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Renault Capital/Financing Update 2013

Sep 19, 2013

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Capital/Financing Update

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Final Terms dated 17 September 2013

RENAULT

Euro 7,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme for the issue of Notes

SERIES NO: 42 TRANCILE NO: 1

EUR 600,000,000 3.625 per cent. Notes due 19 September 2018

Issued by: RENAULT (the Issuer)

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. BNP PARIBAS MIZUHO INTERNATIONAL PLC NATIXIS

(the Joint Lead Managers)

The Base Prospectus referred to below (as completed by these Final Terms) has been prepared on the basis that, except as provided in sub-paragraph (ii) below, any offer of Notes in any Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a "Relevant Member State") will be made pursuant to an excmption under the Prospectus Directive, as implemented in that Relevant Member State, from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of the Notes. Accordingly any person making or intending to make an offer of the Notes may only do so:

  • in circumstances in which no obligation arises for the Issuer or any Dealer to publish a $(i)$ prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive, in each case, in relation to such offer; or
  • in those Public Offer Jurisdictions mentioned in Paragraph 9 of Part B below, provided such $(ii)$ person is one of the persons mentioned in Paragraph 9 of Part B below and that such offer is made during the Offer Period specified for such purpose therein.

Neither the Issuer nor any Dealer has authorised, nor do they authorise, the making of any offer of Notes in any other circumstances.

The expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the Directive 2010/73/EU, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State), and includes any relevant implementing measure in the Relevant Member.

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 15 May 2013 which received visa no. 13-214 from the Autorité des marchés financiers the ("AMF") on 15 May 2013, the first Supplement to the Base Prospectus dated 26 July 2013 which received visa no. 13-427 from the AMF on 26 July 2013 and the second Supplement to the Base Prospectus dated 4 September 2013 which received visa no. 13-474 from the AMF on 4 September 2013 which together constitute a base prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 as amended by Directive 2010/73/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 to the extent that such amendments have been implemented in a relevant Member State) (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 such Base Prospectus as so supplemented. 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 as so supplemented, The Base Prospectus and the Supplements to the Base Prospectus are available for viewing at the office of the Fiscal Agent or each of the Paying Agents and on the websites of (a) the AMF during a period of twelve months from the date of the Base Prospectus and (b) the Issuer (www.renault.com) and copies may be obtained free of charge from Renault 13-15, quai le Gallo, 92100 Boulogne Billancourt, France.

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Issuer: Renault
(i) Series Number: 42
(ii) Tranche Number: f,
Specified Currency or Currencies: Euro (" $\epsilon$ ")
4. Aggregate Nominal Amount:
(i) Series: £600,000,000
(ii) Tranche: £600,000,000
5. (i) Issue Price of Tranche: 99.587 pcr cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount
(ii) Net Proceeds: C595,122,000
6. Specified Denomination(s): €1,000
7. (i) Issue Date: 19 September 2013
(ii) Commencement
Interest
Date:
Issue Date
8. Maturity Date: 19 September 2018
9. Interest Basis: 3.625 per cent. per annum Fixed Rate
(further particulars specified below)
10. Redemption/Payment Basis: Redemption at par
11. Change of Interest or
Redemption/Payment Basis:
Not Applicable
12. Put/Call Options: Make-Whole Redemption by the Issuer
13. (i) Status of the Notes: Unsubordinated Notes
(ii) Dates of the corporate
authorisations for issuance
of the Notes:
Decision of the Board of Directors of the Issuer dated
13 December 2012 and decision of the Chairman and CEO
(Président Directeur Général) of the Issuer dated [13]
September 2013
14. Method of distribution: Syndicated
PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTEREST (IF ANY) PAYABLE
15. Fixed Rate Note Provisions Applicable
(i) Rate of Interest: 3.625 per cent. per annum payable annually in arrear
(ii) Interest Payment Date(s): 19 September in each year commencing on 19 September
2014 and ending on the Maturity Date (not adjusted)
(iii) Fixed Coupon Amount: €36.25 per Note of €1,000 in Specified Denomination
(iv) Broken Amount(s): Not Applicable
(v) Day Count Fraction: Actual/Actual - ICMA
(vi) Interest Determination
Dates:
19 September in each year
16. Floating Rate Note Provisions Not Applicable
17. Zero Coupon Note Provisions Not Applicable
PROVISIONS RELATING TO REDEMPTION
18. Call Option Not Applicable
Make-Whole Redemption by the
19.
Issuer
Applicable
Reference Bund means the German Federal Governement
Bond of Bundesrepublik Deutschland due 13 April 2018,
with ISIN DE0001141661.
Make-Whole Redemption Margin means 0.45 per cent.
per annum
20. Put Option Not Applicable
21. Note Final Redemption Amount of each €1,000 per Note of €1,000 Specified Denomination
22. Early Redemption Amount
Early Redemption Amount(s) of
cach Note payable on redemption for
taxation reasons (Condition 6(f)), for
illegality (Condition 6(i)) or on event
of default (Condition 9):
As per the Conditions
GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTES
23. Form of Notes: Dematerialised Notes
(i) Form of Dematerialised
Notes:
Bearer dematerialised form (au porteur)
(ii) Registration Agent: Not Applicable
(iii) Temporary Global
Certificate:
$\mathcal{C}_{\mathcal{A}}$
Not Applicable
(iv) Applicable TEFRA
exemption:
Not Applicable
24. Financial Centre(s) relating Ť0.
Payment Dates: TARGET
  • Redenomination, renominalisation 25. Not Applicable and reconventioning provisions:
  • Consolidation provisions: 26.

Not Applicable

of holders of Representation 27. Notes/Masse:

Contractual Masse shall apply.

Name and address of the Representative: Xavier Beurtheret c/o BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. 29, avenue de l'Opéra 75001 Paris France

Name and address of the alternate Representative: Stéphanie Besse c/o Natixis 47 quai d'Austerlitz 75013 Paris France

The Representative will receive no remuneration

Applicable Tax Regime(s): 28.

As per "Taxation" section of the Base Prospectus

PURPOSE OF FINAL TERMS

These Final Terms comprise the final terms required for issue and admission to trading on Euronext Paris of the Notes described herein pursuant to the Euro 7,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme of Renault S.A.

RESPONSIBILITY

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

Signed on behalf of Renault

Duly represented by:

PART B-OTHER INFORMATION

ADMISSION TO TRADING AND LISTING $1.$

$Listing(s)$ : $(i)$

Euronext Paris

Admission to trading: $(i)$ $(a)$

Application has been made for the Notes to be admitted to trading on Euronext Paris with effect from 19 September 2013

  • Previous admission(s) $(b)$ Not Applicable to trading:
  • Additional publication of Base $(iii)$ Not Applicable Prospectus and Final Terms:
  • Estimate of total expenses $(iv)$ related to admission to trading: €3,850
  • RATINGS $\overline{2}$ .

Ratings:

The Programme has been rated BB+ by Standard & Poor's Rating Services and Ba1 by Moody's Investors Services, Inc.

The Notes to be issued are expected to be rated:

S&P: BB+ (outlook stable)

Moody's: Ba1 (outlook stable)

Each of Standard & Poor's Rating Services and Moody's Investors Services, Inc. is established in the European Union and is registered under Regulation (EC) No. 1060/2009 (as amended). As such, each of Standard & Poor's Rating Services and Moody's Investors Services, Inc. is included in the list of credit rating agencies published by the European Securities and Markets Authority on its website (www.esma.europea.eu/page/Listregistered-and-certified-CRAs) in accordance with such regulation.

NOTIFICATION 3.

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) in France has been requested to provide the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) as the relevant competent authority of Germany, the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) as the relevant competent authority of the Netherlands, the Financial Services & Markets Authority (FSMA) as the relevant competent authority of Belgium, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier

(CSSF) as the relevant competent authority of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Financial Market Authority (FMA) as the relevant competent authority of Austria with certificates of approval attesting that the Base Prospectus and the Supplements have been drawn up in accordance with the Prospectus Directive.

INTERESTS OF NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE OFFER 4.

Save for any fees payable to the Joint Lead Managers in connection with the Issue of Notes, so far as the Issuer is aware, no person involved in the offer of the Notes has an interest material to the offer. The Joint Lead Managers and their affiliates have engaged, and may in the future engage, in investment banking and/or commercial banking transactions with, and may perform other services for, the Issuer and its affiliates in the ordinary course of business.

REASONS FOR THE OFFER, ESTIMATED NET PROCEEDS AND TOTAL EXPENSES 5.

See "Use of Proceeds" wording in Base Prospectus Reasons for the offer:

€595,122,000 Estimated net proceeds: $(ii)$

Fixed Rate Notes only - YIELD 6.

Indication of yield:

$(i)$

3.717 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.

Notes only Floating Rate $7.$ Not Applicable IIISTORIC INTEREST RATES

OPERATIONAL INFORMATION 8.

  • FR0011568963 ISIN Code: $(i)$
  • 097271208 Common Code: $(i)$

Depositaries:

  • Euroclear France to act as $(i)$ Yes. Central Depositary
  • for Common Depositary $(ii)$ and Clearstream Euroclear No Luxembourg

Any clearing system(s) other than Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and the relevant identification number(s):

Delivery:

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

The aggregate principal amount of notes issued has been translated into Euro at the rate of [ $\bullet$ ] producing a sum of:

Not Applicable

Delivery against payment

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

DISTRIBUTION 9.

If syndicated, names and addresses of Joint Lead Managers and underwriting commitments:

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A.

44th Floor, One Canada Square E14 5AA London United Kingdom

Underwriting commitment: €150,000,000

BNP PARIBAS 10 Harewood Avenue London NW1 6AA United Kingdom

Underwriting commitment : £150,000,000

MIZUHO INTERNATIONAL PLC

Bracken House One Friday Street London EC4M 9JA United Kingdom

Underwriting commitment: £150,000,000

NATIXIS

47 quai d'Austerlitz 75013 Paris France

Underwriting commitment: €150,000,000

Stabilising Manager(s) (if any):

Not Applicable 17 September 2013

Not Applicable

Date of subscription agreement:

If non-syndicated, name and address of Dealer:

Total commission and concession:

Public Offer:

0.40 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount.

An offer of the Notes may be made by the Joint Lead Managers other than pursuant to Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and Austria ("Public Offer Jurisdictions") during the period from 17 September 2013 until 19 September 2013 ("Offer Period").

INFORMATION IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN OFFERS OF NOTES 10.

Not Applicable

ANNEX - ISSUE SPECIFIC SUMMARY

Summaries are made up of disclosure requirements known as "Elements" the communication of which is required by Annex XXII of the Regulation EC No 809/2004 of 29 April 2004 as amended by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) n°486/2012 of 30 March 2012 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) $n^{\circ}862/2012$ of 4 June 2012. These Elements are numbered in Sections A $-E(A.1 - E.7)$ .

This summary contains all the Elements required to be included in a summary for this type of securities and Renault S.A. (the Issuer). Because some Elements are not required to be addressed, there may be gaps in the numbering sequence of the Elements.

Even though an Element may be required to be inserted in the summary because of the type of securities and Issuer, it is possible that no relevant information can be given regarding such Element. In this case a short description of the Element is included in the summary and marked as "Not applicable".

This summary is provided for purposes of the issue by the Issuer of the Notes of a denomination of less than €100,000 which are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a Regulated Market of the European Economic Area (the EEA). The issue specific summary relating to this type of Notes will be annexed to the relevant Final Terms and will comprise (i) the information below with respect to the summary of the Base Prospectus and (ii) the information below included in the items "issue specific summary".

Section A - Introduction and Warnings
A.1 General
disclaimer
regarding the
This summary should be read as an introduction to the Base Prospectus. Any
decision to invest in any Notes should be based on a consideration of the Base
Prospectus as a whole.
summary Where a claim relating to information contained in the Base Prospectus is
brought before a court, the plaintiff may, under the national legislation of the
Member State where the claim is brought, be required to bear the costs of
translating the Base Prospectus before the legal proceedings are initiated.
Civil liability attaches only to those persons who have tabled the summary,
including any translation thereof, but only if the summary is misleading,
inaccurate or inconsistent when read together with the other parts of this Base
Prospectus or it does not provide, when read together with the other parts of this
Base Prospectus, key information in order to aid investors when considering
whether to invest in the Notes.
$\Lambda$ .2 Information
regarding
consent by the
Issuer to the use
of the
Prospectus
In the context of any offer of Notes in France, Germany, the Netherlands,
Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and Austria (the Public Offer
Jurisdictions) that is not within an exemption from the requirement to publish a
prospectus under the Prospectus Directive, as amended (a Public Offer), the
Issuer consents to the use of the Base Prospectus and the relevant Final Terms
(together, the Prospectus) in connection with a Public Offer of any Notes during
the offer period specified in the relevant Final Terms (the Offer Period) and in
the Public Offer Jurisdictions specified in the relevant Final Terms by any duly
authorised financial intermediary specified in the relevant Final Terms (in each
case an Authorised Offeror).
The consent referred to above relates to Offer Period (if any) ending no later
than the date falling 12 months from the date of the approval of the Base
Prospectus by the Autorité des marchés financiers.
The terms and any other arrangements in place in relation to the Public Offer
shall be provided to investors by the Authorised Offeror at the time of the Public
Offer.
Issue Specific Summary
In the context of the offer of the Notes in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium,
the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and Austria (Public Offer Jurisdictions)
which is not made within an exemption from the requirement to publish a
prospectus under the Prospectus Directive, as amended (the Public Offer), the
Issuer consents to the use of the Prospectus in connection with such Public Offer
of any Notes during the period from 17 September 2013 until 19 September 2013
(Offer Period).
The terms and any other arrangements in place in relation to the Public Offer
shall be provided to investors by the Authorised Offerer at the time of the Public
Offer.
Section B-Issuer
B.1 The legal and
commercial
name of the
Issuer
RENAULT (Renault or the Issuer)
B 1 2 The domicile
and legal form
of the Issuer,
the legislation
under which
the Issuer
operates and its
country of
incorporation
RENAULT is a société anonyme (public limited company) organized and
existing under French law. Renault is governed by the provisions of Book II of
the French Code de Commerce, and the provisions of the employee profit-sharing
Act No 94-640 of July 25, 1994.
Renault is registered with the Registrar of Companies in Nanterre under number
441 639 465.
Its Registered office is located at 13-15, quai Le Gallo, 92100 Boulogne-
Billancourt France.
B.4b A description
of any known
trends affecting
the Issuer and
the activities in
which it
operates
In 2013, the European market remains uncertain and is expected to contract by at
least 3% with a French market down 3 to 5%. The global automotive market
(PC+LCV) is expected to grow 3% year on year. This growth will be fueled by
positive momentum expected in China, North America, India (111%), Russia
(+5%), and Brazil (+1.5%).
In this context, Renault will pursue its strategy of international development.
In Europe, the Group is targeting market share growth with new product launches
(Captur, ZOE, Clio Estate, New Logan) and the full impact of the products
launched at the end of 2012 (Clio IV and New Sandero) with a sustainable
pricing policy.
Renault Group is targeting for 2013 (provided European and French markets are
not significantly worse than expected):
units sales growth;
÷
positive Automotive operating margin;
=
positive Automotive operational free eash flow.
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B.5 Description of
the Issuer's
Group and the
Issuer's
position within
the Group
STRUCTURE OF THE RENAULT GROUP +
SIMPLIFIED ORGANIZATION CHART AT DECEMBER 31, 2012
(AS A % OF SHARES ISSUED)
Renault SA
1,65%
43.4%
09.4%
Nissan Motor
Daoia
Daimler AG
100%
Ronault s.a.s.
80.1%*
25%
100%
Other industrial
AVTOVAZ
RCI Banque
Ronault
and commercial
Samsung
companies
Motors
Associated companies
Automotive divisien
Saloa financing
I flot included in the scope of comolidation
B.9 Profit forceast
or estimate
Not applicable.
B.10 Qualifications
in the auditors'
report
The 2011 and 2012 statutory Auditor's reports in the Consolidated Financial
Statements ended respectively on 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2012 do
not include qualifications.
B.12 Selected
historical key
financial
information
The spreadsheet below gives the main historical figures for the 2010, 2011 and
2012 financial years.
THREE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED FIGURES -- PUBLISHED DATA (1)
(Emilant) 2011 200
Revises 机油 业绩 第編
Operating margin 729 160 1.000
Share in Mosan Motor net income 1234 132 1.031
Remark of income 1.772 拉啦 342
Earnings per share (sures) 651 788 127
Capital 1,127 117 1127
Stanbolders' equity 26547 21.93 22.757
Total assets 75,414 設備 散解
Evidends launal 1728 116 02
Adoption cash flow for 2577 2910 364
Advertise net financial debt (1492) 20 14%
Idal stati at Bacerdor 31 情感 提證 122.615
٠ Except as disclosed in the press release related to the publication on 24 April
2013 of the Renault's group quarterly information March 31, 2013 (please refer
to item B13 below), there has been no material adverse change in the prospects of
the Issuer since the date of its last published audited financial statements.
Except as disclosed in the press release related to the publication on 24 April
2013 of the Renault's group quarterly information March 31, 2013 (please refer
to item B13 below), there has been no significant change in the financial or
trading position of Renault since the end of the last financial period for which
audited financial information has been published.
B.13 Recent material
events relating
to the Issuer's
solvency
1. Signature on 13 March 2013 of the agreement entitled "Contract for a
new dynamic of Renault growth and social development in France". The
Renault agreement is the fruit of a dialogue with the social partners in
which Renault has committed to producing at least 710,000 vehicles in
France by 2016 and to maintaining activity at all its production sites in
France, as well as at its engineering, sales and marketing, and tertiary
services departments.
$\overline{2}$ . Publication on 24 April 2013 of the Renault's Group quarterly
information March 31, 2013.
3. Publication on 13 May 2013 of Nissan Contribution for first quarter 2013
to Renault earnings.
4. Approval by the General Meeting of Renault Shareholders dated 30 April
2013 of the proposal of a dividend of Eur 1.72 per share.
5.
Issuance of CNY 750,000,000 5.65% fixed rate notes due April 2016
under the Programme
B.14 Extent to which
the Issuer is
dependent
upon other
entities within
the Group
Renault is the mother company of the Group.
It holds 43.4% of Nissan's share capital which holds 15% of the share capital of
Renault.
Renault and Nissan (hereinafter the Alliance) have separate management
structures. The responsibility for managing their activities lies with their
respective Executive Committees, which are answerable to their individual
Boards of Directors and their own shareholders.
Renault and Nissan have chosen to develop a unique type of alliance between two
distinct companies with common interests, uniting forces to achieve optimum
performance. The Alliance is organized so as to preserve individual brand
identities and respect each company's corporate culture.
Consequently:
Renault does not hold the majority of Nissan voting rights;
the terms of the Renault-Nissan agreements do not entitle Renault to

appoint the majority of Nissan directors, nor to hold the majority of
voting rights at meetings of Nissan's Board of Directors; at December
31, 2012, Renault supplied three of the total nine members of Nissan's
Board of Directors (four of the total nine members at December 31,
$2011$ :
Renault Nissan BV, owned 50% by Renault and 50% by Nissan, is the

Alliance's joint decision-making body for strategic issues concerning
either group individually. Its decisions are applicable to both Renault and
Nissan. This entity does not enable Renault to direct Nissan's financial
and operating strategies, and cannot therefore be considered to represent
contractual control by Renault over Nissan. The matters examined by
Renault Nissan BV since it was formed have remained strictly within this
contractual framework, and are not an indication that Renault exercises
control over Nissan;
Renault can neither use nor influence the use of Nissan's assets in the

same way as its own assets;
Renault provides no guarantees in respect of Nissan's debt.
ш
In view of this situation, Renault is considered to exercise significant influence in
Nissan, and therefore uses the equity method to include its investment in Nissan
in the consolidation.
B.15 Principal The Group's activities have been organized into two main business sectors, in
activities of the more than 120 countries:
Issuer Automotive;
Sales Financing.
Automotive
L.
Renault designs, develops and sells passenger cars and light commercial
vehicles.
Following the acquisition of Romanian carmaker Dacia and Samsung
Motors' operating assets in South Korea, Renault has three automotive
brands: Renault, Dacia and Samsung.
Sales Financing
2.
RCI Banque, Renault's captive financing arm, finances sales of the
Renault, Renault Samsung Motors (RSM) and Dacia brands, and, in
Europe, the Nissan and Infiniti brands.
In addition to these two activities, Renault has equity investments in the
following two companies:
Nissan;
AVTOVAZ;
Equity investment in AB Volvo was sold on December 12, 2012.
These holdings are accounted for in the Group's financial statements using the
equity method.
B.16 Extent to which
the Issuer is
directly or
indirectly
owned or
controlled
Not applicable
B.17 Credit ratings Programme Summary:
assigned to the
Issuer or its
debt securities
The long term debt of the Issuer is rated BB+ by Standard & Poor's Rating
Services (S&P) and Ba1 by Moody's Investors Services, Inc (Moody's).
The Programme is rated BB+ by S&P and Ba1 by Moody's. Notes issued under
the Programme may be rated or unrated. Where an issue of Notes is rated, its
rating will not necessarily be the same as the rating assigned under the
Programme, Each of S&P and Moody's is established in the European Union and
is registered under Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 (as amended) (the CRA
Regulation). As such, each of S&P and Moody's is included in the list of
registered credit rating agencies published by the European Securities and
Markets Authority on its website (at http://esma.europa.eu/page/list-registered-
and-certified-CRAs) in accordance with the CRA Regulation.
A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may
be subject to suspension, reduction or withdrawal at any time by the assigning
rating agency.
The relevant Final Terms will specify whether or not such credit ratings are
issued by a credit rating agency established in the European Union and registered
under the CRA Regulation.
Issue specific summary:
The Notes to be issued are expected to be rated: BB+ and Ba1
Name of rating agencies: S&P and Moody's
Section C - Securities
C 1 Type, class and
security
identification of
the Notes
Up to Euro 7,000,000,000 (or the equivalent in other currencies at the date of
issue) aggregate nominal amount of Notes outstanding at any one time pursuant
to the Euro Medium Term Note Programme arranged by Dcutsche Bank (the
Programme).
The Notes will be issued on a syndicated or non-syndicated basis. The Notes will
be issued in series (each a Series) having one or more issue dates and on terms
otherwise identical, the Notes of each Series being intended to be
interchangeable or identical (other than in respect of the first payment of interest,
the issue date, the issue price and the nominal amount) with all other Notes of
that Series. Each Series may be issued in tranches (each a Tranche) on the same
or different issue dates. The specific terms of each Tranche (which will be
supplemented, where necessary, with supplemental terms and conditions and,
save in respect of the issue date, issue price, first payment of interest and nominal
amount of the Tranche, will be identical to the terms of other Tranches of the
same Series) will be set out in a Final Terms to this Base Prospectus (the Final
Terms).
The Notes may be issued in either dematerialised form (Dematerialised Notes)
or materialised form (Materialised Notes).
Dematerialised Notes may, at the option of the Issuer be issued in bearer
dematerialised form (au porteur) or in registered dematerialised form (au
nominatif ) and, in such latter case, at the option of the relevant holder, in either
au nominatif pur or au nominatif administré form. No physical documents of title
will be issued in respect of Dematerialised Notes.
Materialised Notes will be in bearer materialised form (Bearer Materialised
Notes) only. A Temporary Global Certificate will be issued initially in respect of
each Tranche of Bearer Materialised Notes. Materialised Notes may only be
issued outside France.
The Notes have been accepted for clearance through Euroclear France as central
depositary in relation to Dematerialised Notes and Clearstream Banking, société
anonyme (Clearstream, Luxembourg), Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. (Euroclear).
Transfers between Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg participants, on the
one hand, and Euroclear France account holders (Euroelear France Account
Holders), on the other hand, shall be effected directly or via their respective
relevant Final Terms.
Issue Specific Summary
depositaries in accordance with applicable rules and operating procedures
established for this purpose by Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg, on the
one hand, and Euroclear France on the other hand.
An identification number of the Notes (ISIN Code) will be specified in the
The Notes are EUR 600,000,000 3.625 per cent. Notes due 19 September 2018.
Series: 42
Tranche: 1
Aggregate Nominal
Amount:
€600,000,000
Form: Dematerialised Notes
Central Depositary: Euroelear France
ISIN Code: FR0011568963
Common code: 097271208
C.2 Currencies relevant Dealers.
Issue Specific Summary
The currency of the Notes is Euro.
The Notes may be issued in any currency agreed between the Issuer and the
C.5 A description of
any restrictions
on the free
transferability
of the Notes
Save certain restrictions (in particular in respect of France, United States of
America, United Kingdom, Japan, Hong Kong, Peoples Republic of china,
Singapore, European Economic Area and Switzerland) regarding the purchase,
offer, sale and delivery of the Notes, or possession or distribution of the Base
Prospectus, any other offering material or any Final Terms, there is no restriction
on the free transferability of the Notes.
C.8 Description of
rights attached
to the Notes
Issue price
The Notes may be issued at their nominal amount or at a discount or premium to
their nominal amount.
Specified denomination
The Notes will be in such denominations as may be specified in the relevant
Final Terms.
The Notes will be issued in such denomination(s) as may be agreed between the
Issuer and the relevant Dealer save that the minimum denomination of each Note
admitted to trading on a regulated market, or offered to the public, in a Member

State of the European Economic Area in circumstances which require the publication of a prospectus under the Prospectus Directive will be $E1,000$ (or, if the Notes are denominated in a currency other than euro, the equivalent amount in such currency at the issue date) or such other higher amount as may be allowed or required from time to time by the relevant central bank (or equivalent body) or any laws or regulations applicable to the relevant Specified Currency.

The Notes having a maturity of less than one year will constitute deposits for the purposes of the prohibition on accepting deposits contained in section 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 unless they are issued to a limited class of professional investors and have a denomination of at least £100,000 or its equivalent.

Dematerialised Notes shall be issued in one denomination only.

Status of the Notes

The Notes constitute direct, general, unconditional, unsecured (subject to the provisions of Condition 4 "Negative Pledge") and unsubordinated obligations of the Issuer and rank and will rank pari passu and without any preference among themselves and equally and rateably with all other present or future unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Issuer.

Negative pledge

So long as any of the Notes remains outstanding, the Issuer will not create or permit to subsist any mortgage, charge, pledge, lien or other security interest upon the whole or any part of its assets, present or future, to secure any present or future Indebtedness incurred or guaranteed by it (whether before or after the issue of the Notes) unless the Issuer's obligations under the Notes are equally and rateably secured therewith.

Indebtedness means any indebtedness for borrowed money, represented by bonds, notes, debentures or other assimilated debt securities which are for the time being, or are capable of being, quoted, admitted to trading or ordinarily traded in on any stock exchange, over-the-counter-market or other securities market.

Event of Default

The terms of the Notes contain, amongst others, the following events of default:

  • default in payment of any principal or interest due in respect of the $\bullet$ Notes, continuing for a specified period of time; or
  • non-performance or non-observance by the Issuer of any of its respective $\bullet$ other obligations under the conditions of the Notes, continuing for a specified period of time; or
  • events relating to the insolvency or winding up of the Issuer.

Withholding tax

All payments of principal, interest and other revenues by or on behalf of the

Issuer in respect of the Notes shall be made free and clear of, and without
withholding or deduction for, any taxes, duties, assessments or governmental
charges of whatever nature imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by or
within France or any authority therein or thereof having power to tax, unless such
withholding or deduction is required by law.
If applicable law should require that payments of principal or interest made by
the Issuer in respect of any Note or Coupon be subject to deduction or
withholding in respect of any present or future taxes or duties whatsoever levied
by the Republic of France, the Issuer, will, save in certain limited circumstances,
to the fullest extent then permitted by law, pay such additional amounts as shall
result in receipt by the Notcholders or, if applicable, the Couponholders, as the
case may be, of such amounts as would have been received by them had no such
withholding or deduction been required.
Governing law
French law.
Issue Specific Summary
Issue Price: 99.587 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount.
Specified Denomination: £1,000
Status of the Notes: Unsubordinated Notes
C.9 Interest,
maturity and
redemption
provisions, yield
and
representation
of the
Noteholders
Please also refer to the information provided in item C.8 above.
Interest Payments and interest periods
The length of the interest periods for the Notes and the applicable interest rate or
its method of calculation may differ from time to time or be constant for any
Series. The Notes may have a maximum interest rate, a minimum interest rate, or
both. The use of interest accrual periods permits the Notes to bear interest at
different rates in the same interest period. All such information will be set out in
the relevant Final Terms.
Fixed Rate Notes
Fixed interest will be payable in arrear on the date or dates in each year specified
in the relevant Final Terms.
Floating Rate Notes
Floating Rate Notes will bear interest determined separately for each Series as
follows:
(i)
on the same basis as the floating rate under a notional interest rate swap
transaction in the relevant Specified Currency governed by an agreement
incorporating the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International
Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or the definitions set out in the
FBF Master Agreement, or

$(ii)$ by reference to LIBOR, EURIBOR, CMS Rate or any other interest rate specified in the Final Terms,

in both cases as adjusted for any applicable margin.

Zero Coupon Notes

Zero Coupon Notes may be issued at their nominal amount or at a discount to it and will not bear interest.

Maturities

Subject to compliance with all relevant laws, regulations and directives, any maturity from one month from the date of original issue.

Redemption

The relevant Final Terms will specify the basis for calculating the redemption amounts payable in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of the Notes.

Optional redemption

The Final Terms issued in respect of each issue of the Notes will state whether such Notes may be redeemed prior to their stated maturity at the option of the Issuer (cither in whole or in part) or at the option of the Noteholders and if so the terms applicable to such redemption.

Make-whole Redemption at the option of the Issuer

Unless otherwise specified in the relevant Final Terms, in respect of any issue of Notes, the Issuer may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, prior to their maturity at a certain optional redemption amount.

Early redemption

Except as provided in "Make-whole Redemption at the option of the Issuer" and "Optional Redemption" above, Notes will be redeemable at the option of the Issuer prior to maturity only for tax reasons.

Yield

The Final Terms issued in respect of each issue of Fixed Rate Notes will set out an indication of the yield of the Notes.

Representation of the holders of the Notes

In respect of the representation of the Noteholders, the following shall apply;

If the relevant Final Terms specify "Full Masse", the holders of the Notes $(a)$ will, in respect of all Tranches in any Series, be grouped automatically for the defence of their common interests in a Masse and the provisions of the French Code de Commerce (French Code of Commerce) relating to the Masse shall apply; and

(b)
L. 228-59, R.228-63, R.228-67 and R.228-69.
of all Tranches in such Series.
Issue Specific Summary
If the relevant Final Terms specify "Contractual Masse", the holders of
the Notes will, in respect of all Tranches in any Scries, be grouped
automatically for the defence of their common interests in a Masse. The
Masse will be governed by the provisions of the French Code of
Commerce with the exception of Articles L. 228-47, L. 228-48,
The Masse will act in part through a representative (the Representative) and in
part through general meetings of the holders of the Notes. The names and
addresses of the initial Representative and its alternate will be set out in the
relevant Final Terms. The Representative appointed in respect of the first
Tranche of any Series of the Notes will be the representative of the single Masse
Interest Basis: 3.625 per cent. per annum Fixed Rate
Interest Commencement Date: Issue Date
Fixed Rate Notes: Applicable (further particulars specified in
item 15 of Part A to these Final Terms)
Floating Rate Notes: Not Applicable
Zero Coupon Notes: Not Applicable
× Maturity Date: 19 September 2018
Call Option: Not Applicable
Put Option: Not Applicable
Make-Whole Redemption: Applicable
Reference Bund means the German
Federal Governement Bond of
Bundesrepublik Deutschland due 13 April
2018, with ISIN DE0001141661.
Make-Whole Redemption Margin means
0.45 per cent. per annum
Final Redemption Amount: $€1,000$ per Note of $€1,000$ Specified
Denomination
Early Redemption Amount: As per the Conditions
Yield: 3.717 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

$\epsilon_{\rm c}$

$\mathbf{r}$ Representation of the
Noteholders:
Contractual Masse shall apply.
Noteholders will, in respect of all Tranches
in any Series, be grouped automatically for
the defence of their common interests in a
masse (the Masse). The Masse will be
governed by the provisions of the French
Code of Commerce with the exception of
Articles L. 228-47, L. 228-48, L. 228-59,
R.228-63, R.228-67 and R.228-69.
The Masse will act in part through a
representative (the Representative) and in
part through general meetings of the
Noteholders. The names and addresses of
the initial Representative and its alternate
are:
Initial Representative:
Xavier Beurtheret
BANCO
VIZCAYA
c/o
BILBAO
ARGENTARIA, S.A.
29, avenue de l'Opéra
75001 Paris
France
Alternate Representative:
Stéphanie Besse
c/o Natixis
47 quai d'Austerlitz
75013 Paris
France
The Representative appointed in respect of
the first Tranche of any Series of Notes will
be the representative of the single Masse of
all Tranches in such Series.
The
Representative
will
receive
no
remuneration.
C.10 Derivative
in
component
interest
payments
derivative components.
Please also refer to item C.9 above.
Not applicable, the Notes issued under the Programme do not contain any
C.11 Admission
to
trading
may be specified in the applicable Final Terms, or unlisted.
listed and, if so, on which stock exchange(s).
Notes of any particular Series may be listed and admitted to trading on Euronext
Paris and/or such other stock exchanges (whether a regulated market or not) as
The applicable Final Terms will state whether or not the relevant Notes are to be
Issue specific summary
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 19 September 2013.
Section D-Risks Factors
D.2 Key
information on
There are certain factors that may affect the Issuer's ability to fulfil its obligations
under Notes issued under the Programme.
the key risks
that are specific
(i) Financial risk
to the Issuer
Liquidity risk: Automotive must have sufficient financial
resources to finance the day-today running of the business and
the investment needed for its expansion.
Currency risk: Automotive is naturally exposed to currency risk
through its industrial and commercial activities. Currency risk
arising on these activities is monitored through Renault's Central
Cash Management and Financing department.
Interest rate risk: Interest rate risk can be assessed in respect of
debt and financial investments and the payment terms set out in
the relevant indenture (i.e. fixed or variable rate).
Counterparty risk: In managing currency risk, interest rate risk
and payment flows, the Group enters into transactions on the
financial and banking markets which may give rise to
counterparty risk.
Commodity prices risk: Commodity risk is first and foremost a
form of price risk. The Group's aim in managing this risk is to:
accept price rises only if they are economically justified;
take advantage of all economically justified price falls.
Supply risk in respect of commodities, and in particular certain metals
and rare earths, platinum group metals, etc., is a strategic issue for the
Alliance.
(ii) Operational risks
Supplier risk: Suppliers' parts account for 57 % of the total
vehicle cost price. For this reason, any failure on the part of
suppliers, whether in relation to the quality of parts delivered,
logistical problems, deteriorating financial health or reputational
loss, has a considerable impact on both production at Renault
plants and the smooth running of projects.
Geographical risk: The Group has an industrial and/or
commercial presence in many countries, some of which carry
various risks: highly volatile GDP, economic and political
instability, potential social unrest, regulatory changes, payment
collection problems, significant fluctuations in interest and
exchange rates, lack of foreign currency liquidity, and foreign
exchange controls.
RCI Banque customer and network risk: Such risk depends on
the quality of the relevant customer credit.
Distribution risk: The types of risk to which Renault is exposed
depends on the type of distribution channel involved
Industrial risk: The Group's exposure to industrial risk is
potentially significant as a result of the production of certain
models being concentrated at one or two sites and the
interdependence of its production facilities.
Environmental risk: Alongside the systems and policies put in
place to reduce the environmental impact of vehicles in the
operation
and
recycling
design,
manufacture,
phases,
environmental risk at Renault also covers environmental impacts
arising from malfunctioning facilities, harm to individuals, and
pollution caused by past activities.
IT risk: The Renault Group's business depends in part on the
smooth running of the Group's IT systems.
(iii) Legal risks
Legal and arbitration proceedings: In the normal course of its
business, the Group is involved in various legal proceedings.
Generally speaking, all known legal disputes in which Renault or
Group companies are involved are reviewed at the year-end.
After seeking the opinion of the appropriate advisers, the Group
sets aside any provisions deemed necessary to cover the
estimated risk.
Regulatory changes: Renault must abide by all laws applicable to
companies, and seeks to adopt a faultless attitude. Renault
requires its subsidiaries to comply with local regulations in
countries in which the Company operates. In order to safeguard
against risks arising from regulatory changes, Renault is engaged
in ongoing dialog with national and regional authorities
responsible for specific regulations applicable to products in the
automotive industry.
Granting of licenses for industrial property rights: The Group
may use patents held by third parties under licensing agreements
negotiated with those parties.
13.3 Key
information on
the key risks
There are certain factors which are material for the purpose of assessing the
market risks associated with Notes, including the following:
that are specific (i) General risks relating to the Notes:
to the Notes
(e.g. independent review and advice, potential conflicts of interest,
legality of purchase, modification, waivers and substitution, regulatory
restrictions, taxation, change of law, French insolvency law) such as:
(1) Independent review and advice
Each prospective investor in the Notes must determine, based on
its own independent review and such professional advice as it
deems appropriate under the circumstances, that its acquisition of
the Notes is fully consistent with its financial needs, objectives
and condition, complies and is fully consistent with all
investment policies, guidelines and restrictions applicable to it
and is a fit, proper and suitable investment for it, notwithstanding
the clear and substantial risks inherent in investing in or holding
the Notes;
(2) No active Secondary / Trading Market for Notes
The Notes may not have an active trading market when issued.
There can be no assurance of a secondary market for the Notes or
the continued liquidity of such market if one develops;
(3) Credit rating may not reflect all risks
One or more independent credit rating agencies may assign
credit ratings to the Notes. The ratings may not reflect the
potential impact of all risks related to structure, market,
additional factors discussed in this section, and other factors that
may affect the value of the Notes;
(4) Market value of Notes
The market value of the Notes will be affected by the
creditworthiness of the Issuer and a number of additional factors
including, but not limited to market interest and yield rates and
the time remaining to the maturity date.
(ii) Specific risks relating to the structure of a particular issue of Notes (e.g.
including Notes subject to optional redemption of the Issuer, Fixed Rate
Notes, Floating Rate Notes, variable rate Notes, Zero-Coupon Notes and
RMB Notes) such as:
Investment in Notes which bear interest at a fixed rate involves
the risk that subsequent changes in market interest rates may
adversely affect the value of the relevant Tranche of Notes.
Section $E -$ Offer
E.2b Reason for the
offer and use of
proceeds
The net proceeds of the issue of each Tranche of the Notes will be used by the
Issuer for its general corporate purposes unless otherwise specified in the relevant
Final Terms.
Issue Specific Summary
The net proceeds of the issue of the Notes will be used by the Issuer for its
general corporate purposes.
E.3 Terms and
conditions of
the offer
Notes may be offered to the public in France, Germany, the Netherlands,
Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and/or Austria in which the Base
Prospectus has been passported and which shall be specified in the applicable
Final Terms.
There are certain restrictions regarding the purchase, offer, sale and delivery of
the Notes, or possession or distribution of the Base Prospectus, any other offering
material or any Final Terms.
Other than as set out in section $\Lambda$ .2 above, neither the Issuer nor any of the
Dealers has authorised the making of any Public Offer by any person in any
circumstances and such person is not permitted to use the Prospectus in
connection with its offer of any Notes. Any such offers are not made on behalf of
the Issuer or by any of the Dealers or Authorised Offerors and none of the Issuer
or any of the Dealers or Authorised Offerors has any responsibility or liability for
the actions of any person making such offers.
Issue specific summary
Not applicable, the Notes are not offered to the public.
There are restrictions on the offer and sale of the Notes and the distribution of
offering materials in various jurisdictions.
E.4 Interests of
natural and
legal persons
The relevant Final Terms will specify any interest of natural and legal persons
involved in the issue of the Notes.
involved in the Issue specific summary
issue of the
Notes
Not applicable, so far as the Issuer is aware, no person involved in the issue of the
Notes has an interest material to the offer.
E.7 Estimated
expenses
The relevant Final terms will specify as the case may be the estimated expenses
applicable to any Tranche of the Notes
charged to
investor by the
Issue specific summary
Issuer or the
offeror
Not applicable, there are no expenses charged to the investor.