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Sanofi Capital/Financing Update 2011

Mar 23, 2011

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Capital/Financing Update

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Final Term Sheet

March 22, 2011

Filed pursuant to Rule 433

Registration Statement No. 333-165472

sanofi-aventis S.A.

$750,000,000 1.625% Notes Due 2014

Issuer sanofi-aventis S.A.
Format SEC-registered global notes
Title 1.625% Notes due 2014
Total initial principal amount being issued $750,000,000
Issue price 99.863%
Pricing date March 22, 2011
Expected settlement date March 29, 2011 (T+5)
Maturity date March 28, 2014, unless earlier redeemed
Day count 30/360
Day count convention Following unadjusted
Optional redemption Make-whole call at Treasury Rate plus 10 bps
Special mandatory redemption Redemption at 101% plus accrued interest if (i) the pending exchange offer in relation to Genzyme Corporation has not been consummated under the related merger agreement between
sanofi-aventis S.A. and Genzyme Corporation on or before September 30, 2011 or (ii) prior to the exchange offer being consummated, the merger agreement is terminated at any time, as more fully described in the preliminary prospectus
supplement.
Special mandatory redemption date October 31, 2011 (if our pending exchange offer in relation to
Genzyme Corporation has not been consummated under the related merger agreement between us and Genzyme Corporation on or before September 30, 2011) or 30 days after the merger agreement between us and Genzyme Corporation is terminated (if, prior to
the exchange offer being consummated, the merger agreement is terminated at any time), as more fully described in the preliminary prospectus supplement.
Interest rate 1.625% per annum
Benchmark Treasury 1.250% due March 2014
Benchmark Treasury price 100-12
Benchmark Treasury yield 1.122%
Spread to Benchmark Treasury 55 bps
Yield to maturity 1.672%
Date interest starts accruing March 29, 2011
Interest payment dates Each March 28 and September 28
First interest payment date September 28, 2011
Regular record dates for interest Each March 13 and September 13
Trustee Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Listing None
Denominations $2,000 and increments of $1,000
Expected ratings of the notes Moody’s: A2/Stable
Standard & Poor’s: AA-/Stable
Ratings are not a recommendation to purchase, hold or sell notes, inasmuch as the ratings do not comment as to market price or suitability for a particular
investor. The ratings are based upon current information furnished to the rating agencies by sanofi-aventis S.A. and information obtained by the rating agencies from other sources. The ratings are only accurate as of the date thereof and may be
changed, superseded or withdrawn as a result of changes in, or unavailability of, such information, and therefore a prospective purchaser should check the current ratings before purchasing the notes. Each rating should be evaluated independently of
any other rating.
CUSIP / ISIN 80105NAB1 / US80105NAB10
Managers BNP PARIBAS BofA Merrill Lynch J.P.
Morgan SOCIETE GENERALE
Credit Agricole CIB Deutsche Bank Securities HSBC RBS Santander

The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies may be obtained from BNP PARIBAS, toll free at 1-800-854-5674; BofA Merrill Lynch, toll free at 1-800-294-1322; J.P. Morgan, collect at 1-212-834-4533; or SOCIETE GENERALE, collect at 1-212-278-7631.

ANY DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES THAT MAY APPEAR BELOW ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS COMMUNICATION AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED. SUCH DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES WERE AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THIS COMMUNICATION BEING SENT VIA BLOOMBERG OR ANOTHER EMAIL SYSTEM.

Final Term Sheet

sanofi-aventis S.A.

$1,500,000,000 2.625% Notes Due 2016

Issuer sanofi-aventis S.A.
Format SEC-registered global notes
Title 2.625% Notes due 2016
Total initial principal amount being issued $1,500,000,000
Issue price 99.489%
Pricing date March 22, 2011
Expected settlement date March 29, 2011 (T+5)
Maturity date March 29, 2016, unless earlier redeemed
Day count 30/360
Day count convention Following unadjusted
Optional redemption Make-whole call at Treasury Rate plus 15 bps
Special mandatory redemption Redemption at 101% plus accrued interest if (i) the pending exchange offer in relation to Genzyme Corporation has not been consummated under the related merger agreement between
sanofi-aventis S.A. and Genzyme Corporation on or before September 30, 2011 or (ii) prior to the exchange offer being consummated, the merger agreement is terminated at any time, as more fully described in the preliminary prospectus
supplement.
Special mandatory redemption date October 31, 2011 (if our pending exchange offer in relation to
Genzyme Corporation has not been consummated under the related merger agreement between us and Genzyme Corporation on or before September 30, 2011) or 30 days after the merger agreement between us and Genzyme Corporation is terminated (if, prior to
the exchange offer being consummated, the merger agreement is terminated at any time), as more fully described in the preliminary prospectus supplement.
Interest rate 2.625% per annum
Benchmark Treasury 2.125% due February 2016
Benchmark Treasury price 100-13+
Benchmark Treasury yield 2.035%
Spread to Benchmark Treasury 70 bps
Yield to maturity 2.735%
Date interest starts accruing March 29, 2011
Interest payment dates Each March 29 and September 29
First interest payment date September 29, 2011
Regular record dates for interest Each March 14 and September 14
Trustee Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Listing None
Denominations $2,000 and increments of $1,000
Expected ratings of the notes Moody’s: A2/Stable
Standard & Poor’s: AA-/Stable
Ratings are not a recommendation to purchase, hold or sell notes, inasmuch as the ratings do not comment as to market price or suitability for a particular
investor. The ratings are based upon current information furnished to the rating agencies by sanofi-aventis S.A. and information obtained by the rating agencies from other sources. The ratings are only accurate as of the date thereof and may be
changed, superseded or withdrawn as a result of changes in, or unavailability of, such information, and therefore a prospective purchaser should check the current ratings before purchasing the notes. Each rating should be evaluated independently of
any other rating.
CUSIP / ISIN 80105NAD7 / US80105NAD75
Managers BNP PARIBAS BofA Merrill Lynch J.P.
Morgan SOCIETE GENERALE
Credit Agricole CIB Deutsche Bank Securities HSBC RBS Santander

The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies may be obtained from BNP PARIBAS, toll free at 1-800-854-5674; BofA Merrill Lynch, toll free at 1-800-294-1322; J.P. Morgan, collect at 1-212-834-4533; or SOCIETE GENERALE, collect at 1-212-278-7631.

ANY DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES THAT MAY APPEAR BELOW ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS COMMUNICATION AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED. SUCH DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES WERE AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THIS COMMUNICATION BEING SENT VIA BLOOMBERG OR ANOTHER EMAIL SYSTEM.

Final Term Sheet

sanofi-aventis S.A.

$2,000,000,000 4.000% Notes Due 2021

Issuer sanofi-aventis S.A.
Format SEC-registered global notes
Title 4.000% Notes due 2021
Total initial principal amount being issued $2,000,000,000
Issue price 98.976%
Pricing date March 22, 2011
Expected settlement date March 29, 2011 (T+5)
Maturity date March 29, 2021, unless earlier redeemed
Day count 30/360
Day count convention Following unadjusted
Optional redemption Make-whole call at Treasury Rate plus 15 bps
Special mandatory redemption Redemption at 101% plus accrued interest if (i) the pending exchange offer in relation to Genzyme Corporation has not been consummated under the related merger agreement between
sanofi-aventis S.A. and Genzyme Corporation on or before September 30, 2011 or (ii) prior to the exchange offer being consummated, the merger agreement is terminated at any time, as more fully described in the preliminary prospectus
supplement.
Special mandatory redemption date October 31, 2011 (if our pending exchange offer in relation to
Genzyme Corporation has not been consummated under the related merger agreement between us and Genzyme Corporation on or before September 30, 2011) or 30 days after the merger agreement between us and Genzyme Corporation is terminated (if, prior to
the exchange offer being consummated, the merger agreement is terminated at any time), as more fully described in the preliminary prospectus supplement.
Interest rate 4.000% per annum
Benchmark Treasury 3.625% due February 2021
Benchmark Treasury price 102-16
Benchmark Treasury yield 3.326%
Spread to Benchmark Treasury 80 bps
Yield to maturity 4.126%
Date interest starts accruing March 29, 2011
Interest payment dates Each March 29 and September 29
First interest payment date September 29, 2011
Regular record dates for interest Each March 14 and September 14
Trustee Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Listing None
Denominations $2,000 and increments of $1,000
Expected ratings of the notes Moody’s: A2/Stable
Standard & Poor’s: AA-/Stable
Ratings are not a recommendation to purchase, hold or sell notes, inasmuch as the ratings do not comment as to market price or suitability for a particular
investor. The ratings are based upon current information furnished to the rating agencies by sanofi-aventis S.A. and information obtained by the rating agencies from other sources. The ratings are only accurate as of the date thereof and may be
changed, superseded or withdrawn as a result of changes in, or unavailability of, such information, and therefore a prospective purchaser should check the current ratings before purchasing the notes. Each rating should be evaluated independently of
any other rating.
CUSIP / ISIN 80105NAG0 / US80105NAG07
Managers BNP PARIBAS BofA Merrill Lynch J.P.
Morgan SOCIETE GENERALE
Credit Agricole CIB Deutsche Bank Securities HSBC RBS Santander

The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies may be obtained from BNP PARIBAS, toll free at 1-800-854-5674; BofA Merrill Lynch, toll free at 1-800-294-1322; J.P. Morgan, collect at 1-212-834-4533; or SOCIETE GENERALE, collect at 1-212-278-7631.

ANY DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES THAT MAY APPEAR BELOW ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS COMMUNICATION AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED. SUCH DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES WERE AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THIS COMMUNICATION BEING SENT VIA BLOOMBERG OR ANOTHER EMAIL SYSTEM.