As
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 18, 2023
Registration
No.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933
For Depositary Shares Evidenced by American
Depositary Receipts
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SANOFI
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities
as specified in its charter)
n/a
(Translation of issuer's name into English)
France
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization
of issuer)
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its
charter)
383 Madison Avenue, Floor 11, New York, New
York 10179
Telephone (800) 990-1135
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)
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Sanofi-Aventis U.S.
LLC
55 Corporate Drive
Bridgewater, New Jersey
08807
Telephone: (908) 981-5700
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Scott A. Ziegler, Esq. |
Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP
570 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2405
New York, New York 10022
(212) 319-7600 |
It is proposed that this filing become effective
under Rule 466
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immediately
upon filing |
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If a separate registration statement has been filed
to register the deposited shares, check the following box. ☐
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of each class of
Securities to be registered
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Amount
to be registered
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Proposed maximum aggregate price per unit (1) |
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering price (2) |
Amount of
registration fee
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American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each American Depositary Share representing one-half of one ordinary share of SANOFI |
500,000,000 |
$0.05 |
$25,000,000 |
$3690 |
| (1) | Each unit represents one American Depositary Share. |
| (2) | Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration
fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(k), such estimate is computed on the basis of the maximum aggregate fees or charges to be imposed in connection
with the issuance of American Depositary Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares. |
Pursuant to Rule 429, the Prospectus contained
herein also relates to the American Depositary Shares registered under, and constitutes Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form F-6 Registration
Statement No. 333-192032.
PART I
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
The
Prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt (“ADR” or “American Depositary Receipt”)
filed as Exhibit A to the form of Amendment No. 2 to the Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a)(3) to
this Registration Statement on Form F-6, which is incorporated herein by reference.
CROSS
REFERENCE SHEET
Item
1. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
Item Number and Caption |
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Location in Form of Receipt
Filed Herewith as Prospectus |
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1. |
Name and address of depositary |
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Introductory Article |
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2. |
Title of American Depositary Receipts and identity of deposited securities |
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Face of Receipt, top center |
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Terms of Deposit: |
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(i) |
The amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of American Depositary Receipts |
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Face of Receipt, upper right corner |
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(ii) |
The procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities |
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Articles 15, 16 and 18 |
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(iii) |
The collection and distribution of dividends |
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Articles 4, 12, 13, 15 and 18 |
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(iv) |
The transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material |
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Articles 11, 15, 16 and 18 |
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(v) |
The sale or exercise of rights |
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Articles 13, 14, 15 and 18 |
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(vi) |
The deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization |
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Articles 12, 13, 15, 17 and 18 |
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(vii) |
Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit agreement |
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Articles 20 and 21 |
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(viii) |
Rights of holders of Receipts to inspect the transfer books of the depositary and the list of holders of Receipts |
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Article 11 |
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(ix) |
Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities |
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Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 22 |
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(x) |
Limitation upon the liability of the depositary |
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Articles 14, 18, 19 and 21 |
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3. |
Fees and Charges |
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Articles 7 and 8 |
Item 2. AVAILABLE INFORMATION
Item Number and Caption
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Location in Form of American Depositary
Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus |
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(a) |
Statement that Sanofi is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, accordingly,
files certain reports with the Commission, and that such reports can be inspected by holders of American Depositary Receipts and copied
at public reference facilities maintained by the Commission in Washington, D.C. |
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Article 11 |
PART
II
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 3.
EXHIBITS
| (a)(1) | Form of Deposit Agreement. Form
of Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of , 2015 among Sanofi, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary (the "Depositary"),
and all Owners and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder (the "Deposit Agreement").
Previously filed as Exhibit (a) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-192032 and incorporated herein by
reference. |
| (a)(2) | Form of Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Agreement.
Previously filed as Exhibit (a)(2) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 333-192032 and incorporated
herein by reference. |
| (a)(3) | Form of Amendment No. 2 to Deposit Agreement,
including the form of American Depositary Receipt. Filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(3). |
| (b) | Any other agreement to which the Depositary
is a party relating to the issuance of the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder or the custody of the deposited securities
represented thereby. Not Applicable. |
| (c) | Every material contract relating to the
deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years.
Not Applicable. |
| (d) | Opinion of Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates
LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities being registered. Filed herewith as Exhibit (d). |
| (e) | Certification under Rule 466. Filed
herewith as Exhibit (e). |
Item
4. UNDERTAKINGS
| (a) | The Depositary hereby undertakes to make available
at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of the American Depositary Receipts, any reports
and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary as the holder
of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the issuer. |
| (b) | If the amounts of fees charged are not disclosed
in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service
for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request. The Depositary undertakes
to notify each registered holder of an American Depositary Receipt thirty days before any change in the fee schedule. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. on behalf of the legal entity created by the
Deposit Agreement, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and
has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The
City of New York, State of New York, on December 15, 2023.
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Legal entity created by the form of Deposit Agreement for the issuance of ADRs evidencing American Depositary Shares
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By: |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Depositary |
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By: |
/s/ Gregory A. Levendis |
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Name: |
Gregory A. Levendis |
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Title: |
Executive Director |
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, SANOFI certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements
for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, on December 15, 2023.
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SANOFI |
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By: |
/s/ Paul Hudson |
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Name: |
Paul Hudson |
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Chief Executive Officer |
POWERS
OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each
person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Paul Hudson and Jean-Baptiste Chasseloup de Chatillon, and each of them,
his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in
his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement and any and all related registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement on Form F-6 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated:
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/s/ Frédéric Oudéa |
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Chairman of the Board |
December 13, 2023 |
Frédéric Oudéa |
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/s/ Paul Hudson |
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Chief Executive Officer |
December 15, 2023 |
Paul Hudson |
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/s/ Jean-Baptiste Chasseloup de Chatillon |
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Executive Vice President, |
December 15, 2023 |
Jean-Baptiste Chasseloup de Chatillon |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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/s/ Hervé Cardelli |
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Head of Consolidation and |
December 13, 2023 |
Hervé Cardelli |
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Statutory Reporting |
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(Principal Accounting Officer) |
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/s/ Christophe Babule |
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Director |
December 15, 2023 |
Christophe Babule |
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Independent Director |
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Rachel Duan |
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/s/ Carole Ferrand |
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Independent Director |
December 15, 2023 |
Carole Ferrand |
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Independent Director |
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Lise Kingo |
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/s/ Patrick Kron |
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Independent Director |
December 15, 2023 |
Patrick Kron |
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/s/ Wolfgang Laux |
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Director Representing |
December 15, 2023 |
Wolfgang Laux |
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Employees |
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/s/ Barbara Lavernos |
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Director |
December 15, 2023 |
Barbara Lavernos |
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/s/ Fabienne Lecorvaisier |
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Independent Director |
December 15, 2023 |
Fabienne Lecorvaisier |
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Independent Director |
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Gilles Schnepp |
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/s/ Diane Souza |
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Independent Director |
December 15, 2023 |
Diane Souza |
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/s/ Thomas Südhof |
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Independent Director |
December 15, 2023 |
Thomas Südhof |
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/s/ Ceng-Yann Tran |
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Director Representing |
December 15, 2023 |
Ceng-Yann Tran |
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Employees |
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/s/ Emile Voest |
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Independent Director |
December 15, 2023 |
Emile Voest |
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/s/ Antoine Yver |
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Independent Director |
December 15, 2023 |
Antoine Yver |
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/s/ Debora Pellicano |
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Authorized Representative |
December 15, 2023 |
Debora Pellicano |
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in the United States |
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INDEX TO
EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number |
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(a)(3)
(d)
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Form of Amendment No. 2 to Deposit
Agreement
Opinion of Counsel to the Depositary
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(e)
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Rule 466 Certification
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AMENDMENT NO. 2, dated as of December ,
2023 (the "Amendment"), to the Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of February 13, 2015, as previously amended
as of August 4, 2020 (as so previously amended, the "Deposit Agreement") among SANOFI, a société anonyme organized
under the laws of The Republic of France, and its successors (herein called the “Company”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as
depositary hereunder (herein called the “Depositary”), and all Owners and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American
Depositary Receipts issued thereunder.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Depositary executed
the Deposit Agreement for the purposes set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Deposit
Agreement, the Company and the Depositary desire to amend the terms of the Deposit Agreement and the Receipts.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Depositary hereby agree to amend the Deposit Agreement
as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Definitions. Unless
otherwise defined in this Amendment, all capitalized terms used, but not otherwise defined, herein shall have the meaning given to such
terms in the Deposit Agreement.
ARTICLE II
AMENDMENTS TO DEPOSIT AGREEMENT AND AMERICAN
DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS
SECTION 2.01. All references in the
Deposit Agreement to the term "Deposit Agreement" shall, as of the date hereof, refer to the Deposit Agreement as further amended
by this Amendment.
SECTION 2.02. Section 1.2 of the Deposit
Agreement is amended by inserting the following at the conclusion thereof:
A Beneficial Owner need not be the Owner of the Receipt evidencing
such American Depositary Shares. If a Beneficial Owner of American Depositary Shares is not an Owner, it must rely on the Owner of the
Receipt(s) evidencing such American Depositary Shares in order to assert any rights or receive any benefits under this Deposit Agreement.
The arrangements between a Beneficial Owner of American Depositary Shares and the Owner of the corresponding Receipts may affect the Beneficial
Owner's ability to exercise any rights it may have.
SECTION 2.03. All references in the Deposit
Agreement to “this Agreement” are amended to refer to “this Deposit Agreement”.
SECTION 2.04. The address of the Depositary
set forth in Section 1.8 of the Deposit Agreement is amended to read “383 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10179”.
SECTION 2.05. The second sentence of
Section 2.1 of the Deposit Agreement is amended to read as follows:
No definitive Receipt shall be entitled to any benefits under this
Deposit Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless such Receipt shall have been executed by the Depositary by the manual
or facsimile signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Depositary.
SECTION 2.06. The proviso set forth in
the last paragraph of Section 2.1 of the Deposit Agreement is amended to read as follows:
provided, however, that the Depositary, notwithstanding any notice
to the contrary, may treat the Owner thereof as the absolute owner thereof for the purpose of determining the person entitled to distribution
of dividends or other distributions or to any notice provided for in this Deposit Agreement and for all other purposes and neither the
Depositary nor the Company will have any obligation or be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt to any Beneficial
Owner, unless such Beneficial Owner is the Owner thereof.
SECTION 2.07. The second sentence of
Section 2.3 of the Deposit Agreement is amended to read as follows:
Such notification shall be made by letter, first class airmail
postage prepaid, or by SWIFT, facsimile transmission or any other method of communication as may be agreed by the Custodian and the Depositary.
SECTION 2.08. The reference to “fees”
in the first sentence of Section 2.5 of the Deposit Agreement is amended to read “fees, charges and expenses”.
SECTION 2.09. The last sentence of the
penultimate paragraph of Section 2.5 of the Deposit Agreement is amended to read as follows:
Such direction shall be given by letter, first class airmail postage
prepaid, or by SWIFT, facsimile transmission or any other method of communication as may be agreed by the Custodian and the Depositary.
SECTION 2.10. The last sentence of Section
3.2 of the Deposit Agreement is amended to read as follows:
Each Owner and Beneficial Owner agrees to indemnify the Depositary,
the Company, the Custodian and any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and affiliates against, and hold each of
them harmless from, any claims by any governmental authority with respect to taxes, additions to tax, penalties or interest arising out
of any refund of taxes, reduced rate of withholding at source or other tax benefit obtained which obligations shall survive any transfer
or surrender of American Depositary Shares or the termination of the Deposit Agreement.
SECTION 2.11. Section 4.2 of the Deposit
Agreement is amended by inserting the following immediately after “accomplishing such distribution” contained therein:
(including, without limitation, through the distribution of sponsored
or unsponsored American depositary shares representing such securities; subject, in each case to the fees, charges and expenses set forth
herein and in the terms of such American depositary shares)
SECTION 2.12. Subsection (a)(iii) of
Section 4.6 of the Deposit Agreement is amended to read as follows:
(iii) responsible for any fee, charge or expense assessed or incurred
by the Depositary pursuant to this Deposit Agreement,
SECTION 2.13. The first sentence of
Section 5.2 of the Deposit Agreement is amended to read as follows:
Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective
directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of any Receipt, if by reason of
any provision of any present or future law, rule, regulation, fiat, order or decree of France, the United States or any other country
or jurisdiction, or of any governmental or regulatory authority or securities exchange or market or automated quotation system, or by
reason of any provision, present or future, of the statuts of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued
or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war, terrorism, epidemic, pandemic,
nationalization, expropriation, currency restriction, extraordinary market conditions, work stoppage, strike, civil unrest, revolutions,
rebellions, explosions, cyber, ransomware or malware attack, computer failure or circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the
Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of, doing, or performing
any act or thing that by the terms of this Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall
the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any
Owner or Beneficial Owner of any Receipt by reason of any nonperformance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act
or thing that by the terms of this Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of,
or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in this Deposit Agreement (including, without limitation, any failure to determine
that any distribution or action may be lawful or reasonably practicable).
SECTION 2.14. The ninth and
tenth paragraphs of Section 5.3 of the Deposit Agreement are amended to read as follows:
The Depositary shall not be liable for the
acts or omissions made by any securities depository, clearing agency or settlement system in connection with or arising out of book-entry
settlement of Deposited Securities or otherwise. The Depositary shall not be responsible for, and shall incur no liability in connection
with or arising from, the insolvency of any Custodian that is not a branch or affiliate of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. The Company shall
not (a) be liable to Owners for the acts or omissions made by any securities depository, clearing agency or settlement system in connection
with or arising out of book-entry settlement of Deposited Securities or otherwise and (b) be responsible to Owners for, and shall incur
no liability to Owners in connection with or arising from, the insolvency of any Custodian.. The Depositary, its agents and the Company
may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction, instruction or other document believed by them
to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.
The Depositary shall not be liable for the
acts or omissions made by, or the insolvency of, any securities depository, clearing agency or settlement system. The Depositary shall
not have any liability for the price received in connection with any sale of securities, the timing thereof or any delay in action or
omission to act nor shall it be responsible for any error or delay in action, omission to act, default or negligence on the part of the
party so retained in connection with any such sale or proposed sale. All purchases and sales of securities will be handled by the Depositary
in accordance with its then current policies, which are currently set forth on the "Disclosures" page (or successor page) of
adr.com, the location and contents of which the Depositary shall be solely responsible for.
SECTION 2.15. The last sentence
of the antepenultimate paragraph of Section 5.3 of the Deposit Agreement is deleted.
SECTION 2.16. The second paragraph
of Section 5.8 of the Deposit Agreement is amended to read as follows:
The indemnities set forth in the preceding
paragraph shall also apply to any liability or expense which may arise out of any misstatement or alleged misstatement or omission or
alleged omission in any registration statement, proxy statement, prospectus (or placement memorandum), or preliminary prospectus (or preliminary
placement memorandum) relating to the offer or sale of American Depositary Shares, except to the extent any such liability or expense
arises out of (i) information relating to the Depositary or its agents (other than the Company), as applicable, furnished in writing by
the Depositary and not substantively changed or altered by the Company expressly for use in any of the foregoing documents or (ii) if
such information is provided, the failure to state a material fact necessary to make the information provided not misleading. The indemnities
provided in the preceding paragraph shall apply to any such liability or expense which may arise out of any misstatement or alleged misstatement
or omission or alleged omission in any registration statement, proxy statement, prospectus (or placement memorandum), or preliminary prospectus
(or preliminary placement memorandum) relating to the offer or sale of American Depositary Shares, except to the extent any such liability
or expense arises out of (i) information relating to the Depositary or any Custodian (other than the Company), as applicable, furnished
in writing and not materially changed or altered by the Company expressly for use in any of the foregoing documents, or, (ii) if such
information is provided, the failure to state a material fact necessary to make the information provided not misleading.
SECTION 2.17. Section 5.9 of
the Deposit Agreement is amended to read as follows:
The Company agrees to pay the fees, reasonable
expenses and out-of-pocket charges of the Depositary and those of any Registrar only in accordance with agreements in writing entered
into between the Depositary and the Company from time to time. The Depositary shall present its statement for such charges and expenses
to the Company once every three months. The charges and expenses of the Custodian are for the sole account of the Depositary.
The following fees, charges and expenses shall
also be incurred by the Owners, the Beneficial Owners, by any party depositing or withdrawing Shares or by any party surrendering American
Depositary Shares and/or to whom American Depositary Shares are issued (including, without limitation, issuances pursuant to a stock dividend
or stock split declared by the Company or an exchange of stock regarding the American Depositary Shares or the Deposited Securities or
a distribution of American Depositary Shares pursuant to Section 4.3 or 4.4), whichever is applicable:
(i) a
fee of up to U.S.$0.05 per American Depositary Share held for any Cash distribution made, or for any elective cash/stock dividend offered,
pursuant to this Deposit Agreement,
(ii) a
fee of up to U.S.$0.05 per American Depositary Share held for the direct or indirect distribution of securities (other than American Depositary
Shares or rights to purchase additional American Depositary Shares pursuant to Section 4.3 or 4.4 hereof) or the net cash proceeds from
the public or private sale of any such securities, regardless of whether any such distribution and/or sale is made by, for, or received
from, or (in each case) on behalf of, the Depositary, the Company and/or any third party (which fee may be assessed against Owners as
of a record date set by the Depositary),
(iii) an aggregate fee of U.S.$0.05 or less
per American Depositary Share per calendar year (or portion thereof) for services performed by the Depositary in administering the Receipts
(which fee may be charged on a periodic basis during each calendar year and shall be assessed against Owners as of the record date or
record dates set by the Depositary during each calendar year and shall be payable at the sole discretion of the Depositary by billing
such Owners or by deducting such charge from one or more cash dividends or other cash distributions),
(iv) a fee of $5.00 or less per 100 American
Depositary Shares (or portion thereof) for the deposit of Shares and/or the execution and delivery of Receipts pursuant to Section 2.2,
2.3, 4.3 or 4.4 , the reduction of American Depositary Shares and the surrender of Receipts pursuant to Section 2.5 or 6.2,
(v) an amount for the reimbursement of such
fees, charges and expenses as are incurred by the Depositary and/or any of its agents (including, without limitation, the Custodian and
expenses incurred on behalf of Owners in connection with compliance with foreign exchange control regulations or any law or regulation
relating to foreign investment) in connection with the servicing of the Shares or other Deposited Securities, the sale of securities (including,
without limitation, Deposited Securities), the delivery of Deposited Securities or otherwise in connection with the Depositary's or its
Custodian's compliance with applicable law, rule or regulation (which fees and charges shall be assessed on a proportionate basis against
Owners as of the record date or dates set by the Depositary and shall be payable at the sole discretion of the Depositary by billing such
Owners or by deducting such charge from one or more cash dividends or other cash distributions).
The Company will pay all other fees, charges
and expenses of the Depositary and any agent of the Depositary (except the Custodian) pursuant to agreements from time to time between
the Company and the Depositary, except:
(i) stock
transfer or other taxes and other governmental charges (which are payable by Owners or persons depositing Shares);
(ii) a
transaction fee per cancellation request (including any cancellation request made through SWIFT, facsimile transmission or any other method
of communication) as disclosed on the "Disclosures" page (or successor page) of www.adr.com (as updated by the Depositary from
time to time, "ADR.com") and any applicable delivery expenses (which are payable by such persons or Owners); and
(iii) transfer
or registration expenses for the registration or transfer of Deposited Securities on any applicable register in connection with the deposit
or withdrawal of Deposited Securities (which are payable by persons depositing Shares or Owners withdrawing Deposited Securities).
The above-referenced charges may at any time
and from time to time be changed by agreement between the Company and the Depositary. The Depositary may sell (by public or private sale)
sufficient securities and property received in respect of Share distributions, rights and other distributions prior to a deposit to pay
any charge owing.
Additionally, to facilitate the administration
of various depositary receipt transactions, including disbursement of dividends or other cash distributions and other corporate actions,
the Depositary may engage the foreign exchange desk within JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”) and/or its affiliates in
order to enter into spot foreign exchange transactions to convert foreign currency into U.S. dollars (“FX Transactions”).
For certain currencies, FX Transactions are entered into with the Bank or an affiliate, as the case may be, acting in a principal capacity.
For other currencies, FX Transactions are routed directly to and managed by an unaffiliated local custodian (or other third party local
liquidity provider), and neither the Bank nor any of its affiliates is a party to such FX Transactions.
The foreign exchange rate applied to an FX
Transaction will be either (a) a published benchmark rate, or (b) a rate determined by a third party local liquidity provider, in each
case plus or minus a spread, as applicable. The Depositary will disclose which foreign exchange rate and spread, if any, apply to such
currency on the “Disclosure” page (or successor page) of www.adr.com (as updated by the Depositary from time to time, “ADR.com”).
Such applicable foreign exchange rate and spread may (and neither the Depositary, the Bank nor any of their affiliates is under any obligation
to ensure that such rate does not) differ from rates and spreads at which comparable transactions are entered into with other customers
or the range of foreign exchange rates and spreads at which the Bank or any of its affiliates enters into foreign exchange transactions
in the relevant currency pair on the date of the FX Transaction. Additionally, the timing of execution of an FX Transaction varies according
to local market dynamics, which may include regulatory requirements, market hours and liquidity in the foreign exchange market or other
factors. Furthermore, the Bank and its affiliates may manage the associated risks of their position in the market in a manner they deem
appropriate without regard to the impact of such activities on the Company, the Depositary, Owners or Beneficial Owners. The spread applied
does not reflect any gains or losses that may be earned or incurred by the Bank and its affiliates as a result of risk management or other
hedging related activity.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent
the Company provides U.S. dollars to the Depositary, neither the Bank nor any of its affiliates will execute an FX Transaction as set
forth herein. In such case, the Depositary will distribute the U.S. dollars received from the Company.
Further details relating to the applicable
foreign exchange rate, the applicable spread and the execution of FX Transactions will be provided by the Depositary on ADR.com. The Company,
Owners and Beneficial Owners each acknowledge and agree that the terms applicable to FX Transactions disclosed from time to time on ADR.com
will apply to any FX Transaction executed pursuant to the Deposit Agreement.
The Depositary anticipates reimbursing the
Company for certain expenses incurred by the Company that are related to the establishment and maintenance of the American Depositary
Receipt program upon such terms and conditions as the Company and the Depositary may agree from time to time. The Depositary may make
available to the Company a set amount or a portion of the Depositary fees charged in respect of the American Depositary Receipt program
or otherwise upon such terms and conditions as the Company and the Depositary may agree from time to time.
The right of the Depositary to receive payment
of fees, charges and expenses as provided above shall survive the termination of the Deposit Agreement. As to any Depositary, upon the
resignation or removal of such Depositary, such right shall extend for those fees, charges and expenses incurred prior to the effectiveness
of such resignation or removal.
SECTION 2.18. The second sentence
of Section 6.1 of the Deposit Agreement is amended to read as follows:
Any amendment that shall impose or increase any fees on a per American
Depositary Share basis, charges or expenses (other than stock transfer or other taxes and other governmental charges, transfer or registration
fees, the transaction fee per cancellation request (including any cancellation request made through SWIFT, facsimile transmission or any
other method of communication) described in Section 5.9 hereof, applicable delivery expenses or other such fees, charges or expenses),
or which shall otherwise prejudice any substantial existing right of Owners, shall, however, not become effective as to outstanding Receipts
until the expiration of thirty (30) days after notice of such amendment shall have been given to the Owners of outstanding Receipts.
SECTION 2.19. The body of Section
7.2 of the Deposit Agreement is amended to read as follows:
This Deposit Agreement is for the exclusive
benefit of the Company, the Depositary and the Owners and their respective successors hereunder, and, except to the extent specifically
set forth in Section 5.8 of this Deposit Agreement, shall not give any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim whatsoever to any other
person.
SECTION 2.20. Section 7.5 of
the Deposit Agreement is amended to read as follows:
Notice to the Depositary or the
Company shall be deemed given when first received by it at the address or by electronic transmission to the e-mail address set forth below,
respectively, or at such other address or email address provided by the Depositary or the Company to the other, respectively, in the same
manner as notices are required to be provided in this Section 7.5.:
| (a) | Sanofi 46
avenue de la Grande Armée
75017 Paris, France1
Attention: General Counsel
E-mail Address: Global_Generalcounsel@sanofi.com
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| (b) | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 383 Madison Avenue, Floor
11
New York, New York 10179
Attention: Depositary
Receipts Group
E-mail Address: DR_Global_CSM@jpmorgan.com
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Delivery of a notice by means of
electronic messaging shall be deemed to be effective at the time of the initiation of the transmission by the sender (as shown on the
sender's records) to the email address set forth above, notwithstanding that the intended recipient retrieves the message at a later date,
fails to retrieve such message, or fails to receive such notice on account of its failure to maintain the designated e-mail address, its
failure to designate a substitute e-mail address or for any other reason. Any and all notices to be given to any Owner shall be deemed
to have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by mail or electronic transmission. Failure to notify an Owner or any defect in
the notification to an Owner shall not affect the sufficiency of notification to other Owners or to the Beneficial Owners of American
Depositary Shares held by such other Owners. The Depositary's only notification obligations under this Deposit Agreement and the Receipts
shall be to Owners. Notice to an Owner shall be deemed, for all purposes of this Deposit Agreement and the Receipts, to constitute notice
to any and all Beneficial Owners of the American Depositary Shares evidenced by such Owner's Receipts
SECTION 2.21. Section 7.6 of
the Deposit Agreement is amended to read as follows:
The Company irrevocably agrees that any legal
suit, action or proceeding against or involving the Company brought by the Depositary arising out of or based upon this Deposit Agreement,
the American Depositary Shares, the Receipts or the transactions contemplated herein, therein, hereby or thereby, may be
instituted in any state or federal court in New York, New York, and irrevocably waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have
to the laying of venue of any such proceeding, and irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit,
action or proceeding. The Company also irrevocably agrees that any legal suit, action or proceeding against or involving the Depositary
brought by the Company, arising out of or based upon this Deposit Agreement, the American Depositary Shares, the Receipts or the transactions
contemplated herein, therein, hereby or thereby, may be instituted only in a state or federal court in New York, New York.
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to which the Company may have transferred its principal office as notified to the Depositary in writing from time to time
The Company hereby irrevocably designates and
appoints Sanofi-Aventis, U.S. LLC, 55 Corporate Drive Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807, as the Company's authorized agent (the “Authorized
Agent”)upon which process may be served in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Shares or Deposited
Securities, the American Depositary Shares, the Receipts or this Deposit Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein, therein, hereby
or thereby which may be instituted in any state or federal court in New York, New York by the Depositary or any Owner, and waives any
other requirements of or objections to personal jurisdiction with respect thereto. Subject to the Company's rights to replace the Authorized
Agent with another entity in the manner required were the Authorized Agent to have resigned, such appointment shall be irrevocable.
The Company agrees that service of process
upon said authorized agent shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Company in any such suit or proceeding.
The Company agrees to deliver, upon the execution and delivery of this Deposit Agreement, a written acceptance by such agent of
its appointment as such agent. The Company represents and warrants that the Authorized Agent has agreed to act as said agent for
service of process, and the Company further agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all such documents and
instruments, as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment in full force and effect for so long as any American Depositary
Shares or Receipts remain outstanding or this Deposit Agreement remains in force. The Company further hereby irrevocably consents and
agrees to the service of any and all legal process, summons, notices and documents in any suit, action or proceeding against the Company,
by service by mail of a copy thereof upon the Authorized Agent (whether or not the appointment of such Authorized Agent shall for any
reason prove to be ineffective or such Authorized Agent shall fail to accept or acknowledge such service), with a copy mailed to the Company
by registered or certified air mail, postage prepaid, to its address provided in Section 7.5 hereof. The Company agrees that the failure
of the Authorized Agent to give any notice of such service to it shall not impair or affect in any way the validity of such service or
any judgment or award rendered in any suit, action or proceeding based thereon. If, for any reason, the Authorized Agent named above or
its successor shall no longer serve as agent of the Company to receive service of process, summons, notices, papers and documents in New
York, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor that is a legal entity with offices in New York, New York, so as to serve and will
promptly advise the Depositary thereof.. In the event the Company fails to continue such designation and appointment in
full force and effect, the Company hereby waives personal service of process upon it and consents that any such service of process may
be made by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, directed to the Company at its address last specified for notices hereunder,
and service so made shall be deemed completed five (5) days after the same shall have been so mailed.
By holding a Receipt or an American Depositary
Share or an interest therein, Owners and Beneficial Owners each irrevocably agree that any legal suit, action or proceeding against or
involving the Company or the Depositary brought by Owners or Beneficial Owners, arising out of or based upon this Deposit Agreement, the
American Depositary Shares, the Receipts or the transactions contemplated herein, therein, hereby or thereby, including, without limitation,
claims under the Securities Act of 1933, may be instituted only in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
(or in the state courts of New York County in New York if either (i) the United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York lacks subject matter jurisdiction over a particular dispute or (ii) the designation of the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York as the exclusive forum for any particular dispute is, or becomes, invalid, illegal or unenforceable).
By holding or owning a Receipt or American
Depositary Shares or an interest therein, Owners and Beneficial Owners each irrevocably agree that any legal suit, action or proceeding
against or involving Owners or Beneficial Owners brought by the Company or the Depositary, arising out of or based upon this Deposit Agreement,
the American Depositary Shares, the Receipts or the transactions contemplated herein, therein, hereby or thereby, may be instituted in
a state or federal court in New York, New York, and by holding or owning a Receipt or American Depositary Share or an interest therein
each irrevocably waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such proceeding, and irrevocably
submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding.
SECTION 2.22. Section 7.8 of
the Deposit Agreement is amended by inserting the following at the conclusion thereof:
No provision of this Deposit Agreement or any Receipt is intended
to constitute a waiver or limitation of any rights that an Owner or any Beneficial Owner may have under the Securities Act of 1933 or
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to the extent applicable.
SECTION 2.23. The form of American
Depositary Receipt, and all outstanding American Depositary Receipts, in each case reflecting the amendments set forth in this Article
II, are amended and restated to read as set forth in Exhibit A hereto.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
SECTION 3.01. Representations and Warranties.
The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Depositary, that:
(a) This Amendment, when executed and delivered
by the Company, will be duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, and it and the Deposit Agreement as amended
hereby constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective
terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights and to general equity principles; and
(b) In order to ensure the legality, validity,
enforceability or admissibility into evidence of this Amendment or the Deposit Agreement as amended hereby, neither of such agreements
need to be filed or recorded with any court or other authority in France, nor does any stamp or similar tax or governmental charge need
to be paid in France on or in respect of such agreements.
ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS
Other than as set forth herein, nothing in this
Amendment shall affect any of the respective rights and obligations of any of the parties hereto under the Deposit Agreement. By executing
this Amendment, the parties hereto ratify and confirm the terms of the Deposit Agreement, as modified by the terms of this Amendment.
The parties hereto shall be entitled to the benefits of the indemnification provisions of Section 5.8 of the Deposit Agreement in connection
with any and all liability it or they may incur as a result of the terms of this Amendment and the transactions contemplated herein. This
Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which
shall constitute the same instrument. If there shall be any conflict in the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement and the terms
and conditions of this Amendment, the terms and conditions of this Amendment shall control and be binding. This Amendment will be construed,
regulated and administered under the laws of the United States or State of New York, as applicable, without regard to New York’s
principles regarding conflict of laws, except that the foregoing shall not reduce any statutory right to choose New York law or forum.
The jurisdictional provisions of the Deposit Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and deemed to be a part hereof applicable
hereto.
If any court of competent jurisdiction holds any
provision of this Amendment invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions of the Deposit Agreement as amended hereby will remain in full
force and effect. Any provision of this Amendment held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect
to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.
This Amendment, together with the Deposit Agreement
as amended hereby, contains the entire agreement of the parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all existing and all
other communications (oral, written or in any other form) between the parties hereto concerning this subject matter. Delivery of an executed
signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or other electronic transmission (including “.pdf”, “.tif” or similar
format) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, SANOFI and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
N.A. have duly executed this Amendment No. 2 to Deposit Agreement as of the day and year first above set forth and all holders of American
Depositary Receipts shall become parties hereto.
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EXHIBIT A
ANNEXED TO AND INCORPORATED IN
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
[FORM OF FACE OF RECEIPT]
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AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES
(Each American Depositary Share represents one-half
of one (½) deposited Share)
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPT
FOR ORDINARY SHARES,
NOMINAL VALUE OF Є2 EACH OF
SANOFI
(ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE REPUBLIC OF FRANCE)
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary (hereinafter
called the "Depositary"), hereby certifies that __________________________________________, or registered assigns IS THE OWNER
OF _____________________________ AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES representing deposited ordinary shares (herein called "Shares")
of Sanofi, a société anonyme, organized under the laws of the Republic of France (herein called the "Company").
At the date hereof, each American Depositary Share represents one-half of one (½) Shares deposited or subject to deposit under
the Deposit Agreement (as such term is hereinafter defined) at the Paris, France office of BNP Paribas (herein called the "Custodian").
THE DEPOSITARY'S OFFICE IS LOCATED AT
383 MADISON AVENUE, FLOOR 11, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
10179
1. THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT.
This American Depositary Receipt is one of an issue
(herein called "Receipts"), all issued and to be issued upon the terms and conditions set forth in the second amended and restated
deposit agreement, dated as of February 13, 2015, as hereinafter amended (herein called the "Deposit Agreement"), by and among
the Company, the Depositary, and all Owners and Beneficial Owners from time to time of Receipts issued thereunder, each of whom by accepting
a Receipt agrees to become a party thereto and become bound by all the terms and conditions thereof. The Deposit Agreement sets forth
the rights of Owners and Beneficial Owners of the Receipts and the rights and duties of the Depositary in respect of the Shares deposited
thereunder and any and all other securities, property and cash from time to time received in respect of such Shares and held thereunder
(such Shares, securities, property, and cash are herein called "Deposited Securities"). Copies of the Deposit Agreement are
on file at the Depositary's Office in New York City and at the office of the Custodian.
The statements made on the face and reverse of
this Receipt are summaries of certain provisions of the Deposit Agreement and are qualified by and subject to the detailed provisions
of the Deposit Agreement, to which reference is hereby made. Capitalized terms defined in the Deposit Agreement and not defined herein
shall have the meanings set forth in the Deposit Agreement.
Deposited Securities are not intended to, and shall
not, constitute proprietary assets of the Depositary, the Custodian or their nominees. Beneficial ownership in Deposited Securities is
intended to be, and shall at all times during the term of the Deposit Agreement continue to be, vested in the Beneficial Owners of the
American Depositary Shares representing such Deposited Securities.
2. SURRENDER OF RECEIPTS AND
WITHDRAWAL OF SHARES.
Upon surrender at the Depositary's Office of this
Receipt, and upon payment of the fee of the Depositary provided in this Receipt, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Deposit
Agreement, the Owner hereof is entitled to delivery, to him or upon his order, of the Deposited Securities at the time represented by
the American Depositary Shares for which this Receipt is issued. Delivery of such Deposited Securities may be made by the transfer of
the Deposited Securities to an account in the name of such Owner or such name as shall be designated by such Owner maintained by the Company
or its agent for registration and transfer of Shares in the case of Shares in registered form, or maintained by an accredited financial
institution in the case of Shares in bearer form and the delivery of any other securities, property and cash to which such Owner is then
entitled in respect of this Receipt. Such delivery will be made at the option of the Owner hereof, either at the office of the Custodian
or at the Depositary's Office, provided that the forwarding of certificates for Shares or other Deposited Securities for such delivery
at the Depositary's Office shall be at the risk and expense of the Owner hereof.
3. TRANSFERS, SPLIT-UPS, AND
COMBINATIONS OF RECEIPTS.
The transfer of this Receipt is registrable on
the books of the Depositary by the Owner hereof in person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Receipt properly endorsed
for transfer or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer and funds sufficient to pay any applicable transfer taxes and the expenses
of the Depositary and upon compliance with such regulations, if any, as the Depositary may establish for such purpose. This Receipt may
be split into other such Receipts, or may be combined with other such Receipts into one Receipt, evidencing the same aggregate number
of American Depositary Shares as the Receipt or Receipts surrendered. As a condition precedent to the execution and delivery, registration
of transfer, split-up, combination, or surrender of any Receipt or withdrawal of any Deposited Securities, the Depositary, the Custodian,
or Registrar may require payment from the depositor of the Shares or the presentor of the Receipt of a sum sufficient to reimburse it
for any tax or other governmental charge and any stock transfer or registration fee with respect thereto (including any such tax or charge
and fee with respect to Shares being deposited or withdrawn) and payment of any applicable fees as provided in this Receipt, may require
the production of proof satisfactory to it as to the identity and genuineness of any signature and may also require compliance with any
regulations the Depositary may establish consistent with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement or this Receipt, including, without limitation,
this Article 3.
The delivery of Receipts against deposit of Shares
generally or against deposit of particular Shares may be suspended, or the transfer of Receipts in particular instances may be refused,
or the registration of transfer of outstanding Receipts generally may be suspended, during any period when the transfer books of the Depositary
are closed, or if any such action is deemed necessary or advisable by the Depositary or the Company at any time or from time to time because
of any requirement of law or of any government or governmental body or commission, or under any provision of the Deposit Agreement or
this Receipt or the Company’s statuts, or for any other reason, subject to the provisions of the following sentence. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the Deposit Agreement or this Receipt, the surrender of outstanding Receipts and withdrawal of Deposited Securities
may not be suspended subject only to (i) temporary delays caused by closing the transfer books of the Depositary or the Company or the
deposit of Shares in connection with voting at a shareholders' meeting, or the payment of dividends, (ii) the payment of fees, taxes and
similar charges, and (iii) compliance with any U.S. or foreign laws or governmental regulations relating to the Receipts or to the withdrawal
of the Deposited Securities. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Depositary shall not knowingly accept for deposit under the Deposit
Agreement any Shares required to be registered under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, unless a registration statement is
in effect as to such Shares.
4. LIABILITY OF OWNER OR BENEFICIAL
OWNER FOR TAXES.
If any tax or other governmental charge shall become
payable with respect to any Receipt or any Deposited Securities represented hereby, such tax or other governmental charge shall be payable
by the Owner or Beneficial Owner hereof to the Depositary and by holding or having held a Receipt or interest in American Depositary Shares
the Owner and all prior Owners thereof, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify, defend and save harmless each of the Depositary and
its agents in respect thereof. The Depositary may refuse to effect any transfer of this Receipt or any withdrawal of Deposited Securities
represented by American Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt until such payment is made, and may withhold any dividends or other
distributions, or may sell for the account of the Owner or Beneficial Owner hereof any part or all of the Deposited Securities represented
by the American Depositary Shares evidenced by this Receipt, and may apply such dividends or other distributions or the proceeds of any
such sale in payment of such tax or other governmental charge and the Owner or Beneficial Owner hereof shall remain liable for any deficiency.
Each Owner and Beneficial Owner agrees to indemnify the Depositary, the Company, the Custodian and any of their respective directors,
employees, agents and affiliates against, and hold each of them harmless from, any claims by any governmental authority with respect to
taxes, additions to tax, penalties or interest arising out of any refund of taxes, reduced rate of withholding at source or other tax
benefit obtained which obligations shall survive any transfer or surrender of American Depositary Shares or the termination of the Deposit
Agreement.
5. WARRANTIES ON DEPOSIT OF
SHARES.
Every person depositing Shares under the Deposit
Agreement shall be deemed thereby to represent and warrant that such Shares and each certificate therefor, if applicable, are validly
issued, subscribed, fully paid, non-assessable, and free of any preemptive rights of the holders of outstanding Shares and that the person
making such deposit is duly authorized so to do. Every such person shall also be deemed to represent that such Shares and the Receipts
evidencing American Depositary Shares representing such Shares are not restricted under the Securities Act of 1933. Such representations
and warranties shall survive the deposit of Shares and issuance of Receipts.
6. FILING PROOFS, CERTIFICATES,
AND OTHER INFORMATION.
Any person presenting Shares for deposit or any
Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt may be required from time to time to file with the Depositary or the Custodian such proof of citizenship
or residence, exchange control approval, beneficial or other ownership of, or interest in, any securities, compliance with applicable
law, regulations, provisions of or governing Deposited Securities and terms of the Deposit Agreement, or such information relating to
the registration on the books of the Company or the Foreign Registrar, if applicable, to execute such certificates and to make such representations
and warranties, as the Depositary may deem necessary or proper. The Depositary may withhold the delivery or registration of transfer of
any Receipt or the distribution of any dividend or sale or distribution of rights or of the proceeds thereof or the delivery of any Deposited
Securities until such proof or other information is filed or such certificates are executed or such representations and warranties made.
No Share shall be accepted for deposit unless accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the Depositary that any necessary approval has been
granted by any governmental body in the Republic of France that is then performing the function of the regulation of currency exchange.
7. CHARGES OF DEPOSITARY.
The Company agrees to pay the fees, reasonable
expenses and out-of-pocket charges of the Depositary and those of any Registrar only in accordance with agreements in writing entered
into between the Depositary and the Company from time to time. The Depositary shall present its statement for such charges and expenses
to the Company once every three months. The charges and expenses of the Custodian are for the sole account of the Depositary.
The following fees, charges and expenses shall
also be incurred by the Owners, the Beneficial Owners, by any party depositing or withdrawing Shares or by any party surrendering American
Depositary Shares and/or to whom American Depositary Shares are issued (including, without limitation, issuances pursuant to a stock dividend
or stock split declared by the Company or an exchange of stock regarding the American Depositary Shares or the Deposited Securities or
a distribution of American Depositary Shares pursuant to Section 4.3 or 4.4), whichever is applicable:
| (i) | a fee of up to U.S.$0.05 per American Depositary Share held for any Cash distribution made, or for any elective cash/stock dividend
offered, pursuant to this Deposit Agreement, |
| (ii) | a fee of up to U.S.$0.05 per American Depositary Share held for the direct or indirect distribution of securities (other than American
Depositary Shares or rights to purchase additional American Depositary Shares pursuant to Section 4.3 or 4.4 hereof) or the net cash proceeds
from the public or private sale of any such securities, regardless of whether any such distribution and/or sale is made by, for, or received
from, or (in each case) on behalf of, the Depositary, the Company and/or any third party (which fee may be assessed against Owners as
of a record date set by the Depositary), |
| (iii) | an aggregate fee of U.S.$0.05 or less per American Depositary Share
per calendar year (or portion thereof) for services performed by the Depositary in administering the Receipts (which fee may be charged
on a periodic basis during each calendar year and shall be assessed against Owners as of the record date or record dates set by the Depositary
during each calendar year and shall be payable at the sole discretion of the Depositary by billing such Owners or by deducting such charge
from one or more cash dividends or other cash distributions), |
| (iv) | a fee of $5.00 or less per 100 American Depositary Shares (or portion
thereof) for the deposit of Shares and/or the execution and delivery of Receipts pursuant to Section 2.2, 2.3, 4.3 or 4.4 , the
reduction of American Depositary Shares and the surrender of Receipts pursuant to Section 2.5 or 6.2, |
| (v) | an amount for the reimbursement of such fees, charges and expenses
as are incurred by the Depositary and/or any of its agents (including, without limitation, the Custodian and expenses incurred on behalf
of Owners in connection with compliance with foreign exchange control regulations or any law or regulation relating to foreign investment)
in connection with the servicing of the Shares or other Deposited Securities, the sale of securities (including, without limitation,
Deposited Securities), the delivery of Deposited Securities or otherwise in connection with the Depositary's or its Custodian's compliance
with applicable law, rule or regulation (which fees and charges shall be assessed on a proportionate basis against Owners as of the record
date or dates set by the Depositary and shall be payable at the sole discretion of the Depositary by billing such Owners or by deducting
such charge from one or more cash dividends or other cash distributions). |
The Company will pay all other fees, charges and
expenses of the Depositary and any agent of the Depositary (except the Custodian) pursuant to agreements from time to time between the
Company and the Depositary, except:
| (i) | stock transfer or other taxes and other governmental charges (which are payable by Owners or persons depositing Shares); |
| (ii) | a transaction fee per cancellation request (including any cancellation request made through SWIFT, facsimile transmission or any other
method of communication) as disclosed on the "Disclosures" page (or successor page) of www.adr.com
(as updated by the Depositary from time to time, "ADR.com") and any applicable delivery expenses (which are payable by
such persons or Owners); and |
| (iii) | transfer or registration expenses for the registration or transfer of Deposited Securities on any applicable register in connection
with the deposit or withdrawal of Deposited Securities (which are payable by persons depositing Shares or Owners withdrawing Deposited
Securities). |
The above-referenced charges may at any time and
from time to time be changed by agreement between the Company and the Depositary. The Depositary may sell (by public or private sale)
sufficient securities and property received in respect of Share distributions, rights and other distributions prior to a deposit to pay
any charge owing.
Additionally, to facilitate the administration
of various depositary receipt transactions, including disbursement of dividends or other cash distributions and other corporate actions,
the Depositary may engage the foreign exchange desk within JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”) and/or its affiliates in
order to enter into spot foreign exchange transactions to convert foreign currency into U.S. dollars (“FX Transactions”).
For certain currencies, FX Transactions are entered into with the Bank or an affiliate, as the case may be, acting in a principal capacity.
For other currencies, FX Transactions are routed directly to and managed by an unaffiliated local custodian (or other third party local
liquidity provider), and neither the Bank nor any of its affiliates is a party to such FX Transactions.
The foreign exchange rate applied to an FX Transaction
will be either (a) a published benchmark rate, or (b) a rate determined by a third party local liquidity provider, in each case plus or
minus a spread, as applicable. The Depositary will disclose which foreign exchange rate and spread, if any, apply to such currency on
the “Disclosure” page (or successor page) of www.adr.com (as updated by the Depositary from time to time, “ADR.com”).
Such applicable foreign exchange rate and spread may (and neither the Depositary, the Bank nor any of their affiliates is under any obligation
to ensure that such rate does not) differ from rates and spreads at which comparable transactions are entered into with other customers
or the range of foreign exchange rates and spreads at which the Bank or any of its affiliates enters into foreign exchange transactions
in the relevant currency pair on the date of the FX Transaction. Additionally, the timing of execution of an FX Transaction varies according
to local market dynamics, which may include regulatory requirements, market hours and liquidity in the foreign exchange market or other
factors. Furthermore, the Bank and its affiliates may manage the associated risks of their position in the market in a manner they deem
appropriate without regard to the impact of such activities on the Company, the Depositary, Owners or Beneficial Owners. The spread applied
does not reflect any gains or losses that may be earned or incurred by the Bank and its affiliates as a result of risk management or other
hedging related activity.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the
Company provides U.S. dollars to the Depositary, neither the Bank nor any of its affiliates will execute an FX Transaction as set forth
herein. In such case, the Depositary will distribute the U.S. dollars received from the Company.
Further details relating to the applicable foreign
exchange rate, the applicable spread and the execution of FX Transactions will be provided by the Depositary on ADR.com. The Company,
Owners and Beneficial Owners each acknowledge and agree that the terms applicable to FX Transactions disclosed from time to time on ADR.com
will apply to any FX Transaction executed pursuant to the Deposit Agreement.
The Depositary anticipates reimbursing the Company
for certain expenses incurred by the Company that are related to the establishment and maintenance of the American Depositary Receipt
program upon such terms and conditions as the Company and the Depositary may agree from time to time. The Depositary may make available
to the Company a set amount or a portion of the Depositary fees charged in respect of the American Depositary Receipt program or otherwise
upon such terms and conditions as the Company and the Depositary may agree from time to time.
The right of the Depositary to receive payment
of fees, charges and expenses as provided above shall survive the termination of the Deposit Agreement. As to any Depositary, upon the
resignation or removal of such Depositary, such right shall extend for those fees, charges and expenses incurred prior to the effectiveness
of such resignation or removal.
8. CERTAIN RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS.
If a Beneficial Owner of American Depositary Shares
is not an Owner, it must rely on the Owner of the Receipt(s) evidencing such American Depositary Shares in order to assert any rights
or receive any benefits under the Deposit Agreement. The arrangements between a Beneficial Owner of American Depositary Shares and the
Owner of the corresponding Receipts may affect the Beneficial Owner's ability to exercise any rights it may have.
9. TITLE TO RECEIPTS.
It is a condition of this Receipt and every successive
Owner and Beneficial Owner of this Receipt by accepting or holding the same consents and agrees, that title to this Receipt when properly
endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer, is transferable by delivery with the same effect as in the case of a negotiable
instrument under the laws of New York; provided, however, that the Depositary, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, may treat the
person in whose name this Receipt is registered on the books of the Depositary as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of determining
the person entitled to distribution of dividends or other distributions or to any notice provided for in the Deposit Agreement or for
all other purposes.
10. VALIDITY OF RECEIPT.
This Receipt shall not be entitled to any benefits
under the Deposit Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless this Receipt shall have been executed by the Depositary
by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Depositary.
11. REPORTS; INSPECTION OF
TRANSFER BOOKS.
The Company is subject to the periodic reporting
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and, accordingly, files certain reports with the Commission. Such reports and communications
will be available for inspection and copying by Owners and Beneficial Owners at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission
located at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549.
The Depositary will make available for inspection
by Owners of Receipts at the Depositary's Office any reports and communications, including any proxy soliciting material, received from
the Company that are both (a) received by the Depositary as the holder of the Deposited Securities and (b) made generally available to
the holders of such Deposited Securities by the Company. The Depositary will also, upon written request of the Company, send to Owners
of Receipts copies of such reports when furnished by the Company pursuant to the Deposit Agreement. Any such reports and communications,
including any such proxy soliciting material, furnished to the Depositary by the Company shall be furnished in English to the extent such
materials are required to be translated into English pursuant to any regulations of the Commission.
The Depositary will keep books for the registration
of Receipts and transfers of Receipts that at all reasonable times shall be open for inspection by the Owners of Receipts provided that
such inspection shall not be for the purpose of communicating with Owners of Receipts in the interest of a business or object other than
the business of the Company or a matter related to the Deposit Agreement or the Receipts.
12. DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS.
Whenever the Depositary receives any cash dividend
or other cash distribution on any Deposited Securities, the Depositary will, if at the time of receipt thereof any amounts received in
a foreign currency can in the judgment of the Depositary be converted on a reasonable basis into United States dollars transferable to
the United States, and subject to the Deposit Agreement, convert such dividend or distribution into dollars and will distribute as promptly
as practicable the amount thus received (net of (a) the applicable fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary as provided
in Article 7 hereof and Section 5.9 of the Deposit Agreement and (b) taxes withheld) to the Owners of Receipts entitled thereto; provided,
however, that in the event that the Company or the Depositary is required to withhold and does withhold from any cash dividend or other
cash distribution in respect of any Deposited Securities an amount on account of taxes, the amount distributed to the Owners of the Receipts
evidencing American Depositary Shares representing such Deposited Securities shall be reduced accordingly.
Subject to the provisions of Section 4.11 and 5.9
of the Deposit Agreement, whenever the Depositary receives any distribution other than a distribution described in Section 4.1, 4.3 or
4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary will cause the securities or property received by it to be distributed to the Owners entitled
thereto as promptly as practicable, in any manner that the Depositary may reasonably deem equitable and practicable for accomplishing
such distribution (including, without limitation, through the distribution of sponsored or unsponsored American depositary shares representing
such securities; subject, in each case to the fees, charges and expenses set forth herein and in the terms of such American depositary
shares); provided, however, that if in the opinion of the Depositary such distribution cannot be made proportionately among the Owners
of Receipts entitled thereto, or if for any other reason the Depositary deems such distribution not to be feasible, the Depositary may
adopt such method as it may reasonably deem equitable and practicable for the purpose of effecting such distribution, including, but not
limited to, the public or private sale of the securities or property thus received, or any part thereof, and the net proceeds of any such
sale (net of the fees and expenses of, or incurred by, the Depositary as provided in Article 7 hereof and Section 5.9 of the Deposit Agreement)
will be distributed by the Depositary to the Owners of Receipts entitled thereto all in the manner and subject to the conditions described
in Section 4.1 of the Deposit Agreement; provided, however, that no distribution to Owners pursuant this Article 12 shall be unreasonably
delayed by any action of the Depositary.
If any distribution consists of a dividend in,
or free distribution of, Shares, the Depositary may or shall, if the Company shall so request, distribute as promptly as practicable to
the Owners of outstanding Receipts entitled thereto, additional Receipts evidencing an aggregate number of American Depositary Shares
representing the amount of Shares received as such dividend or free distribution subject to the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement
with respect to the deposit of Shares and the issuance of American Depositary Shares evidenced by Receipts, including the withholding
of any tax or other governmental charge as provided in Section 4.11 of the Deposit Agreement and the payment of the fees and expenses
of the Depositary as provided in Article 7 hereof and Section 5.9 of the Deposit Agreement. At the Depositary's discretion, fractional
American Depositary Shares may be issued in connection with any distribution under Section 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement. If additional
Receipts are not so distributed, each American Depositary Share shall thenceforth also represent the additional Shares distributed upon
the Deposited Securities represented thereby.
Whenever the Company intends to distribute a dividend
payable at the election of the holders of Shares in cash or in additional Shares (an "Elective Distribution"), the Company shall
give notice thereof to the Depositary at least 30 days prior to the proposed distribution stating whether or not it wishes such Elective
Distribution to be made available to Owners. Upon receipt of notice indicating that the Company wishes such Elective Distribution to be
made available to Owners, the Depositary shall consult with the Company to determine, and the Company shall assist the Depositary in its
determination, whether it is lawful and reasonably practicable to make such Elective Distribution available to the Owners. The Depositary
shall make such Elective Distribution available to Owners only if (i) the Company shall have timely requested that the Elective Distribution
is available to Owners of Receipts, (ii) the Depositary shall have determined that such distribution is reasonably practicable and (iii)
the Depositary shall have received satisfactory documentation within the terms of Section 5.7 of the Deposit Agreement including, without
limitation, any legal opinions and tax memorandums of counsel to the Company in any applicable jurisdiction that the Depositary in its
reasonable discretion may request, at the expense of the Company. If the above conditions are not satisfied, the Depositary shall, to
the extent permitted by law, distribute to the Owners, on the basis of the same determination as is made by the Company for shareholders
in France for which no election is made, either (x) cash upon the terms described in Section 4.1 of the Deposit Agreement or (y) additional
American Depositary Shares representing such additional Shares upon the terms described in Section 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement. If the
above conditions are satisfied, the Depositary shall establish a record date in the manner described in Section 4.6) and establish procedures
to enable Owners to participate in the Elective Distribution. To the extent an Owner shall make an election with respect to an Elective
Distribution, such election shall remain in full force and effect until such time as a further election is received from such Owner or
the Depositary notifies such Owner that the election previously received ceases to be valid for further Elective Distributions. The Company
shall assist the Depositary in establishing such procedures to the extent necessary. Subject to Section 5.9 of the Deposit Agreement,
if an Owner elects to receive the proposed dividend (x) in cash, the dividend shall be distributed upon the terms described in Section
4.1 of the Deposit Agreement, or (y) in American Depositary Shares, the dividend shall be distributed upon the terms described in Section
4.3 of the Deposit Agreement. Nothing herein shall obligate the Depositary to make available to Owners a method to receive an Elective
Distribution in Shares (rather than American Depositary Shares). There can be no assurance that Owners generally, or any Owner in particular,
will be given the opportunity to receive Elective Distributions on the same terms and conditions as the holders of Shares.
In the event that the Depositary determines that
any distribution in property (including Shares and rights to subscribe therefor) is subject to any tax or other governmental charge that
the Depositary is obligated to withhold, the Depositary may by public or private sale dispose of all or a portion of such property (including
Shares and rights to subscribe therefor) in such amounts and in such manner as the Depositary deems necessary and practicable to pay any
such taxes or charges, and the Depositary shall distribute the net proceeds of any such sale after deduction of such taxes or charges
to the Owners of Receipts entitled thereto.
13. RIGHTS.
In the event that the Company shall offer or cause
to be offered to the holders of any Deposited Securities any rights to subscribe for additional Shares or any rights of any other nature,
the Depositary, after consultation with the Company, shall have discretion as to the procedure to be followed in making such rights available
to any Owners or in disposing of such rights on behalf of any Owners and making the net proceeds available to such Owners or, if by the
terms of such rights offering or for any other reason, the Depositary may not either make such rights available to any Owners or dispose
of such rights and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall allow the rights to lapse. If at the time
of the offering of any rights the Depositary determines that it is lawful and feasible to make such rights available to all or certain
Owners but not to other Owners, the Depositary may distribute to any Owner to whom it determines the distribution to be lawful and feasible,
in proportion to the number of American Depositary Shares held by such Owner, warrants or other instruments therefor in such form as it
reasonably deems appropriate.
In circumstances in which rights would otherwise
not be distributed, if an Owner requests the distribution of warrants or other instruments in order to exercise the rights allocable to
the American Depositary Shares of such Owner under the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary will as promptly as practicable make such rights
available to such Owner upon written notice from the Company to the Depositary that (a) the Company has elected in its sole discretion
to permit such rights to be exercised and (b) such Owner has executed such documents as the Company has determined in its sole discretion
are reasonably required under applicable law.
If the Depositary has distributed warrants or other
instruments for rights to all or certain Owners, then upon instruction from such an Owner pursuant to such warrants or other instruments
to the Depositary from such Owner to exercise such rights, upon payment by such Owner to the Depositary for the account of such Owner
of an amount equal to the purchase price of the Shares to be received upon the exercise of the rights, and upon payment of the fees and
expenses of the Depositary and any other charges as set forth in such warrants or other instruments, the Depositary shall, on behalf of
such Owner, exercise the rights and purchase the Shares, and the Company shall cause the Shares so purchased to be delivered to the Depositary
on behalf of such Owner. As agent for such Owner, the Depositary will cause the Shares so purchased to be deposited pursuant to Section
2.2 of the Deposit Agreement, and shall, pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Deposit Agreement, execute and deliver Receipts to such Owner.
In the case of a distribution pursuant to the second paragraph of this Article 13, such Receipts shall be legended in accordance with
applicable U.S. laws, and shall be subject to the appropriate restrictions on sale, deposit, cancellation, and transfer under such laws.
If the Depositary determines in its discretion
that it is not lawful and feasible to make such rights available to all or certain Owners, it may, and at the request of the Company shall
use its reasonable efforts to, sell the rights, warrants or other instruments in proportion to the number of American Depositary Shares
held by the Owners to whom it has determined it may not lawfully or feasibly make such rights available. The Depositary shall allocate
the net proceeds of such sales (net of the fees and expenses of, or incurred by, the Depositary as provided in Section 5.9 of the Deposit
Agreement and Article 7 hereof, and all taxes and governmental charges payable in connection with such rights and subject to the terms
and conditions of the Deposit Agreement) for the account of such Owners otherwise entitled to such rights, warrants or other instruments,
upon an averaged or other practical basis without regard to any distinctions among such Owners because of exchange restrictions or the
date of delivery of any Receipt or otherwise. Such proceeds shall be distributed as promptly as practicable in accordance with Section
4.1 of the Deposit Agreement.
The Depositary will not offer rights to Owners
unless both the rights and the securities to which such rights relate are either exempt from registration under the Securities Act of
1933 with respect to a distribution to all Owners or are registered under the provisions of such Act; provided, that nothing in the Deposit
Agreement shall create, any obligation on the part of the Company to file a registration statement with respect to such rights or underlying
securities or to endeavor to have such a registration statement declared effective. If an Owner of Receipts requests the distribution
of warrants or other instruments, notwithstanding that there has been no such registration under such Act, the Depositary shall not effect
such distribution unless it has received an opinion from recognized counsel in the United States for the Company upon which the Depositary
may rely that such distribution to such Owner is exempt from such registration.
The Depositary shall not be responsible for any
failure to determine that it may be lawful or feasible to make such rights available to Owners in general or any Owner in particular.
14. CONVERSION OF FOREIGN
CURRENCY.
Whenever the Depositary or the Custodian shall
receive foreign currency, by way of dividends or other distributions or the net proceeds from the sale of securities, property or rights,
and if at the time of the receipt thereof the foreign currency so received can in the judgment of the Depositary be converted on a reasonable
basis into Dollars and the resulting Dollars transferred to the United States, the Depositary shall convert or cause to be converted,
as promptly as practicable, by sale or in any other manner that it may determine, such foreign currency into Dollars, and such Dollars
shall be distributed, as promptly as practicable, to the Owners entitled thereto or, if the Depositary shall have distributed any warrants
or other instruments that entitle the holders thereof to such Dollars, then to the holders of such warrants and/or instruments upon surrender
thereof for cancellation. Such distribution may be made upon an averaged or other practicable basis without regard to any distinctions
among Owners on account of exchange restrictions, the date of delivery of any Receipt or otherwise and shall be subject to the provisions
of Section 5.9 of the Deposit Agreement and Article 7 hereof.
If such conversion or distribution can be effected
only with the approval or license of any government or agency thereof, the Depositary shall file as promptly as practicable such application
for approval or license, if any, as it may deem desirable.
If at any time the Depositary shall determine that
in its judgment any foreign currency received by the Depositary or the Custodian is not convertible on a reasonable basis into Dollars
transferable to the United States, or if any approval or license of any government or agency thereof that is required for such conversion
is denied or in the opinion of the Depositary is not obtainable, or if any such approval or license is not obtained within a reasonable
period as determined by the Depositary, the Depositary may (i) distribute the foreign currency (or an appropriate document evidencing
the right to receive such foreign currency) received by the Depositary to, or (ii) hold such foreign currency uninvested and without liability
for interest thereon for the respective accounts of, the Owners entitled to receive the same.
If any such conversion of foreign currency, in
whole or in part, cannot be effected for distribution to some of the Owners entitled thereto, the Depositary may in its discretion make
such conversion and distribution in Dollars to the extent permissible to the Owners entitled thereto and may distribute the balance of
the foreign currency received by the Depositary to, or hold such balance uninvested and without liability for interest thereon for the
respective accounts of, the Owners entitled thereto.
Further information regarding the conversion of
foreign currency into U.S. dollars is set forth in Section 5.9 of the Deposit Agreement and Article 7 hereof each of which are incorporated
herein by reference.
15. RECORD DATES.
Whenever any cash dividend or other cash distribution
shall become payable or any distribution other than cash shall be made, or whenever rights shall be issued with respect to the Deposited
Securities, or whenever the Depositary shall receive notice of any meeting of holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities, or whenever
for any reason the Depositary causes a change in the number of Shares that are represented by each American Depositary Share, or whenever
the Depositary shall find it necessary or convenient, the Depositary shall fix a record date (a) for the determination of the Owners of
Receipts who shall be (i) entitled to receive such dividend, distribution or rights or the net proceeds of the sale thereof, (ii) entitled
to give instructions for the exercise of voting rights at any such meeting, or (iii) responsible for any fee, charge or expense assessed
or incurred by the Depositary pursuant to this Deposit Agreement, or (b) on or after which each American Depositary Share will represent
the changed number of Shares, subject to the provisions of the Deposit Agreement.
16. VOTING OF DEPOSITED SECURITIES.
Upon receipt of notice of any meeting of holders
of Shares or other Deposited Securities, if requested in writing by the Company, the Depositary shall, as soon as practicable thereafter,
distribute to the Owners a notice, the form of which notice shall be in the sole discretion of the Depositary, which shall contain (a)
a summary in English of such information as is contained in such notice of meeting received by the Depositary from the Company, (b) a
statement that the Owners as of the close of business on a specified record date will be entitled, subject to any applicable provision
of French law and of the statuts of the Company, to instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights, if any, pertaining
to the amount of Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by their respective American Depositary Shares and (c) a statement as
to the manner in which such instructions may be given. Upon the request of an Owner on such record date, received on or before the date
established by the Depositary for such purpose, the Depositary shall endeavor, in so far as practicable, to vote or cause to be voted
the amount of Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by the American Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt in accordance
with the instructions set forth in such request. The Depositary shall not vote or attempt to exercise the right to vote that attaches
to the Shares or other Deposited Securities, other than in accordance with such instructions.
In accordance with French law and the statuts
of the Company, Shares held in registered form that have been registered in the name of the same holder for at least two (2) years will
be entitled to double voting rights. Similarly, American Depositary Shares that have been evidenced by Receipts registered in the name
of the same Owner for at least two (2) years or more and represent Shares held in registered form that have been registered in the name
of the same holder (i.e. the Depositary) for at least two (2) years will be eligible for double voting rights. In order to have double
voting rights, each Owner of American Depositary Shares must (i) request in writing that the Depositary hold Shares represented by such
American Depositary Shares in registered form and (ii) must hold its Receipts evidencing such American Depositary Shares in registered
form for at least two (2) years (i.e., registered in the name of the same holder in the books of the Depositary) during which time such
Shares are held in registered form by the Depositary. No other American Depositary Shares will be entitled to double voting rights.
Notwithstanding anything in this Article to the
contrary, the Depositary and the Company may modify, amend or adopt additional voting procedures from time to time as they determine may
be necessary or appropriate.
The Depositary will take no action to impair the
ability of the Custodian to vote the number of Shares (including the Shares held by the Depositary in registered form) necessary to carry
out the instructions of all Owners under this Article.
The Depositary will not be subject to any potential
liability arising from voting on the ground that the voting arrangement set forth in the Deposit Agreement violates any French law.
The Depositary will send the notice of any meeting
of holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities in the manner and on the terms set out in this Article. There is no guarantee that
Owners generally or any Owner in particular will receive the notice described above with sufficient time to enable such Owner to return
any voting instructions to the Depositary in a timely manner.
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Deposit
Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary may, to the extent not prohibited by law or regulations, or by the requirements of the stock
exchange on which the American Depositary Shares are listed, in lieu of distribution of the materials provided to the Depositary in connection
with any meeting of, or solicitation of consents or proxies from, holders of Deposited Securities, distribute to the Owners a notice that
provides Owners with, or otherwise publicizes to Owners, instructions on how to retrieve such materials or receive such materials upon
request (i.e., by reference to a website containing the materials for retrieval or a contact for requesting copies of the materials).
17. CHANGES AFFECTING DEPOSITED
SECURITIES.
In circumstances where the provisions of Section
4.3 of the Deposit Agreement do not apply, upon any change in nominal value, change in par value, split-up, consolidation, or any other
reclassification of Deposited Securities, or upon any recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or sale of assets affecting
the Company or to which it is a party, any securities that shall be received by the Depositary or a Custodian in exchange for or in conversion
of or in respect of Deposited Securities shall be treated as new Deposited Securities under the Deposit Agreement, and American Depositary
Shares shall thenceforth represent, in addition to the existing Deposited Securities, the right to receive the new Deposited Securities
so received in exchange or conversion, unless additional Receipts are delivered pursuant to the following sentence. In any such case the
Depositary may, and shall if the Company shall so request, execute and deliver additional Receipts as in the case of a dividend in Shares,
or call for the surrender of outstanding Receipts to be exchanged for new Receipts specifically describing such new Deposited Securities.
18. LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY
AND DEPOSITARY; OBLIGATIONS.
Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any
of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of any Receipt,
if by reason of any provision of any present or future law, rule, regulation, fiat, order or decree of France, the United States or any
other country or jurisdiction, or of any governmental or regulatory authority or securities exchange or market or automated quotation
system, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the statuts of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities
issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war, terrorism, epidemic,
pandemic, nationalization, expropriation, currency restriction, extraordinary market conditions, work stoppage, strike, civil unrest,
revolutions, rebellions, explosions, cyber, ransomware or malware attack, computer failure or circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary
or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing
any act or thing that by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall
the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any
Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or
thing that by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or
failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement (including, without limitation, any failure to determine that
any distribution or action may be lawful or reasonably practicable). Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.1, 4.2
or 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or
offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf
of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and
shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse.
Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes
any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that
they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without gross negligence or bad faith. The Depositary
shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the
Company shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited
Securities or in respect of the Receipts, which in its opinion may involve it in expense or liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to
it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian shall not be under any obligation
whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary
nor the Company shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants,
any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith
to be competent to give such advice or information. The Depositary shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions
to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast (provided that any such action or nonaction is
in good faith) or for the effect of any such vote.
The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts
or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with
a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such
potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth
in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information
maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner(s) or Beneficial Owner(s), any Receipt or Receipts
or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including
without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in the Deposit Agreement (including the Receipts) and subject to the further limitations of Article V thereof, the Depositary shall not
be responsible for, and shall incur no liability in connection with or arising from, any act or omission to act on the part of the Custodian
except to the extent that the Custodian has (i) committed fraud or willful misconduct in the provision of custodial services to the Depositary
or (ii) failed to use reasonable care in the provision of custodial services to the Depositary as determined in accordance with the standards
prevailing at the time of such failure in the jurisdiction in which the Custodian is located.
The Depositary shall not be liable for the acts
or omissions made by any securities depository, clearing agency or settlement system in connection with or arising out of book-entry settlement
of Deposited Securities or otherwise. The Depositary shall not be responsible for, and shall incur no liability in connection with or
arising from, the insolvency of any Custodian that is not a branch or affiliate of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. The Depositary, its agents
and the Company may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction, instruction or other document believed
by them to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Company shall not (a) be liable to Owners
for the acts or omissions made by any securities depository, clearing agency or settlement system in connection with or arising out of
book-entry settlement of Deposited Securities or otherwise and (b) be responsible to Owners for, and shall incur no liability to Owners
in connection with or arising from, the insolvency of any Custodian.
The Depositary shall not be liable for the acts or omissions made
by, or the insolvency of, any securities depository, clearing agency or settlement system. The Depositary shall not have any liability
for the price received in connection with any sale of securities, the timing thereof or any delay in action or omission to act nor shall
it be responsible for any error or delay in action, omission to act, default or negligence on the part of the party so retained in connection
with any such sale or proposed sale. All purchases and sales of securities will be handled by the Depositary in accordance with its then
current policies, which are currently set forth on the "Disclosures" page (or successor page) of Receipt.com, the location and
contents of which the Depositary shall be solely responsible for.
The Depositary reserves the right to utilize a
division, branch or affiliate of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. to direct, manage and/or execute any public and/or private sale of securities
hereunder. Such division, branch and/or affiliate may charge the Depositary a fee in connection with such sales, which fee is considered
an expense of the Depositary contemplated above and/or under Section 5.9 hereof.
The Depositary shall be under no obligation to
inform Owners or Beneficial Owners about the requirements of French law, rules or regulations or any changes therein or thereto.
None of the Depositary, the Custodian or the Company
shall be liable for the failure by any Owner or Beneficial Owner to obtain the benefits of credits on the basis of non-U.S. tax paid against
such Owner's or Beneficial Owner's income tax liability. The Depositary and the Company shall not incur any liability for any tax consequences
that may be incurred by Owners and Beneficial Owners on account of their ownership of the Receipts or American Depositary Shares. The
Depositary shall not incur any liability for the content of any information submitted to it by or on behalf of the Company for distribution
to the Owners or for any inaccuracy of any translation thereof, for any investment risk associated with acquiring an interest in the Deposited
Securities, for the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities, for the credit-worthiness of any third party, for allowing any rights
to lapse upon the terms of the Deposit Agreement or for the failure or timeliness of any notice from the Company.
Notwithstanding anything in the Deposit Agreement
to the contrary, the Depositary and the Custodian(s) may use third party delivery services and providers of information regarding matters
such as pricing, proxy voting, corporate actions, class action litigation and other services in connection herewith and the Deposit Agreement,
and use local agents to provide extraordinary services such as attendance at annual meetings of issuers of securities. Although the Depositary
and the Custodian will use reasonable care (and cause their agents to use reasonable care) in the selection and retention of such third
party providers and local agents, they will not be responsible for any errors or omissions made by them in providing the relevant information
or services.
Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective
agents shall be liable to Owners or Beneficial Owners for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. The Company has
agreed to indemnify the Depositary and its agents under certain circumstances and the Depositary has agreed to indemnify the Company under
certain circumstances.
19. RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF THE DEPOSITARY; APPOINTMENT OF
SUCCESSOR CUSTODIAN.
The Depositary may at any time resign as Depositary
hereunder by written notice of its election so to do delivered to the Company, such resignation to take effect upon the appointment of
a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as provided in the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary may at any time be
removed by the Company by ninety (90) days prior written notice of such removal, to become effective upon the later of (i) the ninetieth
(90th) day after delivery of the notice to the Depositary and (ii) the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such
appointment as provided in the Deposit Agreement. Whenever the Depositary in its discretion determines that it is in the best interest
of the Owners of Receipts to do so, it may appoint a substitute or additional custodian or custodians.
20. AMENDMENT.
The form of the Receipts and any provisions of
the Deposit Agreement may at any time and from time to time be amended by mutual agreement between the Company and the Depositary without
the consent of Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts in any respect that they may deem necessary or desirable. Any amendment that shall
impose or increase any fees on a per American Depositary Share basis, charges or expenses (other than stock transfer or other taxes and
other governmental charges, transfer or registration fees, the transaction fee per cancellation request (including any cancellation request
made through SWIFT, facsimile transmission or any other method of communication) described in Section 5.9 of the Deposit Agreement, applicable
delivery expenses or other such fees, charges or expenses), , or which shall otherwise prejudice any substantial existing right of Owners
of Receipts, shall, however, not become effective as to outstanding Receipts until the expiration of thirty (30) days after notice of
such amendment shall have been given to the Owners of outstanding Receipts. Every Owner of a Receipt at the time any amendment so becomes
effective shall be deemed, by continuing to hold such Receipt, to consent and agree to such amendment and to be bound by the Deposit Agreement
as amended thereby. In no event shall any amendment impair the right of the Owner of any Receipt to surrender such Receipt and receive
therefor the Deposited Securities represented thereby except in order to comply with mandatory provisions of applicable law. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if any governmental body or regulatory body should adopt new laws, rules or regulations which would require amendment or
supplement of the Deposit Agreement or the form of Receipt to ensure compliance therewith, the Company and the Depositary may amend or
supplement the Deposit Agreement and the Receipts at any time in accordance with such changed laws, rules or regulations. Such amendment
or supplement to the Deposit Agreement in such circumstances may become effective before a notice of such amendment or supplement is given
to Owners or within any other period of time as required for compliance. Notice of any amendment to the Deposit Agreement or form of Receipts
shall not need to describe in detail the specific amendments effectuated thereby, and failure to describe the specific amendments in any
such notice shall not render such notice invalid, provided, however, that, in each such case, the notice given to the Owners identifies
a means for Owners to retrieve or receive the text of such amendment (i.e., upon retrieval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's,
the Depositary's or the Company's website or upon request from the Depositary).
21. TERMINATION OF DEPOSIT
AGREEMENT.
The Depositary shall, at any time at the direction
of the Company, terminate this Deposit Agreement by mailing notice of such termination to the Owners of all Receipts then outstanding
at least thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed in such notice for such termination. The Depositary may likewise terminate this Deposit
Agreement by mailing notice of such termination to the Company and the Owners of all Receipts then outstanding, if (A) at any time ninety
(90) days shall have expired after the Depositary shall have delivered to the Company a written notice of its election to resign and a
successor depositary shall not have been appointed and accepted its appointment as provided in Section 5.4 of the Deposit Agreement, (B)
the Company is bankrupt, in liquidation proceedings or insolvent, (C) the Receipts are delisted from a "national securities exchange"
(that has registered with the Commission under Section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) and/or the Shares cease to be listed
on an internationally recognized securities exchange, (E) the Company effects (or will effect) a redemption of all or substantially all
of the Deposited Securities, or a cash or share distribution representing a return of all or substantially all of the value of the Deposited
Securities, (F) there are no Deposited Securities with respect to American Depositary Shares remaining, including if the Deposited Securities
are cancelled, or the Deposited Securities have been deemed to have no value, or (G) there occurs a merger, consolidation, sale of
assets or other transaction as a result of which securities or other property are delivered in exchange for or in lieu of Deposited Securities.
Additionally, the Depositary may immediately terminate
the Deposit Agreement, without prior notice to the Company, any Owner or Beneficial Owner or any other person if (A) required by
any law, rule or regulation relating to sanctions by any governmental authority or body, (B) the Depositary would be subject to liability
under or pursuant to any law, rule or regulation, or (C) required by any governmental authority or body, in each case as determined
by the Depositary in its reasonable discretion.
On and after the date of termination, the Depositary
and its agents will perform no further acts under this Deposit Agreement and the Receipts, except to receive and hold (or sell) distributions
on Deposited Securities, deliver Deposited Securities being withdrawn and to take such actions as provided in the next two paragraphs,
in each case subject to payment to the Depositary of the applicable fees and expenses provided in Section 5.9 hereof.
After the date of termination, if the Deposited
Securities are listed and publicly traded on a securities exchange and the Depositary believes that it is able, permissible and practicable
to sell the Deposited Securities without undue effort, then, the Depositary may endeavor to publicly or privately sell (as long as it
may lawfully do so) the Deposited Securities, which sale may be effected in a block sale/single lot transaction and, after the settlement
of such sale(s), to the extent legally permissible and practicable, distribute or hold in an account (which may be a segregated or unsegregated
account) the net proceeds of such sale(s), less any amounts owing to the Depositary (including, without limitation, cancellation fees),
together with any other cash then held by it under this Deposit Agreement, in trust, without liability for interest, for the pro rata
benefit of the Owners entitled thereto. If the Depositary sells the Deposited Securities, the Depositary shall be discharged from all,
and cease to have any, obligations under the Deposit Agreement and the Receipts after making such sale, except to account for such net
proceeds and other cash.
However, if the Deposited Securities are not listed
and publicly traded on a securities exchange after the termination date, or if, for any reason, the Depositary does not sell the Deposited
Securities, the Depositary shall use its reasonable efforts to ensure that the American Depositary Shares cease to be DTC eligible and
that neither DTC nor any of its nominees shall thereafter be an Owner. At such time as the American Depositary Shares cease to be DTC
eligible and/or neither DTC nor any of its nominees is an Owner, to the extent the Company is not, to the Depositary's knowledge, insolvent
or in bankruptcy or liquidation, the Depositary shall:
(A) cancel
all outstanding Receipts,
(B) request DTC to provide the
Depositary with information on those holding American Depositary Shares through DTC and, upon receipt thereof, revise the Receipt register
to reflect the information provided by DTC,
(C) instruct its Custodian to
deliver all Deposited Securities to the Company, a subsidiary or affiliate or registered office provider of the Company (the subsidiary
or affiliate or registered office provider being the "Company Representative") or an independent trust company engaged
by the Company (the "Trustee") to hold those Deposited Securities in trust for the beneficial owners of the Receipts
if the Company is not permitted to hold any of the Deposited Securities under applicable law and/or the Company has directed the Depositary
to deliver such Deposited Securities to a Company Representative or Trustee along with a stock transfer form and/or such other instruments
of transfer covering such Deposited Securities as are needed under applicable law, in either case referring to the names set forth on
the Receipt register, and
(D) provide
the Company with a copy of the Receipt register (which copy may be sent by email or by any means permitted under the notice provisions
of this Deposit Agreement).
Upon receipt of any instrument of transfer covering
such Deposited Securities and the Receipt register, the Company shall deliver to each person reflected on such Receipt register appropriate
documentation to effect the transfer to such persons of the Deposited Securities previously represented by the American Depositary Shares
evidenced by their Receipts.
To the extent the Depositary reasonably believes
that the Company is insolvent, or if the Company is in receivership, has filed for bankruptcy and/or is otherwise in restructuring, administration
or liquidation, and in any such case the Deposited Securities are not listed and publicly traded on a securities exchange after the date
of termination, or if, for any reason, the Depositary believes it is not able to or cannot practicably sell the Deposited Securities promptly
and without undue effort, the Deposited Securities shall be deemed to have no value (and such Owners shall be deemed to have instructed
the Depositary that the Deposited Securities have no value). The Depositary may, but shall not be obligated to, and the Owners irrevocably
consent and agree that the Depositary may instruct its Custodian to deliver all Deposited Securities to the Company (acting, as applicable
by its administrator, receiver, administrative receiver, liquidator, provisional liquidator, restructuring officer, interim restructuring
officer, trustee, controller or other entity overseeing the bankruptcy, insolvency, administration, restructuring or liquidation process)
and notify the Company that the Deposited Shares are surrendered for no consideration. The Company shall, subject to applicable law, promptly
accept the surrender of the Deposited Shares for no consideration and deliver to the Depositary a written notice confirming (A) the acceptance
of the surrender of the Deposited Securities for no consideration and (B) the cancellation of such Deposited Shares. Promptly after
notifying the Company that the Deposited Shares are surrendered for no consideration and irrespective of whether the Company has complied
with the immediately preceding sentence, the Depositary shall notify Owners that their American Depositary Shares have been cancelled
with no consideration being payable to Owners.
Upon the Depositary's compliance with the provisions
of Section 6.2 of the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary and its agents shall be discharged from all, and shall cease to have any, obligations
under this Deposit Agreement and the Receipts. Upon the termination of this Deposit Agreement, the Company shall be discharged from
all obligations under this Deposit Agreement except for its obligations under this Section 6.2 and its obligations to the Depositary and
its agents.
22. SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION;
WAIVER OF IMMUNITIES.
In the Deposit Agreement, the Company has irrevocably
designated and appointed Sanofi-Aventis, U.S. LLC, 55 Corporate Drive Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807, as the Company's authorized agent
(the “Authorized Agent”)upon which process may be served in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the
Shares or Deposited Securities, the American Depositary Shares, the Receipts or the Deposit Agreement or the transactions contemplated
herein, therein, hereby or thereby which may be instituted in any state or federal court in New York, New York by the Depositary or any
Owner, and waived any other requirements of or objections to personal jurisdiction with respect thereto. Subject to the Company's rights
to replace the Authorized Agent with another entity in the manner required were the Authorized Agent to have resigned, such appointment
shall be irrevocable. The Company has also agreed that service of process upon said authorized agent shall be deemed in every respect
effective service of process upon the Company in any such suit or proceeding. In the Deposit Agreement the Company has represented
and warranted that the Authorized Agent has agreed to act as said agent for service of process, and the Company further agreed to take
any and all action, including the filing of any and all such documents and instruments, as may be necessary to continue such designation
and appointment in full force and effect for so long as any American Depositary Shares or Receipts remain outstanding or the Deposit Agreement
remains in force. The Company further hereby irrevocably consented and agreed to the service of any and all legal process, summons, notices
and documents in any suit, action or proceeding against the Company, by service by mail of a copy thereof upon the Authorized Agent (whether
or not the appointment of such Authorized Agent shall for any reason prove to be ineffective or such Authorized Agent shall fail to accept
or acknowledge such service), with a copy mailed to the Company by registered or certified air mail, postage prepaid, to its address provided
in Section 7.5 of the Deposit Agreement.
By holding a Receipt or an American Depositary
Share or an interest therein, Owners and Beneficial Owners each irrevocably agree that any legal suit, action or proceeding against or
involving the Company or the Depositary brought by Owners or Beneficial Owners, arising out of or based upon the Deposit Agreement, the
American Depositary Shares, the Receipts or the transactions contemplated therein, herein, thereby or hereby, including, without limitation,
claims under the Securities Act of 1933, may be instituted only in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
(or in the state courts of New York County in New York if either (i) the United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York lacks subject matter jurisdiction over a particular dispute or (ii) the designation of the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York as the exclusive forum for any particular dispute is, or becomes, invalid, illegal or unenforceable).
By holding or owning a Receipt or American Depositary
Shares or an interest therein, Owners and Beneficial Owners each irrevocably agree that any legal suit, action or proceeding against or
involving Owners or Beneficial Owners brought by the Company or the Depositary, arising out of or based upon the Deposit Agreement, the
American Depositary Shares, the Receipts or the transactions contemplated therein, herein, thereby or hereby, may be instituted in a state
or federal court in New York, New York, and by holding or owning a Receipt or American Depositary Share or an interest therein each irrevocably
waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such proceeding, and irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding.
23. APPOINTMENT.
Each Owner and Beneficial Owner of Receipts shall
be parties to the Deposit Agreement and shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions thereof and of the Receipts by acceptance thereof.
A Beneficial Owner shall only be able to exercise any right or receive any benefit hereunder solely through the Owner of the Receipt(s)
evidencing the American Depositary Shares owned by such Beneficial Owner. Each Owner and Beneficial Owner, upon acceptance of any American
Depositary Share (or any interest therein) issued in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement shall be deemed
for all purposes to appoint the Depositary its attorney-in-fact, with full power to delegate, to act on its behalf and to take any and
all actions contemplated in the Deposit Agreement and the applicable Receipt(s), to adopt any and all procedures necessary to comply with
applicable law and to take such action as the Depositary in its sole discretion may deem necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes
of the Deposit Agreement and the applicable Receipt(s), the taking of such actions to be the conclusive determinant of the necessity and
appropriateness thereof.
24. WAIVER.
EACH PARTY TO THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT (INCLUDING,
FOR AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, EACH OWNER AND BENEFICIAL OWNER AND/OR HOLDER OF INTERESTS IN RECEIPTS) HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST THE DEPOSITARY
AND/OR THE COMPANY DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SHARES OR OTHER DEPOSITED SECURITIES, THE AMERICAN DEPOSITARY
SHARES OR THE RECEIPTS, THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREIN OR THEREIN, OR THE BREACH HEREOF OR THEREOF (WHETHER
BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, COMMON LAW OR ANY OTHER THEORY). No provision of this Deposit Agreement or any Receipt is intended to constitute
a waiver or limitation of any rights that an Owner or any Beneficial Owner may have under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, to the extent applicable.
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December 15, 2023
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Depositary
383 Madison Avenue, Floor 11
New York, New York 10179
American Depositary
Shares
evidenced by American
Depositary Receipts
for deposited ordinary
shares of
SANOFI
Dear Sirs:
Referring to the Registration
Statement on Form F-6 (the “Registration Statement”) relating to the above-entitled American Depositary Shares ("ADSs")
evidenced by American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), each ADS representing one-half of one ordinary share of SANOFI (the "Company"),
a société anonyme organized under the laws of The Republic of France. Capitalized terms used herein that are not herein
defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement (the "Deposit Agreement")
appearing, or incorporated by reference, in exhibit (a)(1) to the Registration Statement, as amended by the amendments thereto appearing,
or incorporated by reference, in exhibits (a)(2) and (a)(3) to the Registration Statement.
In connection with this opinion,
we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents as we considered necessary
or appropriate to enable us to render this opinion, including but not limited to the Registration Statement, the Deposit Agreement and
the Form of ADR included as Exhibit A to the Deposit Agreement, as well as such other corporate records, certificates and instruments
as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for purposes of rendering the opinions set forth herein.
In rendering the opinions
set forth herein, we have assumed (i) the Deposit Agreement, on signing, was duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and
constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, (ii) that at the
time any ADSs are issued, (a) the Registration Statement will have been declared effective by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and remain effective, (b) the relevant Deposited Securities will have been duly authorized, legally and validly issued, will
be fully paid and non-assessable, will have been duly deposited with a Custodian under and in accordance with all applicable laws and
regulations, and will constitute "Shares" within the meaning of such term under the Deposit Agreement, and (c) the Deposit Agreement
will not have been amended from the version appearing, or incorporated by reference, in the Registration Statement and the ADRs will conform
to the form thereof attached to such version of the Deposit Agreement; (iii) that the choice of New York law contained in the Deposit
Agreement is legal and valid under the laws of France, (iv) that insofar as any obligation under the Deposit Agreement is to be performed
in, or by a party organized under the laws of, any jurisdiction outside of the United States of America, its performance will not be illegal
or ineffective in any jurisdiction by virtue of the law of that jurisdiction, (v) that the Registration Statement was executed by all
parties thereto in the manner required by the instructions to Form F-6; (vi) the genuineness and authenticity of all signatures, including
electronic signatures, on original documents and the legal capacity, competency and authority of all such signatories; (vii) that photocopy,
electronic, conformed, facsimile and other copies submitted to us of original documents conform to the original documents, and that all
such original documents were authentic and complete; (viii) that each party thereto will comply with the Deposit Agreement; and (ix) that
the rights and remedies set forth in the Deposit Agreement will be exercised reasonably and in good faith.
Based upon and subject to
the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the ADSs covered by the Registration Statement, when evidenced by ADRs that are duly executed
and delivered by the Depositary and issued in accordance with the terms of the Deposit Agreement and the Registration Statement, will
be legally issued and will entitle the registered holders thereof to the rights specified in the Deposit Agreement and those ADRs.
The foregoing opinion is limited
to the internal laws of the State of New York as in effect on the date of this letter, and we are expressing no opinion as to the applicability
of the laws of any other jurisdiction or the effect of any such laws on the foregoing opinion.
This opinion letter deals
only with the specified legal issues expressly addressed herein, and you should not infer any opinion that is not explicitly addressed
herein from any matter stated in this letter.
Nothing contained herein or
in any document referred to herein is intended by this firm to be used, and the addressee hereof cannot use anything contained herein
or in any document referred to herein, as “tax advice” (within the meaning given to such term by the U.S. Internal Revenue
Service (“IRS”) in IRS Circular 230 and any related interpretative advice issued by the IRS in respect of IRS Circular 230
prior to the date hereof, and hereinafter used within such meaning and interpretative advice). Without admitting that anything contained
herein or in any document referred to herein constitutes “tax advice” for any purpose, notice is hereby given that, to the
extent anything contained herein or in any document referred to herein constitutes, or is or may be interpreted by any court, by the IRS
or by any other administrative body to constitute, “tax advice,” such “tax advice” is not intended or written
to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding penalties under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, or (ii) promoting,
marketing or recommending to any party any transaction or matter addressed herein.
We hereby consent to the use
of this opinion as Exhibit d of the above-mentioned Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not admit thereby that we are
within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the rules and regulations
thereunder. This opinion may not otherwise be disclosed to or relied upon by anyone else or used for any other purpose or quoted or referred
to or made public in any way without our express prior written consent. This opinion is rendered to you as of the date hereof and we assume
no obligation to advise you or any other person hereafter with regard to any change after the date hereof in the circumstances or the
law that may bear on the matters set forth herein even though the change may affect the legal analysis or a legal conclusion or other
matters in this opinion letter.
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Certification
under Rule 466
The depositary, JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A. represents and certifies the following:
(1) That it previously
had filed a registration statement on Form F-6 (SANOFI, 333-192032) that the Commission declared effective, with terms of deposit identical
to the terms of deposit of this registration statement.
(2) That its ability
to designate the date and time of effectiveness under Rule 466 has not been suspended.
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Depositary |
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Gregory A. Levendis |
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Gregory A. Levendis
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Executive Director |
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