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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

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DANONE

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: 112

TRANCHE NO: 1

Euro 1,350,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due November 2018

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
2 (i) Series Number: 112
(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 1,350,000,000
(ii) Tranche: EUR 1,350,000,000
5 Issue Price: 100 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount
6 Specified Denomination: EUR 100,000
7 (i) Issue Date: 3 November 2016
(ii) Interest Commencement Date: 3 November 2016
8 Maturity Date: The Interest Payment Date falling on or nearest to 3
November 2018
9 Interest Basis: Three (3) month EURIBOR + 0.15 per cent. per annum
Floating 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: Clean-Up Call Option; Change of Control Put Option
(further particulars specified below)
13 (i) Status of the Notes: 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 Not Applicable
15 Floating Rate Note Provisions Applicable
(i) Interest Period: The period beginning on (and including) the Interest
Commencement Date and ending on (but excluding) the
first Interest Payment Date and each successive period
beginning on (and including) a Specified Interest
Payment Date and ending on (but excluding) the next
succeeding Specified Interest Payment Date
(ii) Specified Interest Payment Dates: Interest payable quarterly in arrear on 3 November,
3 February, 3 May and 3 August in each year, subject to
adjustment in accordance with the Business Day
Convention set out in (iii) below
(iii) Business Day Convention: Modified
Following
Business
Day
Convention;
Adjusted
(iv) Business Centre: Not Applicable
(v) Manner in which the Rate of
Interest is/are to be determined:
Screen Rate Determination
(vi) Interest Period Date: Not Applicable
(vii) Party responsible for calculating
the Rate(s) of Interest and/or
Interest Amount(s) (if not the
Calculation Agent):
(viii) Screen Rate Determination:
Not Applicable
- Reference Rate: Three (3) month EURIBOR
- Reference Inter-Bank Market: Not Applicable
- Reference Screen Page Time: 11.00 a.m. (Brussels time)
- Interest Determination Dates: Two (2) TARGET Business Days prior to the first day of
each Interest Accrual Period
- Relevant Screen Page: Reuters Page "EURIBOR 01"
- Reference Banks: Not Applicable
(ix) ISDA Determination: Not Applicable
(x) Margin: $+0.15$ per cent. per annum
(xi) Minimum Rate of Interest: 0 per cent. per annum
(xii) Maximum Rate of Interest: Not Applicable

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(xiii) Day Count Fraction: Actual/360
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
Not Applicable
20 Residual Maturity Call Option Not Applicable
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 Not 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(o)) 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:
No
(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

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Form of Dematerialised Notes: $(i)$ Bearer dematerialised form (au porteur)

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(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(s) (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
Represented by Maître Antoine Lachenaud, Co-gérant
– associé
Name and address of the alternate Representative:
Maître Philippe Maisonneuve
Avocat
10, rue de Sèze
75009 Paris
France
The Representative will be entitled to remuneration of
EUR 350 (VAT excluded) per year, payable on each
Interest Payment Date with the first payment at the
Issue Date.

RESPONSIBILITY

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

Signed on behalf of Danone: France
By: Flame SAn'sA

PART B - OTHER INFORMATION

$\mathbf{1}$ . 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 3 November 2016.
(ii) Estimate of total expenses related to
admission to trading:
EUR 7,200 (including AMF fees)
RATINGS

The Notes to be issued have been rated: S&P: BBB+ Moody's: Baa1

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.

$\boldsymbol{4}$ . REASONS FOR THE OFFER

Reasons for the offer:

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Ratings:

The net proceeds of the issue of the Notes will be used (i) to repay certain existing bank facilities of The WhiteWave Foods Company upon consummation of the Acquisition (as defined in Condition $6(g)$ ), (ii) to fund a portion of the consideration to be paid in respect of the Acquisition and/or (iii) for Danone's general corporate purposes.

5. HISTORIC INTEREST RATES

Details of historic EURIBOR rates can be obtained from Reuters.

OPERATIONAL INFORMATION 6.

ISIN: FR0013216884
Common Code: 151302017
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
Any clearing
system(s)
other
than
Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. and Clearstream,
Banking, société anonyme and the relevant
identification number(s):
Not Applicable
Delivery: Delivery against payment
Names and addresses of additional Paying
Agent(s) (if any):
Not Applicable
DISTRIBUTION
(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): Reg. S Compliance Category 2 applies to the Notes;
TEFRA not applicable

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