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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 500,000,000 0.875 per cent. Notes due 22 September 2021

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:
21
(ii) Tranche Number: 1
2. Specified Currency or Currencies: Euro ("EUR")
3. Aggregate Nominal Amount of Notes:
(i)
Series:
EUR 500,000,000
(ii) Tranche: EUR 500,000,000
4. Issue Price: 99.351 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 2021
8. Interest Basis: 0.875 per cent. Fixed Rate
9. Change
of
Interest
or
Redemption/
Payment Basis:
Not Applicable
10. Put/Call Options: See provisions relating to redemption below
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:
0.875 per cent. per annum payable annually in arrear
(ii) Interest Payment Date(s): 22 September in each year
(iii) Fixed Coupon Amount: EUR 875 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 2021 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
(Condition 7(e))
Applicable
(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 2.25 per cent. maturing on 4 September
2021 ISIN DE0001135457
(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
reconventioning provisions:
Not Applicable
24. 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 France

The Representative will be entitled to an upfront fee of EUR 2,880 (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 125,000,000

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

EUR 125,000,000

SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE 29, boulevard Haussman 75009 Paris France

EUR 125,000,000

UNICREDIT BANK AG
Arabellastrasse 12
81925
Munich
Germany
EUR 125,000,000
(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 4,250

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-andcertified-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: 0.987 per cent. per annum

6. Floating Rate Notes only - HISTORIC INTEREST RATES

Not Applicable.

7. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER

Not Applicable

8. PLACING AND UNDERWRITING

Not Applicable

9. OPERATIONAL INFORMATION

(i)
ISIN Code:
FR0012969020
(ii) Common Code: 129363797
(iii) Depositaries:
(a)
Euroclear France to act as
Central Depositary:
Yes
(b)
Common
Depositary
for
Euroclear
Bank
and
Clearstream Banking, société
anonyme:
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