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Renault — Capital/Financing Update 2017
Mar 6, 2017
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Final Terms dated 6 March 2017
RENAULT
Euro 7,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme for the issue of Notes
SERIES NO: 49 TRANCHE NO: 1
€750,000,000 1.00 per cent. Notes due 8 March 2023
Issued by: Renault (the Issuer)
CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS LIMITED NATIXIS UNICREDIT BANK AG as Managers
The Base Prospectus referred to below (as completed by these Final Terms) has been prepared on the basis that 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 in that Relevant Member State of Notes may only do so in circumstances in which no obligation arises for the Issuer or any Dealer to publish a 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. 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 (as amended) and includes any relevant implementing measure in the Relevant Member State.
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 23 May 2016 which received visa no. 16-195 from the Autorité des marchés financiers the (AMF) on 23 May 2016 and the First Supplement to the Base Prospectus dated 29 July 2016 which received visa no. 16-368 from the AMF on 29 July 2016, the Second Supplement to the Base Prospectus dated 8 November 2016 which received visa no. 16-522 from the AMF on 8 November 2016, the Third Supplement to the Base Prospectus dated 18 November 2016 which received visa no. 16-537 from the AMF on 18 November 2016 and the Fourth Supplement to the Base Prospectus dated 15 February 2017 which received visa no. 17-058 from the AMF on 15 February 2017 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 and includes any relevant implementing measure in the 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. A summary of the Notes (which comprises the summary in the Base Prospectus as amended to reflect the provisions of these Final Terms is attached to the Final Terms. 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 (12) 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.
| 1. | Issuer: | Renault | |
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| 2. | (i) | Series Number: | 49 |
| (ii) | Tranche Number: | 1 | |
| 3. | Specified Currency or Currencies: | Euro $(\epsilon)$ | |
| 4. | Aggregate Nominal Amount: | ||
| (i) | Series: | €750,000,000 | |
| (ii) | Tranche: | €750,000,000 | |
| 5. | (i) | Issue Price of Tranche: | 99.792 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount |
| (ii) | Net Proceeds: | €746,190,000 | |
| 6. | Specified Denomination: | €1,000 | |
| 7. | (i) | Issue Date: | 8 March 2017 |
| (ii) | Interest Commencement Date: |
Issue Date | |
| 8. | Maturity Date: | 8 March 2023 | |
| 9. | Interest Basis: | 1.00 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: | Issuer Call Make-whole Redemption by the Issuer Clean-un Call Ontion by the Issuer |
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(further particulars specified below)
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Unsubordinated Notes $(i)$ Status of the Notes:
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$(ii)$ Dates of the corporate Decision of the Board of Directors of the Issuer dated 12 authorisations for issuance December 2016 and decision of the Chairman and CEO of the Notes: (Président Directeur Général) dated 1 March 2017
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- Method of distribution: Syndicated
PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTEREST (IF ANY) PAYABLE
| 15. | Fixed Rate Note Provisions | Applicable | |||||
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| (i) | Rate of Interest: | 1.00 per cent. per annum payable annually in arrear | |||||
| (ii) Interest Payment Date(s): |
8 March in each year commencing on 8 March 2018 and ending on the Maturity Date. |
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| (iii) | Fixed Coupon Amount: | €10.00 per Note of €1,000 Specified Denomination | |||||
| Broken Amount(s): (iv) (v) Day Count Fraction: (v i ) Interest Determination Dates: Floating Rate Note Provisions |
Not Applicable | ||||||
| Actual/Actual (ICMA) | |||||||
| 8 March in each year | |||||||
| 16. | Not Applicable | ||||||
| 17. | Zero Coupon Note Provisions | Not Applicable |
PROVISIONS RELATING TO REDEMPTION
| 18. | Call Option | Applicable | ||||
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| (i) | Redemption Optional Date(s): |
8 December 2022 and any date thereafter up to the Maturity Date (excluded) |
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| (ii) | Redemption Optional Amount(s) of each Note: |
$\epsilon$ 1,000 per Note of $\epsilon$ 1,000 Specified Denomination | ||||
| (iii) | If redeemable in part: | Not Applicable | ||||
| (iv) | Notice period | As per Condition 6(b) | ||||
| 19. | Make-Whole Redemption by the Issuer |
Applicable | ||||
| (i) | Notice period: | As per Condition $6(c)$ | ||||
| (ii) | Reference Rate: | The German Federal Government Bond due 15 February 2023 (ISIN: DE0001102309) |
$(iv)$ Party, if any, responsible for Not applicable calculating the principal and/or interest due (if not the Calculation Agent):
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Put Option Not Applicable
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- Clean-up Call Option by the Issuer Applicable
- Final Redemption Amount of each $\epsilon$ 1,000 per Note of $\epsilon$ 1,000 Specified Denomination 22. Note
Early Redemption Amount 23.
Early Redemption Amount(s) of As per Conditions each Note payable on redemption for taxation reasons (Condition $6(f)$ ), for illegality (Condition 6(j)) or on event of default (Condition 9):
GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTES
| 24. | Form of Notes: | Dematerialised Notes | |||||
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| (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 | |||||
| 25. | Financial Centre(s) relating to Payment Dates: |
TARGET | |||||
| 26. | Redenomination, renominalisation and reconventioning provisions: |
Not Applicable | |||||
| 27. | Consolidation provisions: | Not Applicable | |||||
| 28. | Representation holders of of Notes/Masse: |
Contractual Masse shall apply Name and address of the Representative: Association de représentation des masses de titulaires de valeurs mobilières (ARM) Centre Jacques Ferronnière |
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| 32 rue du Champ de Tir CS 30812 44308 Nantes cedex 3 |
The Representative will receive a remuneration of $\epsilon$ 2,400 to be paid upfront on the Issue Date.
29. 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
The Issuer accepts responsibility for the information contained in these Final Terms.
Signed on behalf of Renault S.A.
Duly represented by:
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PART B-OTHER INFORMATION
$\mathbf{1}$ . ADMISSION TO TRADING AND LISTING
Euronext Paris $(i)$ Listing:
$(ii)$ Admission to trading: Application will be made for the Notes to be admitted to trading on Euronext Paris with effect from 8 March 2017.
- $(iii)$ Additional publication of Base Not Applicable Prospectus and Final Terms:
- $(iv)$ Estimate of total expenses €4,600 related to admission to trading:
- $(v)$ Regulated Market(s) on which Not Applicable notes of the same class are already admitted to trading:
$\overline{2}$ . RATINGS
Ratings:
The Programme has been rated BBB- by Standard $\&$ Poor's Rating Services and Baa3 by Moody's Investors Services, Inc.
The Notes to be issued have been rated:
S&P: BBB-
Moody's: Baa3
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 website its (https://www.esma.europa.eu/supervision/credit-ratingagencies/risk) in accordance with such regulation.
3. INTERESTS OF NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE ISSUE
Save for any fees payable to the Managers in connection with the issue of Notes, so far as the Issuer is aware, no person involved in the issue of the Notes has an interest material to the offer. The 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' $\overline{4}$ .
| (i) | Reasons for the offer | See "Use of Proceeds" wording in Base Prospectus | ||||
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| (ii) | Estimated net proceeds: | €746,190,000 | ||||
| (iii) | Estimated total expenses: | $E12,000$ (including AMF fee, Euronext listing fee and the remuneration of the Representative) |
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| 5. | YIELD | |||||
| Indication of yield: | 1.036 per cent. | |||||
| The yield is calculated at the Issue Date on the basis of the Issue Price. It is not an indication of future yield. |
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| 6. | OPERATIONAL INFORMATION | |||||
| (i) | ISIN: | FR0013240835 | ||||
| (ii) | Common Code: | 157476602 | ||||
| Depositaries: | ||||||
| (i) | Euroclear France to act as Central Depositary |
Yes | ||||
| (ii) | Common Depositary for Euroclear Clearstream and Luxembourg |
N 0 | ||||
| Any clearing system(s) other than Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and the relevant identification number(s): |
Not Applicable | |||||
| Delivery: | Delivery against payment | |||||
| $Agent(s)$ (if any): | Names and addresses of additional Paying | Not Applicable | ||||
| producing a sum of: | The aggregate principal amount of notes issued has been translated into Euro at the rate of $[\bullet]$ |
Not Applicable | ||||
| 7. | DISTRIBUTION | |||||
| Managers commitments: |
If syndicated, names and addresses of underwriting and |
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank 12, place des Etats-Unis CS 70052 92547 Montrouge Cedex France |
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Underwriting commitment: €187,500,000
Citigroup Global Markets Limited Citigroup Centre Canada Square Canary Wharf London E14 5LB United Kingdom
Underwriting commitment: $£187,500,000$
Natixis 30, avenue Pierre Mendès France 75013 Paris France
Underwriting commitment: $£187,500,000$
UniCredit Bank AG Arabellastr, 12 81925 Munich Germany
Underwriting commitment: $£187,500,000$
Stabilising Manager(s) (if any):
Date of subscription agreement:
If non-syndicated, name and address of Not Applicable Dealer:
Public Offer:
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
6 March 2017
8. INFORMATION IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN OFFERS OF NOTES
Not Applicable
ANNEXE - ISSUE SPECIFIC SUMMARY
This summary relates to the issue of $\epsilon$ 750,000,000 1.00 per cent. Notes due 8 March 2023 (the Notes) by Renault (the Issuer) described in the Final Terms to which this summary is attached. This summary includes information contained in the summary to the Base Prospectus 23 May 2016 which received visa no. 16-195 from the Autorité des marchés financiers the (AMF) on 23 May 2016, the First Supplement to the Base Prospectus dated 29 July 2016 which received visa no. 16-368 from the AMF on 29 July 2016, the Second Supplement to the Base Prospectus dated 8 November 2016 which received visa no. 16-522 from the AMF on 8 November 2016, the Third Supplement to the Base Prospectus dated 18 November 2016 which received visa no. 16-537 from the AMF on 18 November 2016 and the Fourth Supplement to the Base Prospectus dated 15 February 2017 which received visa no. 17-058 from the AMF on 15 February 2017 (together, the Base Prospectus) which together constitute a base prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Directive. Words and expressions which are defined in the Base Prospectus and the Final Terms shall have the same meanings where used in the following 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".
| Section A – Introduction and Warnings | ||
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| 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, including any documents incorporated by reference and any supplements to the Base Prospectus which may be published in the future. 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. |
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| A.2 | Information regarding consent by the Issuer to the use of the Prospectus |
Not applicable |
| Section B - Issuer | |||||
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| B.1 | The legal and commercial name of the Issuer |
RENAULT (Renault or the Issuer) | |||
| B.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. |
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| B.4b | A description of any known trends affecting the Issuer and the activities in which it operates |
OUTLOOK 2017 In 2017, the global market is expected to record growth of 1.5% to 2%. The European and French markets are expected to increase by 2%. At the International level, the Brazilian and Russian markets are expected to be stable. On the other hand, China $(+5%)$ and India $(+8%)$ should continue their momentum. Within this context, and including AVTOVAZ, Groupe Renault is aiming to: increase group revenues, beyond the impact of AVTOVAZ (at constant exchange rates), increase group operating profit in euros, $\sim$ generate a positive automotive operational free cash flow. (*) compared with 2016 Groupe Renault published results MIDTERM PLAN 2022 Groupe Renault will present in 2017 a new strategic plan 2017-2022, with an ambition to reach $\epsilon$ 70 billion (at constant exchange rates) in revenues and 7% operating margin at the end of the plan, while maintaining a positive operational automotive free cash flow every year. |
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KEY FIGURES
| 2016 | 2015 restated 11 |
Change | ||
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| Worldwide Group registrations | million vehicles | 3.18 | 281 | $+13.3%$ |
| Group revenues | E million | 51.243 | 45,327 | $+13.1%$ |
| Group operating profit | C million | 3,282 | 2.375 | $+907$ |
| % revenues | 6.4% | 5.2% | $+1.2$ pts | |
| Group operating income | $\epsilon$ million | 3,283 | 2.176 | $+1107$ |
| Contribution from associated companies | $e$ million | 1,638 | 1.371 | $+267$ |
| o'w Missan | 1.741 | 1.976 | $-235$ | |
| O'WAVIOVA? | $-89$ | $-620$ | $+531$ | |
| Not income | € million | 3,543 | 2.960 | $+583$ |
| Net income. Group share | E million | 3.419 | 2.823 | $+596$ |
| Earnings per share | € | 12.57 | 10.35 | $+2.22$ |
| Automotive excluding AVTOVAZ operational free cash flow 20 | € million | 1.107 | 1,051 | $+56$ |
| Automotive excluding AVTOVAZ net cash position | E million | 3.925 | 2.661 | $+1.264$ |
| Automotive net cash position | C million | 2,720 | $\sim$ | |
| Sales Financing, average performing assets | C billion | 33.3 | 28.6 | $+16.3%$ |
(1) see explanations page 3 of the 2016 carning Report
(2) Since Javary 1, 2016, whimes for Clinn are reported based on retal sales versus wholesales previously. Volumes for 2015 have been restand
(3) Adamstive excluding
SUMMARY
| FC awkent | 2016 | 2015 restated (1) |
Change |
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| Group revenues | 51.243 | 45.327 | $+13.1%$ |
| Operating profit | 3.282 | 2.375 | $+907$ |
| Operating income | 3.283 | 2.176 | $+1.107$ |
| Financial income | $-323$ | $-221$ | $-102$ |
| Contribution from associated companies | 1.638 | 1,371 | $+267$ |
| ow Nissan | 1711 | 1.976 | $-235$ |
| Net income | 3.543 | 2.960 | $+583$ |
| Automotive excluding AVTOVAZ operational free cash flow | 1.107 | 1.051 | $+56$ |
| Automotive excluding AVTOVAZ net cash position | 3.925 | 2.661 | $+1.264$ |
| Automotive incl. AVTOVAZ Net cash position | 2,720 | ۰ | $\blacksquare$ |
| Shareholders' equity | 30.895 | 28.474 | $+2.421$ |
(1) see explanations page 3 of the 2016 garning Report
The split between the Automotive excluding Avtovaz and Sales financing branches for Revenues and Operating margin for 2016 and 2015 is provided below:
| OPERATING SEGMENT CONTRIBUTION TO GROUP REVENUES | |||||||||||||
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| 2016 | 2015 | ||||||||||||
| (C million) | Q1 | 02 | 03 | 04 | Year | Q1 | $\alpha$ | Q 3 | 04 | Tear | |||
| Automotive excl. AVTOVAZ | 9,942 | 14,136 | 9,989 | 14,928 | 48,995 | 8,829 | 12.236 | 8,802 | 13, 241 | 43,108 | |||
| Sales Financing | 547 | 560 | 557 | 584 | 2,248 | 559 | 573 | $-34$ | 553 | 2.219 | |||
| Total | 10,489 14,696 | 10,546 | 15,512 | 51,243 | 9,388 12,809 | 9,336 | 13,794 | 45,327 | |||||
| (2.75) | Q1 | 02 | Change Q3 |
04 | Year | ||||||||
| Automotive excl. AVTOVAZ | $+12.6$ | $+15.5$ | $+13.5$ | $+127$ | $+137$ | ||||||||
| Sales Financing | $-21$ | $-23$ | $+43$ | $+56$ | $+13$ | ||||||||
| Total | $+117$ | $+14.7$ | $+13.0$ | $+12.5$ | $+13.1$ | ||||||||
| OPERATING SEGMENT CONTRIBUTION TO GROUP OPERATING PROFIT | |||||||||||||
| C. millioni | 2016 | restated m | 2015 | Change | |||||||||
| Automotive excl. AVTOVAZ | 2,386 | 1,546 | $+840$ | ||||||||||
| % of division revenues | 19% 896 |
3.6% 829 |
$+1.3005$ $+67$ |
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| Sales Financing Total |
3,282 | 2.375 | $+907$ | ||||||||||
| % of Group revenues | 6.4% | 5.2% | $+1205$ | ||||||||||
| (1) see explanations page 3 of the 2016 earning Report | |||||||||||||
| There has been no material adverse change in the prospects of the Issuer | |||||||||||||
| since 31 December 2016. | |||||||||||||
| There has been no significant change in the financial or trading position of Renault since 31 December 2016. |
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| B.13 | Recent material | Publication on 14 January 2016 of a Renault Group press release. 1. |
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| events relating to the Issuer's solvency |
Publication on 19 January 2016 of a denial. 2. |
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| Announcement on 28 January 2016 that Renault reaffirms its 3. |
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| ambitions in Iran. | |||||||||||||
| 11 February 2016 of top management Announcement on 4. |
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| 5. | Announcement on 17 February 2016 that Renault will hire 1,000 permanent employees and 1,000 apprentices in France in 2016. |
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| On 18 February 2016, Moody's upgrades Renault's ratings to Baa3; 6. stable outlook. |
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| 7. | Announcement on 26 February 2016 that Renault will participate in | ||||||||||||
| the Nissan share buyback program to maintain its shareholding at 43.4%. |
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| 8. | Announcement on 4 March 2016 that Renault and Nissan strengthen | ||||||||||||
| convergence to boost efficiency and revenue. | |||||||||||||
| 9. | Announcement on 5 April 2016 that Renault Group reduces its Nitrogen oxide emissions on its diesel euro 6B vehicles in customer |
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| driving conditions. | |||||||||||||
| 10. Announcement on 14 April 2016 of Renault Group senior |
| management appointments |
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| 11. On 19 April 2016, S&P revises Renault SA outlook to "Positive" from "Stable", rating BBB -. |
| 12. Publication on 21 April 2016 of the Renault's group quarterly information 31 March 2016. |
| 13. Approval by the General Meeting of Renault Shareholders dated 29 April 2016 of the proposal of a dividend of Euro 2.40. |
| 14. Approval by the General Meeting dated 29 April 2016 of the 5th and 6th resolutions related to the Alliance Stabilization Agreement. |
| 15. Publication on 12 May 2016 of Nissan's contribution to Renault's first quarter 2016 earnings. |
| 16. Renault-Nissan Alliance announces on July 05th 2016 that it has delivered annual synergy target one full year ahead of schedule |
| 17. Groupe Renault announces on July 07th its H1 2016 worldwide sales results. |
| 18. Board of Directors release: Components of Renault Chairman and Chief Executive Officer's remuneration for the 2016 financial year |
| 19. Publication on 28 July 2016 of the Renault's Group financial results for H1 2016. |
| 20. Announcement on 20 September 2016 of negotiations on new multi- year agreement for Renault in France |
| 21. Announcement on 30 September 2016 that Renault steps up business in Iran with new joint venture |
| 22. Announcement on 11 October 2016 that Renault will recruit 1,000 more permanent employees |
| 23. Publication on 25 October 2016 of the Renault Group quarterly information, 30 September 2016 |
| 24. On 4 November 2016, Fitch revised Renault SA outlook to "Positive" from "Stable", and affirmed its Long Term Issuer default Rating (IDR) and senior unsecured ratings at "BBB-" |
| 25. Publication on 7 November 2016 of Nissan's contribution for third quarter 2016 to Renault's earnings. |
| 26. 09 November 2016. Groupe Renault acknowledges the decision to communicate the DGCCRF's conclusions to the public prosecutor in the scope of the "diesel" matter. |
| 27. 13 December 2016. Movements in the board of directors. Date of the 2017 annual general meeting. |
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| 28.06 January 2017. Information related to the consolidation of Avtovaz by Groupe Renault from 31 december 2016. |
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| 29. 13 January 2017. Groupe Renault acknowledges the information according to which judicial investigations would be starting in the "emissions" matter. |
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| 30. 10 February 2017. Groupe Renault: 2016 Financial Results. | ||
| B.14 | Extent to which the Issuer is dependent |
Renault is the mother company of the Group. |
| upon other entities within the Group |
It holds 43,4% of Nissan's share capital which holds 15% of the share capital of Renault through its wholly owned subsidiary Nissan Finance Co. Ltd. |
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| Renault and Nissan (hereinafter the Alliance) are separate groups with separate decision making bodies. The responsibility for managing their activities lies with their respective Executive Committees, which are accountable to their respective Boards of Directors and shareholders. |
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| Renault and the Japanese automaker 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. |
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| Consequently: | ||
| Renault is not assured of holding the majority of voting rights in Nissan's Shareholders' Meeting; |
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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; Renault cannot unilaterally appoint the President of Nissan; at December 31, 2015, Renault occupied two of the nine seats on Nissan's Board of Directors (unchanged since December 31, 2014); |
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| Renault-Nissan b.v., 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 decision-making power was conferred on Renault-Nissan b.v. to generate synergies and bring both automakers worldwide economies of scale. 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 b.v. since it was formed have remained strictly |
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| 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 |
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| assets in the same way as its own assets; and | ||
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| Renault provides no guarantees in respect of Nissan's debt. | ||
| In view of this situation, Renault is considered to exercise significant influence over Nissan, and therefore uses the equity method to include its investment in Nissan in the consolidation. |
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| 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: design, manufacturing and distribution of products through the sales network (including the Renault Retail Group subsidiary): |
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| new vehicles, with three ranges – passenger cars, light commercial vehicles and electric vehicles - marketed under three badges: Renault, Dacia and Renault Samsung Motors (except electric vehicles, which are exclusive to Renault). Vehicles manufactured by Dacia and RSM may be sold under the Renault badge in some countries; |
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| used vehicles, and spare parts; | ||
| Renault powertrains, sold B2B; | ||
| Miscellaneous services: sales financing, leasing, maintenance and service contracts. |
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| In addition to these two business lines, Renault has equity investments in the following two companies: |
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| Nissan; | ||
| AVTOVAZ. | ||
| These holdings are accounted for in the Group's financial statements using the equity method. |
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| B.16 | Extent to which the Issuer is directly or indirectly owned or controlled |
Not applicable |
| B.17 | Credit ratings | The Notes to be issued have been rated: |
| assigned to the Issuer or its debt securities |
BBB- by Standard & Poor's Rating Services (S&P) and Baa3 by Moody's Investors Services, Inc. (Moody's). |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | |||||
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| Section $C -$ Securities | ||||
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| C.1 | Type, class and security identification of the Notes |
The Notes are $\epsilon$ 750,000,000 1.0 per cent. Notes due 8 March 2023 | ||
| Series: | 49 | |||
| Tranche: | 1 | |||
| Aggregate Nominal Amount |
€750,000,000 | |||
| Form: | Dematerialised Notes | |||
| Central Depositary: | Euroclear France | |||
| ISIN: | FR0013240835 | |||
| Common code: | 157476602 | |||
| C.2 | Currencies | The currency of the Notes is: euro $(\epsilon)$ . | ||
| 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. |
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| C.8 | Description of rights attached to the Notes |
Status of the Notes The Notes constitute direct, general, unconditional, unsecured (subject to the provisions of "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 |
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| rateably secured therewith. | 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 |
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| market. | 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 |
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| Event of Default | ||
| The terms of the Notes contain, amongst others, the following events of default: | ||
| ٠ Notes, continuing for a specified period of time; or |
default in payment of any principal or interest due in respect of the | |
| 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 |
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| events relating to the insolvency or winding up of the Issuer. | ||
| Withholding tax | ||
| tax, unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. | All payments of principal, interest and other revenues by or on behalf of the Issuer in respect of the Notes or Coupons 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 |
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| withholding or deduction been required. | If French law should require that payments of principal or interest made by the Issuer in respect of any Note or Coupon be subject to withholding or deduction in respect of any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature, the Issuer, will, save in certain 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 |
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| Governing law | ||
| French law. | ||
| Issue Price: | 99.792 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount |
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| Specified Denomination: | $\epsilon$ 1,000 | |
| Status of the Notes: | Unsubordinated Notes |
| C.9 | Interest, maturity and redemption provisions, yield and representation of the Noteholders |
Interest Basis: | 1.00 per cent. Fixed Rate |
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| Interest Commencement Date: | Issue Date (8 March 2017) | ||
| Maturity Date: | 8 March 2023 | ||
| Call Option: | Applicable | ||
| The Issuer may at its option redeem all, but not some only, of the Notes from 8 December 2022 and at any date thereafter up to the Maturity Date (excluded) at an Optional Redemption Amount of $E1,000$ per Note. |
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| Put Option: | Not Applicable | ||
| Make-Whole Redemption: | Applicable | ||
| Clean-Up Call Option: | Applicable | ||
| Final Redemption Amount: | $€1,000$ per Note | ||
| Early Redemption Amount: | Applicable | ||
| Yield: | 1.036 per cent. | ||
| Representation of the Noteholders: |
"Contractual Masse": 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). |
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| The Masse will be governed by the provisions of the French Code of Commerce with the exception of Articles L. 228-48, L. 228-59, L. 228-65 II, L. 228-87, R. 228- 63, R. 228-67, R. 228-69, R. 228-72 and R. 228-78. |
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| 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 are: |
| Association de représentation des masses de titulaires de valeurs mobilières (ARM) Centre Jacques Ferronnière 32 rue du Champ de Tir CS 30812 44308 Nantes cedex 3 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. |
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| C.10 | Derivative component in interest payments |
Not applicable. | |
| C.11 | Admission to trading |
Application is expected to be made by the Issuer (or on its behalf) for the Notes to be admitted to trading on Euronext Paris with effect from 8 March 2017. |
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| C.21 | Indication of the market where the securities will be traded and for which the prospectus has been published: |
which the Base Prospectus has been published see Element C.11. | For information on the market on which Notes will be admitted to trading and for |
| Section D - Risks Factors | |||
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| D.2 Key information on the key risks that are specific |
There are certain factors that may affect the Issuer's ability to fulfil its obligations under Notes issued under the Programme. I. Automotive risk factors |
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| to the Issuer | 1. Risks related to the Group's environment Geographical risks The Group has industrial and/or commercial operations in a large number of countries, some of which could present specific risks: volatility of GDP, economic and political instability, social unrest, regulatory changes, nationalization, debt collection difficulties, fluctuation in interest rates and foreign exchange rates, lack of foreign currency liquidity, and foreign exchange controls. Risks arising from economic conditions The balance between Group sales in the Europe and Outside Europe |
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| advantage of the different opportunities while limiting the risks of any regional reversal or slowdown. The three largest markets outside the Europe region are Brazil, Turkey and Russia, representing 6%, 6% and 4% of Group sales, respectively. Nevertheless, the Group's activities are still dependent on the European market in terms of sales, revenues and profit. |
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| Risks related to the regulatory environment | |
| As mentioned in the Renault Group press release dated 9 November 2016, the DGCCRF has decided to communicate its conclusions on the "diesel" matter to the public prosecutor who will decide on the next steps to be taken, as the case may be. The Renault Group is therefore unable to assess the possible impact of such proceedings, if any. |
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| Further to the communication by the DGCCRF of its conclusions on the "diesel" matter to the public prosecutor, the later opened on 12 January 2017 judicial investigations against Renault S.A.S. on the ground of "deceit in respect of the material qualities and on the checks carried out, these facts having led to the products being harmful to human and animal health". At this stage, Renault is not in a position to assess the outcome of these investigations and their possible impact on the Group, if any. |
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| Risks related to non-compliance with laws and regulations. | |
| 2. | Cross-Group risks |
| Occupational health risks and working conditions risks | |
| Working conditions may generate accidents or occupational illnesses regardless of the field of activity (industrial, engineering, services, sales or after-sales). |
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| Environmental risks | |
| The Group's main environmental risks can be broken down into three categories: |
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| - risk of accidental environmental damage as a result of the Group's activity; |
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| - risk of disruptions to industrial and logistics activities and damage to the Group assets as a result of extreme weather conditions (storms, floods or hail, etc.); and |
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| - financial and commercial risks as a result of the Group's failure to take the appropriate measures in response to the tightening of the regulatory requirements and those relating to standards, in respect of vehicle environmental performance, end-of-life recycling and recovery, or chemical products used in manufacturing of vehicles or after sales service. |
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| Legal and contractual risks |
| The Renault Group is exposed to three main legal risks: | |
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| - Legal and regulatory changes: | |
| Due to its international activity, Renault Group is subject to a number of complex and dynamic legislations, particularly in the fields of automotive, banking, environment, competition, labour law, etc. |
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| Although Renault Group monitors this situation, a change in legislation or regulations having a significant impact on the Group's financial position, business or results cannot be ruled out. Moreover, the authorities or courts may also change the application or interpretation of existing laws and regulations at any time. |
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| - Disputes, governmental or legal proceedings, arbitration: | |
| Renault Group is involved in various governmental, legal and arbitration proceedings as part of its activities in France and internationally; and |
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| - Intellectual property: | |
| Renault Group uses various patents, trademarks, designs and models. As such, Renault Group is exposed to various intellectual property risks. |
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| Fiscal risks | |
| Uncertainties in the interpretation of texts or in the performance of the Group's fiscal obligations. |
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| IT risks | |
| The Group's business depends in part on the smooth running of its IT systems. |
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| These are under the responsibility of the Renault Group Information Systems department, which has put in place a security policy, technical architecture and processes to control risks associated with the following: |
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| - the service continuity of the data center, which hosts approximately 3,000 IT applications. |
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| - cyber-crime; and | |
| - non-compliance with IT standards or practice required by legislation, external authorities or contracts with suppliers. |
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| These risks can have a significant financial impact in the form of penalties or business interruption. They can adversely affect the Group's brand image and/or lead to a loss of competitive advantage |
Risk arising from pension liabilities
The risks relating to pensions consist of the additional financing that may be required due to negative variations in its constituent parameters (workforce, discount rate, inflation, life expectancy) or the markets (impact on investments); these vary depending on the type of scheme. whether they are defined-contribution or defined-benefit schemes, with retirement compensation or pension funds.
3. Operational risks
Risks related to product development
The risks related to product development mainly relate to the balance between the product offering proposed (bodywork type, segment type, price, etc.) and market demand.
Supplier risks
Controlling supplier risks is a major challenge for automotive manufacturers due to the significant contribution of suppliers to the vehicle's cost price. Any default, even if this concerns just one supplier from the entire panel, can generate considerable impacts on production at the Group's plants and the development of future projects.
Risks relating to raw materials – securing resources
The risk identified concerns potential restrictions to the supply of raw materials.
Risks related to manufacturing facilities
The Group's exposure to industrial risk is potentially significant as a result of the production of certain vehicle models and components being concentrated at one or two sites and the interdependence of its production facilities.
Risks related to the distribution network
The financial health of the independent dealer networks poses a significant challenge to the Group's commercial strategy. Default by dealers could have a major impact on sales levels, both at country and region level.
4. Financial risks
Risks relating to raw materials $-$ price guarantees
Renault Group's financial risk relating to raw materials is due to the fact that purchasing prices can vary quite significantly and suddenly, with no guarantee that increases can be recovered from vehicle sale prices.
Liquidity risks
| Automotive must have sufficient financial resources to finance the day- to-day running of the business and the investment needed for its expansion. For this reason, Automotive borrows regularly from banks and on capital markets to refinance its gross debt and ensure its liquidity. |
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| This creates a liquidity risk if markets are frozen during a long period or credit is hard to access. |
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| Currency risks | |
| Automotive is exposed to currency fluctuations through its industrial and commercial activities. This risk is monitored or centralized within the Automotive Cash Management and Financing department. |
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| Interest rate risks | |
| Interest rate risk can be assessed in respect of debt and financial investments and their payment terms (i.e. fixed or variable rate). |
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| Counterparty risk | |
| In managing currency risk, interest rate risk and payment flows, the Group enters into transactions on the financial and banking markets for the placement of its surplus cash which may give rise to counterparty risk. |
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| П. Risk factors related to sales financing (RCI Banque) |
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| Risks related to the company's environment 1. |
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| Geographical risk | |
| RCI Banque group has operations in several countries. It is therefore subject to risks related to activities pursued internationally. These risks include, in particular, economic and financial instability, and changes in government, social and central bank policies. |
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| RCI Banque's future results may be negatively impacted by one of these factors. |
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| Risk arising from economic conditions | |
| RCI Banque's credit risk is dependent on economic factors, particularly the rate of growth, the unemployment rate and household disposable income in the countries in which the RCI Banque group has operations. |
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| Risk related to the regulatory environment | |
| Legislative and regulatory measures could have a negative impact on RCI Banque and the economic environment in which the RCI Banque group operates. |
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| 2. Cross-Group risk related to sale financing |
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| Any legislative changes impacting credit lending and insurance at the point of sale as well as regulatory changes related to banking and insurance activities could impact the activity of the RCI Banque group. |
| Fiscal risk |
| Due to its international exposure, RCI Banque is subject to several national fiscal legislations, which may be subject to changes that could impact its activity, financial position and results. |
| IT risk |
| The IT department at RCI Banque addresses IT-related risks (infrastructure risks, cybercrime, non-compliance risks, etc.) through its security policy, technical architecture and processes. |
| Credit risk 3. |
| Credit risk relates to the risk of losses due to the incapacity of RCI Banque customers to fulfil the terms of a contract signed with the company. Credit risk is closely linked to macro-economic factors. |
| Financial risk 4. |
| Liquidity risk |
| The Sales Financing business depends on access to financial resources: restrictions on access to liquidity could have a negative impact on its financing business. |
| Foreign Exchange risk |
| RCI Banque is exposed to currency risks which could have a negative impact on its financial position. |
| Interest rate risk |
| RCI Banque's operating profit may be affected by changes in market interest rates or rates on customer deposits. |
| Counterparty risk |
| RCI Banque group is exposed to counterparty risk from its investments of surplus cash, and in its management of currency risk, interest rate risk and payment flows. |
| Other risks 5. |
| Residual value risk |
| The residual value is the vehicle's estimated value at the end of its lease. |
| The performance of the used vehicles market can represent a risk for the owner of these residual values, who is committed to taking back the vehicle at the end of its lease at the originally agreed price. This risk is principally borne by the manufacturers or the dealer network and to a marginal extent by RCI Banque. In the specific case of the United Kingdom, RCI Banque is exposed to the residual value risk on finance where it has a commitment to take back the vehicle. Insurance activity risk RCI Banque assumes any risks arising from the customer insurance business and could therefore suffer losses if reserves are insufficient to cover claims made. |
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| D.3 | Key information on the key risks that are specific |
There are certain factors which are material for the purpose of assessing the market risks associated with Notes, including the following: (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: |
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| (1) Independent review and advice |
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| 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; |
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| (2) No active Secondary / Trading Market for Notes |
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| 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; |
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| Credit rating may not reflect all risks (3) |
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| 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; |
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| Market value of Notes (4) |
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| The market value of the Notes will be affected by the creditworthiness of the Issuer and a number of additional factors |
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| (ii) as: (1) |
Specific risks relating to the structure of a particular issue of Notes such Any optional redemption feature where the Issuer is given the right to redeem the Notes early might negatively affect the market value of such Notes. During any period when the Issuer may elect to redeem Notes, the market value of those Notes generally will not rise substantially above the price at which they can be redeemed. This also may be true prior to any redemption period. The Make-Whole Redemption by the Issuer or the Redemption at the Option of the Issuer are exercisable in whole or in part and exercise of such options by the Issuer in respect of certain Notes may affect the liquidity of the Notes of the same Series in respect of which such option is not exercised. |
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| (2) | 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 | |||
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| E.2b | Reason for the offer and use of proceeds |
The net proceeds of the issue of the Notes will be used by the Issuer for its general corporate purposes. |
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| E.3 | Terms and conditions of the offer |
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. |
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| E.4 | Interests of natural and legal persons involved in the 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 it. |
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| E.7 | Estimated expenses charged to investor by the Issuer or the offeror |
Not applicable, there are no expenses charged to the investor. |
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