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Sanofi Capital/Financing Update 2016

Sep 19, 2016

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Capital/Financing Update

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FINAL TERMS DATED 9 SEPTEMBER 2016

Issue of EUR 850,000,000 0.00 per cent. Notes due 13 September 2022

under the Euro 20,000,000,000

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 24 March 2016, as supplemented by the first supplement dated 28 June 2016 and the second supplement dated 5 September 2016, which constitutes a base prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Directive (as defined in the Base Prospectus dated 24 March 2016) (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:
27
(ii) Tranche Number: 1
2. Specified Currency or Currencies: Euro ("EUR")
3. Aggregate Nominal Amount of Notes:
(i)
Series:
EUR 850,000,000
(ii) Tranche: EUR 850,000,000
4. Issue Price: 99.539 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount
5. Specified Denomination(s): EUR 100,000
6. (i)
Issue Date:
13 September 2016
(ii) Interest Commencement Date: 13 September 2016
7. Maturity Date: 13 September 2022
8. Interest Basis: 0.000 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 8 February 2016 and the
decision of Mr Olivier Brandicourt, Directeur Général of the
Issuer, dated 7 September 2016
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:
0.000 per cent. per annum payable annually in arrear
(ii) Interest Payment Date(s): 13 September in each year
(iii) Fixed Coupon Amount: EUR 0.000 per EUR 100,000 in Nominal Amount
(iv) Broken Amount(s): Not Applicable
(v)
Day Count Fraction:
Actual/Actual (ICMA)
(vi) Fixed Interest Dates: 13 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 13 June 2022 to but excluding
the Maturity Date
(ii) Optional
Redemption
Amount
(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(e)) Not Applicable
18. Make-whole Redemption
(Condition 7(f))
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(f)):
As set out in Condition 7(f)
(ii)
Make-whole Redemption Margin:
0.10 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 1.50 per cent. maturing in September
2022 ISIN DE0001135499
(v) Reference Dealers: BNP Paribas
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
MUFG Securities EMEA plc
Natixis
(vi)
Quotation Agent:
BNP Paribas Securities Services
19. Clean-up call option
(Condition 7(d))
Applicable
20. Early Redemption Amount
(Condition 7(b) and 7(g))
Early
Redemption
Amount(s)
per
Note
payable
on
redemption for taxation reasons or on an event of default
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
21. 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
22. Additional Financial Centre(s) or other
special provisions relating to Payment
Not Applicable

Business Days:

    1. Talons for future Coupons to be attached to Definitive Notes (and dates on which such Talons mature): No
    1. Redenomination, renominalisation and reconventioning provisions: Not Applicable
    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 France

The Representative will be entitled to an upfront fee of EUR 2,400 (plus VAT) 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:

BNP PARIBAS 10 Harewood Avenue London NW1 6AA United Kingdom

EUR 141 700 000

CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK 12 place des Etats-Unis CS 7005 92547 Montrouge Cedex

France

EUR 141 700 000

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH Winchester House 1 Great Winchester Street London EC2N 2DB United Kingdom

EUR 141 700 000

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INTERNATIONAL PLC 25 Cabot Square London E14 4QA United Kingdom

EUR 141 700 000

MUFG SECURITIES EMEA PLC Ropemaker Place 25 Ropemaker Street London EC2Y 9AJ United Kingdom

EUR 141 600 000

NATIXIS 30, avenue Pierre Mendès France 75013 Paris France

EUR 141 600 000

(ii) Date of Subscription Agreement: 9 September 2016
(iii) Stabilising Manager(s) (if any): Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
28. If non-syndicated, name and address of
Dealer:
Not Applicable
29. US Selling Restrictions: Reg. S Compliance Category 2; TEFRA not applicable
30. 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 13 September 2016.
(ii) Estimate of total expenses related
to admission to trading:
EUR4,600
2. RATINGS

Ratings: The Notes to be issued have been rated:

Standard & Poor's Credit Market Services Europe Limited ("S&P"): AA (stable)

Moody's France S.A.S. ("Moody's"): A1 (stable)

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: 0.077 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: FR0013201621
(ii) Common Code: 148939551
(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