date |
|
| (ii) Interest Payment Dates: |
3 November in each year commencing on 3 November 2017 and ending on the Maturity Date. |
|
| (iii) Fixed Coupon Amount: | EUR 167 per Note of EUR 100,000 Specified Denomination |
|
| (iv) Broken Amount: | Not Applicable | |
| Day Count Fraction: (v) |
Actual/Actual (ICMA) | |
| (vi) Determination Dates: | 3 November 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 PROVISIONS RELATING TO REDEMPTION |
Not Applicable |
| 18 | Call Option | Not Applicable |
| 19 | Make-Whole Redemption by the Issuer |
Applicable |
| (i) Notice period: |
As per the Conditions | |
| (ii) Reference Security: | 0.25 per cent. Federal Government Bond of the Bundesrepublik Deutschland due 16 October 2020 with ISIN DE0001141729 |
|
| (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: | 0.10 per cent. per annum | |
| (v) Party, if any, responsible for calculating the principal and/or interest due (if not the Calculation |
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| Agent): | Not Applicable | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Residual Maturity Call Option | Applicable |
| (i) Call Option Date: | 3 October 2020 | |
| (ii) Notice period: | As per the Conditions | |
| 21 | Put Option | Not Applicable |
| 22 | Clean-Up Call Option | Applicable |
| (i) Clean-Up Percentage: | 80 per cent. | |
| (ii) Clean-Up Redemption Amount: | EUR 100,000 per Note of EUR 100,000 Specified Denomination |
|
| 23 | Mandatory Call | Applicable |
| 24 | Change of Control Put Option | Applicable |
| 25 | 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 | |
| 26 | Early Redemption Amount | |
| (i) Early Redemption Amount of each Note payable on redemption for taxation reasons (Condition $6(k)$ ), for illegality (Condition $6(0)$ 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 void upon early redemption (Materialised Bearer Notes only): |
Not Applicable | |
| GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTES | ||
| 27 | Form of Notes: | Dematerialised Notes |
| Form of Dematerialised Notes: (i) |
Bearer dematerialised form (au porteur) | |
| (ii) Registration Agent: |
Not Applicable | |
| (iii) Temporary Global Certificate: |
Not Applicable | |
| (iv) Applicable TEFRA exemption: | Not Applicable | |
| 28 | Exclusion of the possibility to request identification of a Noteholder as provided by Condition 1(a): |
Not Applicable |
| 29 | Financial Centre (Condition 7(h)): | Not Applicable |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Talons for future Coupons or Receipts to be attached to Definitive Notes (and dates on which such Talons mature): |
Not Applicable |
| 31 | Details relating to Instalment Notes: | Not Applicable |
| 32 | Redenomination provisions: | Not Applicable |
| 33 | Purchase: | Applicable |
| 34 | Consolidation provisions: | Not Applicable |
| 35 | Masse (Condition 11): | Contractual Masse shall apply |
| Name and address of the Representative: | ||
| MCM AVOCAT Selarl d'avocats interbarreaux inscrite au Barreau de Paris 10, rue de Sèze 75009 Paris France |
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| Represented by Maître Antoine Lachenaud, Co-gérant - associé |
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| Name and address of the alternate Representative: | ||
| Maître Philippe Maisonneuve Avocat 10, rue de Sèze 75009 Paris France |
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| The Representative will be entitled to remuneration of EUR 350 (VAT excluded) per year, payable on each |
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.
Signed on behalf of Danone: FS .
PART B - OTHER INFORMATION
LISTING AND ADMISSION TO TRADING $\mathbf{1}$ .
| (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 3 November 2016. |
|---|---|
| (ii) Estimate of total expenses related to admission to trading: RATINGS |
EUR 8,400 (including AMF fees) |
| Ratings: | The Notes to be issued have been rated: $S\&P$ : BB B+ Moody's: Baa1 |
| 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 |
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
$2.$
$3.$
Indication of yield:
0.167 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. REASONS FOR THE OFFER
Reasons of the offer
The net proceeds of the issue of the Notes will be used to (i) repay certain existing bank facilities of The WhiteWave Foods Company upon consummation of the Acquisition (as defined in Condition $6(g)$ ) and (ii) fund a portion of the consideration to be paid in respect of the Acquisition.
6. OPERATIONAL INFORMATION
| ISIN: | FR0013216892 |
|---|---|
| Common Code: | 151306411 |
| Depositaries | |
| (i) Euroclear France to act as Central Depositary: |
Yes |
| (ii) Common Depositary for Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. and Clearstream Banking, société anonyme: |
Nο |
| clearing system(s) other Anv 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): |
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|---|---|---|
| Not Applicable | ||
| Delivery against payment Not Applicable |
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| (i) | Method of distribution: | Syndicated |
| (ii) | If syndicated: | |
| (A) Names of Managers: | BNP Paribas J.P. Morgan Securities plc |
|
| Banco Santander, S.A. Barclays Bank PLC Citigroup Global Markets Limited Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank HSBC Bank plc ING Bank N.V., Belgian Branch MUFG Securities EMEA plc Natixis Société Générale The Royal Bank of Scotland plc |
||
| (B) Stabilising Manager if any: | BNP Paribas | |
| (iii) | non-syndicated, If name and address of Dealer: |
Not Applicable |
| (iv) | US Selling Restrictions |
(Categories of potential investors to which the Notes are offered):
$7.$
Reg. S Compliance Category 2 applies to the Notes; TEFRA not applicable $\ddot{\phantom{0}}$