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Renault Capital/Financing Update 2014

Mar 3, 2014

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Capital/Financing Update

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Final Terms dated 3 March 2014

RENAULT

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

SERIES NO: 44 TRANCHE NO: 1

EUR 500,000,000 3.125 per cent. Notes due 5 March 2021

Issued by: RENAULT (the Issuer)

COMMERZBANK CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CIB HSBC SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE CORPORATE & INVESTMENT BANKING

(the Joint Lead Managers)

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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 exemption 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, the second Supplement to the Base Prospectus dated 4 September 2013 which received visa no. 13-474 from the AMF on 4 September 2013, the third Supplement to the Base Prospectus dated 25 October 2013 which received visa no. 13-573 from the AMF on 25 October 2013, the fourth Supplement to the Base Prospectus dated 4 November 2013 which received visa no. 13-584 from the AMF on 4 November 2013 and the fifth Supplement to the Base Prospectus dated 21 February 2014 which received visa no. 14-051 from the AMF on 21 February 2014 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.

Renault 1. Issuer: $\overline{2}$ 44 $(i)$ Series Number: Tranche Number: 1 $(ii)$

    1. Specified Currency or Currencies: Euro (" $\mathcal{C}$ ")
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Aggregate Nominal Amount:

(i) Series: €500,000,000
(ii) Tranche: €500,000,000
5. (i) Issue Price of Tranche: 99.653 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount
(ii) Net Proceeds: €496,015,000
6. Specified Denomination(s): €1,000
7. (i) Issue Date: 5 March 2014
(ii) Interest
Commencement
Date:
Issue Date
8. Maturity Date: 5 March 2021
9. Interest Basis: 3.125 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 2013 and decision of the Chairman and CEC
(Président Directeur Général) of the Issuer dated 27
February 2014
14. Method of distribution: Syndicated
PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTEREST (IF ANY) PAYABLE
15. Fixed Rate Note Provisions Applicable
(i) Rate of Interest: 3.125 per cent. per annum payable annually in arrear
(ii) Interest Payment Date(s): 5 March in each year commencing on 5 March 2015 and
ending on the Maturity Date (not adjusted)
(iii) Fixed Coupon Amount: €31.25 per Note of €1,000 in Specified Denomination
(iv) Broken Amount(s): Not Applicable

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(v) Day Count Fraction: Actual/Actual - ICMA
(vi) Interest Determination
Dates:
5 March 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
19. Issuer Make-Whole Redemption by the Applicable
Reference Bund means the German Federal Governement
Bond of Bundesrepublik Deutschland due 4 January 2021,
with ISIN DE0001135424.
Make-Whole Redemption Margin means 0.35 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
each 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:
Not Applicable
(iv) Applicable TEFRA
exemption:
Not Applicable

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24. Financial Centre(s)
relating
to
Payment Dates:
TARGET
25. Redenomination, renominalisation
and reconventioning provisions:
Not Applicable
26. Consolidation provisions: Not Applicable
27. holders
Representation
of
of
Notes/Masse:
Contractual Masse shall apply.

Laurent Adoult c/o Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank 9, quai du Président Paul Doumer 92920 Paris La Défense Cedex France

Name and address of the Representative:

Name and address of the alternate Representative:

Audrey Sebban c/o Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank 9, quai du Président Paul Doumer 92920 Paris La Défense Cedex France

The Representative will receive no remuneration.

Applicable Tax Regime(s):

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

28.

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

Signed on behalf of Renault

Duly represented by:

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PART B - OTHER INFORMATION

1. ADMISSION TO TRADING AND LISTING

$\left( i\right)$ $Listing(s)$ : Euronext Paris

$(ii)$ $(a)$ Admission to trading: trading on Euronext Paris with effect from 5 March 2014

Application has been made for the Notes to be admitted to

  • $(b)$ Previous admission(s) to trading: Not Applicable
  • $(iii)$ Additional publication of Base Prospectus and Final Terms: Not Applicable
  • $(iv)$ Estimate of total expenses related to admission to trading: €4,800

$\overline{2}$ RATINGS

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.

3. NOTIFICATION

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.

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

  • $(i)$ Reasons for the offer: See "Use of Proceeds" wording in Base Prospectus
  • $(ii)$ Estimated net proceeds: €496,015,000

6. Fixed Rate Notes only - YIELD

Indication of yield:

3.181 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.

7. Floating Rate Notes only HISTORIC INTEREST RATES Not Applicable

8. OPERATIONAL INFORMATION

(i) ISIN Code: FR0011769090

$(ii)$ Common Code: 104056156

Depositaries:

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

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

Delivery:

Not Applicable

Delivery against payment

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 $[①]$ producing a sum of:

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

9. DISTRIBUTION

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

Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft Kaiserstraße 16 (Kaiserplatz) 60311 Frankfurt am Main Germany Underwriting commitment : €125,000,000

Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

9, quai du Président Paul Doumer 92920 Paris la Défense France Underwriting commitment : €125,000,000

HSBC Bank plc 8 Canada Square London E14 5HQ United Kingdom Underwriting commitment: $£125,000,000$

Société Générale Tours Société Générale 17, cours Valmy 92987 Paris La Défense cedex France

Underwriting commitment: $£125,000,000$

Stabilising Manager(s) (if any):

Not Applicable 3 March 2014

Not Applicable

Date of subscription agreement:

If non-syndicated, name and address of Dealer:

Total commission and concession:

Public Offer:

0.45 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 3 March 2014 until 5 March 2014 ("Offer Period"), provided that the Offer Period will not commence until of these Final publication Terms in accordance with the Prospectus Directive has occurred and further, however, provided that the Offer Period in Austria will not commence until the day after the the issue filing of terms with the Registration Office (Meldestelle) operated by

Oesterreichische Kontrollbank Aktiengesellschaft has
been duly made as required by the Austrian Capital
Markets Act. It is expected that the Offer Period in Austria will commence on or about 4 March 2014.

$10.$ INFORMATION IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN OFFERS OF NOTES

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 $E100,000$ 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
summary
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.
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.
A.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 3 March 2014 until 5 March 2014 (Offer
Period), provided that the Offer Period will not commence until publication of
these Final Terms in accordance with the Prospectus Directive has occurred and
provided further, however, that the Offer Period in Austria will not commence
until the day after the filing of the issue terms with the Registration Office
(Meldestelle) operated by Oesterreichische Kontrollbank Aktiengesellschaft has
been duly made as required by the Austrian Capital Markets Act. It is expected
that the Offer Period in Austria will commence on or about 4 March 2014.
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
RENAULT (Renault or the Issuer)
commercial
name of the
Issuer
B.2
The domicile
and legal form
of the Issuer,
the legislation
Act No 94-640 of July 25, 1994.
under which
the Issuer
441 639 465.
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
Renault is registered with the Registrar of Companies in Nanterre under number
Its Registered office is located at 13-15, quai Le Gallo, 92100 Boulogne-
Billancourt – France.
B.4b
A description
of any known
trends affecting
term.
the Issuer and
the activities in
In this context Renault aims to:
which it
operates
rates),
For 2014, the Group expects the European markets to stabilize. At the same time,
growth in emerging markets, still driven by China, is more uncertain in the short
increase registrations and Group revenues (at constant exchange
improve Group operating profit and that of the Automotive
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division,
achieve positive Automotive operational free cash flow.
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B.5 Description
of
Issuer's
the
Group and the
Issuer's position
within
the
STRUCTURE OF THE RENAULT GROUP
SIMPLIFIED ORGANIZATION CHART AT DECEMBER 31, 2013 (AS A% OF SHARES ISSUED)
Renault SA
Group 0.47
43.4%
100%
Nissan Motor
Renault s.a.s 99.4%
1.55%
Dacia
Daimler AG
100%
80.1%
RCI Banque
Renault Samsung
Motors
Associated companies
Automotive division
Sales financing
Not included in the scope of consolidation
Company indirectly owned by Renault s.a.s.
35.91% AVTOVAZ Other industrial
and commercial
companies
B.9 Profit forecast
or estimate
Not applicable.
B.10 Qualifications
in the auditors'
report
The 2012 and 2013 statutory Auditor's reports in the Consolidated Financial
Statements ended respectively on 31 December 2012 and 31 December 2013 do
not include qualifications.
B.12 Selected
historical key
financial
information
The spreadsheet below gives the main historical figures for the 2012 and 2013
financial years.
RENAULT CONSOLIDATED RESULTS
€ million 2013 2012
Restated 2
2012
Published
Group revenues 40,932 40,720 41,270
Operating profit
% of revenues
1,242
3.0%
782
1.9%
729
1.8%
Other operating income and expense items $-1,276$ $-599$ $-607$
Operating income
Net financial income
$-34$
$-282$
183
$-321$
122
$-266$
Capital gain from disposal of AB Volvo A $\bullet$ 924 924
shares
Contribution from associated companies
1,444 1,476 1,504
o/w: Nissan 1,498 1,213 1,234
Volvo
AVTOVAZ
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$-34$
80
186
80
186
Current and deferred taxes $-433$ $-549$ $-549$
Net income 695
586
1,712
1,749
1,735
1,772
Net income, Group share
Automotive operational free cash flow
827 609 597
$2$ Restated for retrospective application of IFRS 11 "Joint Arrangements" and revised
IAS 19 "Employee Advantages".
There has been no material adverse change in the prospects of the Issuer since the
date of its last published audited financial statements.

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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
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France, as well as at its engineering, sales and marketing, and tertiary
services departments.
2.
Publication on December 16, 2013 of a press release related to a joint-
venture with Dongfeng in China.
3.
Publication on February 13, 2014 of a press release related to the 2013
Financial results.
Publication on February 13, 2014 of a press release related to the
4.
Renault Drive the Change strategic plan.
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;
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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
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Alliance's joint decision-making body for strategic issues concerning
either group individually. Its decisions are applicable to both Renault and l
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
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same way as its own assets;
Renault provides no guarantees in respect of Nissan's debt.
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
activities of the
Issuer
The Group's activities have been organized into two main business sectors, in
more than 120 countries:
Automotive;
Sales Financing.
Automotive
1.
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
Not applicable
indirectly
owned or
controlled
B.17 Credit ratings
assigned to the
Issuer or its
debt securities
Programme Summary:
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
Up to Euro $7,000,000,000$ (or the equivalent in other currencies at the date of
security
issue) aggregate nominal amount of Notes outstanding at any one time pursuant
identification of
to the Euro Medium Term Note Programme arranged by Deutsche Bank (the
the Notes
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 (Euroclear France Account
Holders), on the other hand, shall be effected directly or via their respective
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.
relevant Final Terms. An identification number of the Notes (ISIN Code) will be specified in the
Issue Specific Summary
The Notes are EUR 500,000,000 3.125 per cent. Notes due 5 March 2021.
Series: 44
Tranche: 1
Aggregate Nominal
Amount:
€500,000,000
Form: Dematerialised Notes
Central Depositary: Euroclear France
ISIN Code: FR0011769090
Common code: 104056156
C.2 Currencies The Notes may be issued in any currency agreed between the Issuer and the
relevant Dealers.
Issue Specific Summary
The currency of the Notes is Euro.
C.5 A description of
any restrictions
Save certain restrictions (in particular in respect of France, United States of
America, United Kingdom, Japan, Hong Kong, Peoples Republic of china,
on the free
transferability
of the Notes
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 $\epsilon$ 1,000 (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 Notes, continuing for a specified period of time; or
  • non-performance or non-observance by the Issuer of any of its respective 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 Noteholders 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.

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Interest, maturity and redemption

and

of the

Noteholders

Issue Specific Summary

Issue Price: 99.653 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount.

Specified Denomination: $€1,000$

Status of the Notes: Unsubordinated Notes

Please also refer to the information provided in item C.8 above.

Interest Payments and interest periods

provisions, yield 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 representation 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 (either 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 $(b)$ If the relevant Final Terms specify "Contractual Masse", the holders of the Notes will, in respect of all Tranches in any Series, 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, 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 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 of all Tranches in such Series. Issue Specific Summary 3.125 per cent. per annum Fixed Rate Interest Basis: Interest Commencement Date: Issue Date Applicable (further particulars specified in Fixed Rate Notes: item 15 of Part A to these Final Terms) Floating Rate Notes: Not Applicable Not Applicable Zero Coupon Notes: 5 March 2021 Maturity Date: Call Option: Not Applicable Not Applicable Put Option: Applicable Make-Whole Redemption: Reference Bund means the German Federal Governement Bond of

Bundesrepublik Deutschland due 4 January
2021, with ISIN DE0001135424.
Make-Whole Redemption Margin means
0.35 per cent. per annum
Final Redemption Amount: $€1,000$ per Note of $€1,000$ Specified
Denomination
Early Redemption Amount: As per the Conditions
Yield: 3.181 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
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:
Laurent Adoult
Crédit
c/o
Agricole
Corporate
and
Investment Bank
9, quai du Président Paul Doumer
92920 Paris La Défense Cedex
France
Alternate Representative:
Audrey Sebban
c/o Crédit
Agricole
Corporate
and
Investment Bank
9, quai du Président Paul Doumer
92920 Paris La Défense Cedex
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.
Representative will
receive
The
no
remuneration.
C.10 Derivative
component
interest
payments
in Not applicable, the Notes issued under the Programme do not contain any
derivative components.
Please also refer to item C.9 above.
C.11 Admission
trading
to 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
may be specified in the applicable Final Terms, or unlisted.
The applicable Final Terms will state whether or not the relevant Notes are to be
listed and, if so, on which stock exchange(s).
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 5 March 2014.
Section D - Risks Factors
D.2 Key
information on
the key risks
There are certain factors that may affect the Issuer's ability to fulfil its obligations
under Notes issued under the Programme.
that are specific Financial risk
(i)
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;

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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 design, manufacture, operation and recycling 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.
D.3 Key
information on
There are certain factors which are material for the purpose of assessing the
market risks associated with Notes, including the following:
the key risks
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.

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(i) 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 A.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
The Notes are offered to the public in Notes in Germany, the Netherlands,
Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and Austria.
Offer Period: The period from 3 March 2014 until 5
March 2014, provided that the Offer
Period will not commence until
publication of these Final Terms in
with the Prospectus
accordance
Directive has occurred and provided
further, however, that the Offer Period
in Austria will not commence until
the day after the filing of the issue
terms with the Registration Office
(Meldestelle)
operated
by
Oesterreichische
Kontrollbank
Aktiengesellschaft has been duly
made as required by the Austrian
Capital Markets Act. It is expected
that the Offer Period in Austria will
commence on or about 4 March 2014.
Offer Price: Issue Price
Conditions to which the Offer is
subject:
Not Applicable
application
Description of the
process:
Not Applicable
Details of the minimum and/or
maximum amount of application:
Not Applicable
Manner in and date on which results
of the Offer are to be made public:
Not Applicable
offering materials in various jurisdictions. There are restrictions on the offer and sale of the Notes and the distribution of
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.
Issue specific summary
involved in the
issue of the
Notes The Joint Lead Managers will be paid aggregate commissions equal to 0.45 per
cent. of the nominal amount of the Notes. So far as the Issuer is aware, no other
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
Issue specific summary
charged to
investor by the
Issuer or the
offeror
Not applicable, there are no expenses charged to the investor.