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Schneider Electric SE Capital/Financing Update 2011

Jul 11, 2011

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Capital/Financing Update

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Final Terms dated 29 June 2011

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA

Issue of USD 300,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due July 2014 under the Euro 7,500,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme

Series no. 13 Tranche no. 1

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH

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 June 2011 which constitute a Base Prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC) (the "Prospectus Directive"). 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 Final Terms are available for viewing at the office of the Fiscal Agent or each of the paying agents and on the website of the Issuer (www.schneider-electric.com), and copies may be obtained from Schneider Electric S.A., 35, rue Joseph Monier - 92500 Rueil-Malmaison, France.

1 (i)
Issuer:
Schneider Electric SA
2 Series Number:
(i)
13
Tranche Number:
(ii)
$\mathbf{1}$
3 Specified Currency or Currencies: United States dollars ("USD")
4 Aggregate Nominal Amount of
Notes admitted to trading:
(i)
Series:
USD 300,000,000
Tranche:
(ii)
USD 300,000,000
5 Issue Price: 100 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount
6 Specified Denominations: USD 200,000
7 Issue Date:
(i)
1 July 2011
Interest Commencement Date:
(ii)
1 July 2011
$\,$ 8 $\,$ Maturity Date: 1 July 2014
9 Interest Basis: 3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA + Margin
(Further particulars specified below)
10 Redemption/Payment Basis: Redemption at par
11 Change of Interest or
Redemption/Payment Basis:
Not Applicable
12 Put/Call Options: Change of Control Put Option
(Further particulars specified below)
13 Status of the Notes:
(i)
Senior
Date of approval for issuance
(ii)
of Notes obtained:
Decision of the Directoire of the Issuer dated 20 June 2011
and decision of Mr. Emmanuel Babeau, member of the
Directoire of the Issuer, dated 24 June 2011
14 Method of distribution: Non-syndicated

PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTEREST (IF ANY) PAYABLE

15 Fixed Rate Note Provisions Not Applicable
16 Floating Rate Note Provisions Applicable
Interest Period(s):
(i)
The period beginning on (and including) the Issue Date and
ending on (but excluding) the first Specified Interest Payment
Date and each successive period beginning on (and
including) a Specified Interest Payment Date and ending on
(but excluding) the next succeeding Specified Interest
Payment Date subject to adjustment in accordance with the
Business Day Convention.
Specified
Interest
(i)
Dates:
Payment Interest payable quarterly on 1 July, 1 October, 1 January and
1 April of each year, commencing on 1 October 2011 up to,
and including, the Maturity Date.
(iii) Business Day Convention: Modified Following Business Day Convention
$(iv)$ Business Centre $(s)$ : TARGET, New York and London
Manner in which the Rate(s) of
(v)
Interest is/are to be determined:
2006 ISDA Determination
(vi) Interest Period Date(s): Not Applicable
(vii) Party
responsible
calculating
the
Rate(s)
Interest and Interest Amount(s)
(if not the Calculation Agent):
for
of
Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
Winchester House
1 Great Winchester Street
London EC2N 2DB
United Kingdom
(viii) Screen Rate Determination: Not Applicable
(ix) ISDA Determination:
- Floating Rate Option: USD-LIBOR-BBA
- Designated Maturity: 3 months
- Reset Date: The first day of each Interest Period
- ISDA Definitions: (if
different from those set out in
the Conditions):
Not Applicable
Margin(s):
(x)
$+0.49$ per cent. per annum
Minimum Rate of Interest:
$(x_1)$
Not Applicable
(xii) Maximum Rate of Interest: Not Applicable
(xiii) Day Count Fraction: Actual/360, adjusted
(xiv) Rate Multiplier: Not Applicable
(xv) Fall back provisions, rounding
provisions, denominator and
any other terms relating to the
method of calculating interest
on Floating Rate Notes, if
different from those set out in
the Conditions:
Not Applicable
17 Zero Coupon Note Provisions Not Applicable
18 Index-Linked Interest Note/other
variable-linked interest Note
Provisions
Not Applicable
19 Dual Currency Note Provisions Not Applicable
PROVISIONS RELATING TO REDEMPTION
20 Call Option Not Applicable
21 Put Option Not Applicable
22 Change of Control Put Option Applicable
23 Note Final Redemption Amount of each 200,000
Specified
USD 200,000
per Note of USD
Denomination
24 Early Redemption Amount
(i) Early Redemption Amount(s)
of each Note payable
on
redemption for taxation reasons
or on event of default or other
early redemption and/or the
method of calculating the same
(if required or if different from
that set out in the Conditions):
Not Applicable
(ii) Redemption
for
taxation
reasons permitted on days other
than Interest Payment Dates:
N o
(iii) Unmatured Coupons to become
void upon early redemption
(Bearer Notes only):
Not Applicable
GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTES
25 Form of Notes: Dematerialised Notes
(i) Form of Dematerialises Notes: Bearer dematerialised form (au porteur) only
(ii) Registration Agent: Not Applicable
(111) Temporary Global Certificate: Not Applicable
(iv) Applicable TEFRA exemption: Not Applicable
26 Financial Centre(s) or other special
provisions
relating to
Payment
Dates:
TARGET, New York and London
27 Talons
for
future
Coupons
or
Receipts to be attached to Definitive
Notes (and dates on which such
Talons mature):
No
28 Details relating to Partly Paid Notes: Not Applicable
29 Details relating to Instalment Notes: Not Applicable
30 Redenomination,
renominalisation
and reconventioning provisions:
Not Applicable
31 Consolidation provisions: Not Applicable
32 Masse: Applicable
The initial Representative will be:
Sylvain THOMAZO
20, rue Victor Bart
78000 Versailles
France
The alternate Representative will be:
Christian HOCHSTRASSER
2, rue du Général de Gaulle
54870 Cons la Grandville
France
The acting representative will be entitled to a remuneration of
Euro 600 per year.
33 Other final terms: Not Applicable
DISTRIBUTION
34 (i)
If syndicated, names of
Managers:
Not Applicable
Stabilising Manager(s) (if any):
(ii)
Not Applicable
35 If non-syndicated, name of Dealer: Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
36 Additional selling restrictions: Not Applicable
37 The aggregate principal amount of
Notes issued has been translated into
Euro at the rate of USD 1.4188 per
Euro 1.00, producing a sum of:
Euro 211,446,292.64

LISTING AND ADMISSION TO TRADING APPLICATION

These Final Terms comprise the final terms required to list and have admitted to trading the issue of Notes described herein pursuant to the Euro 7,500,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme of Schneider Electric SA.

RESPONSIBILITY

The Issuer accepts responsibility for the information contained in these Final Terms.

Signed on behalf of the Issuer:

0 $\frac{1}{2}$ By: /
------------------------------------Duly authorised

PART B - OTHER INFORMATION

LISTING AND ADMISSION TO TRADING $\mathbf{1}$

(i) Listing: Bourse de Luxembourg (regulated market of the Luxembourg
Stock Exchange)
(11) Admission to trading: Application has been made for the Notes to be listed on the
official list of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and admitted
to trading on the Regulated Market of the Luxembourg Stock
Exchange with effect from 1 July 2011.
(iii) Estimate of total
expenses
related to admission to trading:
Euro 1,875

$\overline{2}$ RATINGS

Ratings:

The Notes to be issued have been rated:

$S & P: A$ -

Moody's: A3

Each of S & P and Moody's is established in the European Union and has applied for registration under Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009, although the result of such applications has not been determined.

$\mathbf{3}$ NOTIFICATION

Not Applicable

INTERESTS OF NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE ISSUE $\overline{4}$

Save as discussed in "Subscription and Sale", so far as the Issuer is aware, no person involved in the offer of the Notes has an interest material to the offer.

5 REASONS FOR THE OFFER, ESTIMATED NET PROCEEDS AND TOTAL EXPENSES

(i) Reasons for the offer: The net proceeds of the issue of the Notes will be
used for the Issuer's general corporate purposes.

6 OPERATIONAL INFORMATION

ISIN Code: FR0011072859
Common Code: 064405438
Any clearing system(s) other than Euroclear Not Applicable
Bank S.A./N.V. and Clearstream Banking,
societé
anonyme and the relevant
identification number(s):
Delivery: Delivery free of payment
Names and addresses of additional Paying Not Applicable
$Agent(s)$ (if any):