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Paris, March 20, 2013
DANONE PUBLISHES ITS 2012 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT
DANONE has filed its 2012 Registration Document (Document de Référence 2012) with the French Financial Markets Authority (Autorité des Marchés Financiers) on March 19, 2013.
The 2012 Registration Document is available to the public in accordance with applicable regulations and, in particular, is available on DANONE's website (http://finance.danone.com), section "Regulated Information".
The 2012 Registration Document includes notably:
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the annual financial report;
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the Chairman's report on the conditions for the preparation and organization of the Board of Directors' activities and on the internal control and risk management procedures established by the Company, and the statutory auditors report on the Chairman's report;
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the information related to the fees paid to the statutory auditors; and
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the description of the share buyback program.
About Danone
Danone is one of the fastest-growing food companies in the world. Its mission is to bring health through food to as many people as possible.
The Group, whose products are sold on five continents, has more than 180 production plants and around 100,000 employees. In 2012, Danone generated sales of more than €20 billion, of which more than half were in emerging markets. The Group holds top positions in healthy food through four businesses: Fresh Dairy Products, Baby Nutrition, Bottled Water and Medical Nutrition. Listed on Euronext Paris, Danone is a component stock of leading social responsibility indexes including the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, ASPI Eurozone and the Ethibel Sustainability Index.
For more information, please contact:
Corporate Communications : 33 1 44 35 20 75 - Investor Relations : 33 1 44 35 20 76
Danone : 17, Boulevard Haussmann, 75009 Paris
