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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 |
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| 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. |
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| (ii) | Optional Redemption Amount(s) (Call) of each Note: |
EUR 100,000 per Note of EUR 100,000 Specified Denomination |
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| (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 |
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| (v) | Reference Dealers: | HSBC Bank plc Merrill Lynch International Société Générale UniCredit Bank AG |
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| (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): |
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| EUR 100,000 per Note of EUR 100,000 Specified Denomination |
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| 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:
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- Consolidation provisions: Not Applicable
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- 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
- (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 |
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| 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. |
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|---|---|---|---|
| (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 |
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| 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 |