Danone — M&A Activity 2010

Aug 12, 2010

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Paris, August 12 th 2010

Danone has reached agreement with Wimm Bill Dann to sell back its 18.4% stake in the Russian company

Danone has reached agreement with Wimm Bill Dann Foods ("WBD") whereby WBD will acquire all ordinary shares and ADRs held by Danone, representing an 18.4% stake in WBD, for a total consideration of USD 470 million.

The agreement follows the recent announcement of the joint-venture between Danone and Unimilk in the CIS region.

The sale will become effective, and close, upon Danone having received the necessary regulatory approvals for the merger of its CIS operations with Unimilk.

About Danone

Danone is a Fortune 500 company and one of the most successful healthy food companies in the world. Its mission is to bring health through food to as many people as possible. Fulfilling this mission is a major contributor to Danone's continuous strong growth. Danone, with 160 plants and around 80,000 employees, has a presence in all five continents and over 120 countries. In 2009, Danone recorded € 15 billion in sales. Danone enjoys leading positions on healthy food in four businesses: fresh dairy products (n°1 worldwide), water (n° 2 on the packaged water market), baby nutrition (n°2 worldwide) and medical nutrition. Listed on Euronext Paris, Danone is also ranked among the main indices of social responsibility: Dow Jones Sustainability Index Stoxx and World, ASPI Eurozone and Ethibel Sustainability index.