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Sanofi Capital/Financing Update 2016

Sep 16, 2016

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Capital/Financing Update

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FINAL TERMS DATED 18 SEPTEMBER 2015

Issue of EUR 750,000,000 1.50 per cent. Notes due 22 September 2025

under the Euro 15,000,000,000

Euro Medium Term Note Programme

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 27 March 2015 as supplemented by the first supplement dated 26 May 2015 and the second supplement dated 1 September 2015 which together constitute a base prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Directive (as defined in the Base Prospectus dated 27 March 2015) (the "Base Prospectus"). 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. 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. The Base Prospectus and the Final Terms are available for viewing at Sanofi, 54 rue La Boétie, 75008 Paris, France during normal business hours and at www.sanofi.com and copies may be obtained from Sanofi, 54 rue La Boétie, 75008 Paris, France and will be available on the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (the "AMF") website (www.amf-france.org).

1. (i)
Series Number:
22
(ii)
Tranche Number:
1
2. Specified Currency or Currencies: Euro ("EUR")
3. Aggregate Nominal Amount of Notes:
(i)
Series:
EUR 750,000,000
(ii)
Tranche:
EUR 750,000,000
4. Issue Price: 98.846 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount
5. Specified Denomination(s): EUR 100,000
6. (i) Issue Date: 22 September 2015
(ii)
Interest Commencement Date:
22 September 2015
7. Maturity Date: 22 September 2025
8. Interest Basis: 1.50 per cent. Fixed Rate
9. Change of Interest or Redemption/Payment
Basis:
Not Applicable
10. Put/Call Options: See provisions relating to redemption below

EXECUTION VERSION

11. (i) Status of the Notes: Unsubordinated Notes
(ii) Date of Board approval for issuance of
Notes obtained:
Conseil d'Administration
held on 4 February 2015
and the
decision of Mr Olivier Brandicourt, Directeur Général of the
Issuer, dated 15 September 2015
12. Method of Distribution: Syndicated
PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTEREST (IF ANY) PAYABLE
13. Fixed Rate Note Provisions
(Condition 5(a))
Applicable
(i) Rate of Interest: 1.50 per cent. per annum payable annually in arrear
(ii) Interest Payment Date(s): 22 September in each year
(iii) Fixed Coupon Amount: EUR 1,500 per EUR 100,000 in Nominal Amount
(iv) Broken Amount(s): Not Applicable
(v) Day Count Fraction: Actual/Actual (ICMA)
(vi) Fixed Interest Dates: 22 September in each year
(vii) Party responsible for calculation of
Interest Amounts (if not the Calculation
Agent):
Not Applicable
14. Floating Rate Note Provisions
(Condition 5(b))
Not Applicable
15. Zero Coupon Note Provisions Not Applicable
PROVISIONS RELATING TO REDEMPTION
16. Call Option
(Condition 7(c))
Applicable
(i) Optional Redemption Date(s) (Call): Any day from
and including
22 June
2025
to but
excluding the Maturity Date.
(ii) Optional Redemption Amount(s) (Call)
of each Note:
EUR 100,000 per Note of EUR 100,000 Specified
Denomination
(iii) If redeemable in part:
(a) Minimum Redemption Amount: Not Applicable
(b) Maximum Redemption Amount: Not Applicable
(iv) Notice period: As set out in Condition 7(c)
17. Put Option
(Condition 7(d))
Not Applicable
18. Make-whole Redemption Applicable

(Condition 7(e))

(i) Parties to be notified by Issuer of Make
whole Redemption Date and Make
whole Redemption Amount (if other
than set out in Condition 7(e)):
As set out in Condition 7(e)
(ii) Make-whole Redemption Margin: 0.15 per cent. per annum
(iii) Discounting basis for purposes of
calculating sum of the present values of
the remaining scheduled payments of
principal and interest on Redeemed
Notes in the determination of the Make
whole Redemption Amount:
Annual
(iv) Reference Security: Reference Bund DBR 1.0 per cent. maturing on 15 August
2025 with ISIN DE0001102382
(v) Reference Dealers: HSBC Bank plc
Merrill Lynch International
Société Générale
UniCredit Bank AG
(vi) Quotation Agent: BNP Paribas Securities Services
19. Early Redemption Amount
(Condition 7(b) and 7(f))
Early Redemption Amount(s) per Note
payable on
redemption for tax reasons, on an event of default or other
early redemption (other than any Make-whole redemption
as described above) and/or the method of calculating the
same (if required or if different from that set out in the
Conditions):
EUR 100,000 per Note of EUR 100,000 Specified
Denomination
GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTES
20. 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
21. Additional Financial Centre(s) or other
special provisions relating to Payment
Business Days:
Not Applicable
22. Talons for future Coupons to be
attached to Definitive Notes (and dates
on which such Talons mature):
No
23. Redenomination, renominalisation and Not Applicable

reconventioning provisions:

    1. Consolidation provisions: Not Applicable
    1. Representation of holders of Notes: Condition 13 applies

The Initial Representative shall be:

MASSQUOTE S.A.S.U. RCS 529 065 880 Nanterre 7bis rue de Neuilly F-92110 Clichy Mailing address: 33, rue Anna Jacquin 92100 Boulogne Billancourt France Represented by its Chairman

The Alternative Representative shall be:

Gilbert Labachotte 8 Boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris Paris

The Representative will be entitled to an upfront fee of EUR 4,800 (VAT included) payable by the Issuer on the Issue Date.

The Representative will exercise its duty until its dissolution, resignation or termination of its duty by a general assembly of Noteholders or until it becomes unable to act. Its appointment shall automatically cease on the Maturity Date, or total redemption prior to the Maturity Date.

DISTRIBUTION

  1. (i) If syndicated, names and addresses of Managers and underwriting commitments:

HSBC BANK PLC 8 Canada Square London E14 5HQ United Kingdom

EUR 187,500,000

MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL 2 King Edward Street London EC1A 1HQ United Kingdom

EUR 187,500,000

SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE 29, boulevard Haussman 75009 Paris

France
EUR 187,500,000
UNICREDIT BANK AG
Arabellastrasse 12
81925
Munich
Germany
EUR 187,500,000
(ii) Date of Subscription Agreement: 18 September 2015
(iii)
Stabilising Manager(s) (if any):
Société Générale
27. If non-syndicated, name and address of
Dealer:
Not Applicable
28. US Selling Restrictions: Reg. S Compliance Category 2; TEFRA not applicable
29. Non-exempt Offer: Not Applicable.
Signed on behalf of the Issuer:
By:

Duly authorised

PART B – OTHER INFORMATION

1. ADMISSION TO TRADING AND LISTING

(i) Admission to trading and
listing:
Application has been made by the Issuer (or on its behalf)
for the Notes to be admitted to trading and to be listed on
the Euronext Paris with effect from 22 September 2015.
(ii) Estimate of total expenses
related to admission to
trading:
EUR 7,000
2. RATINGS
Ratings: The Notes to be issued have been rated:
Standard & Poor's Credit Market Services Europe Limited
("S&P"): AA
Moody's France S.A.S. ("Moody's"): A1
S&P and Moody's are established in the European Union
and registered under Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 (the
"CRA Regulation"), as amended.
As such
S&P and
Moody's are included in the list of credit rating agencies
published
by
the
European
Securities
and
Markets
Authority
on
its
website
(http://www.esma.europa.eu/page/List-registered-and
certified-CRAs) in accordance with the CRA Regulation.

3. INTERESTS OF NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE ISSUE

So far as the Issuer is aware, no person involved in the offer of the Notes has an interest material to the offer.

4. REASONS FOR THE OFFER

The net proceeds of the issue of the Notes will be used for the general corporate purposes of the Issuer.

5. Fixed Rate Notes only – YIELD

Indication of yield: 1.626 per cent. per annum

6. Floating Rate Notes only - HISTORIC INTEREST RATES

Not Applicable.

7. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER

Not Applicable

EXECUTION VERSION

8. PLACING AND UNDERWRITING

Not Applicable

9. OPERATIONAL INFORMATION

(i) ISIN Code: FR0012969038
(ii) Common Code: 129363843
(iii) Depositaries:
(a) Euroclear France to act as
Central Depositary:
Yes
anonyme: (b) Common Depositary for
Euroclear
Bank
and
Clearstream
Banking, société
No
(iv) Any clearing system(s) other
than
Euroclear
France,
Euroclear Bank SA/NV and
Clearstream Banking société
anonyme
and
the
relevant
identification number(s):
Not Applicable
(v) Delivery: Delivery against payment
(vi) Names and addresses of
initial Paying Agents:
BNP Paribas Securities Services
(affiliated with Euroclear France under number 29106)
9, rue Débarcadère
93761 Pantin cedex
France
(vii) Names and addresses of
additional Paying Agent(s) (if
any):
Not Applicable