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United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

Form 11-K

 

(Mark One)

 

x                              Annual Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013

 

OR

 

o                                 Transition Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (No fee required)

 

For the transition period from             to            

 

Commission File Number 1-18378

 

A.                  Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

 

Sanofi U.S. Group Savings Plan
55 Corporate Drive
Bridgewater, NJ 08807-5925

 

B.                  Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

 

SANOFI

 

54, rue La Boétie
75008 Paris, France

 

 

 



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Sanofi U.S. Group Savings Plan

 

Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule

December 31, 2013 and 2012

With Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 



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Sanofi U.S. Group Savings Plan

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

2

 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012

 

 

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

4

 

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

5

 

 

Notes to the Financial Statements

6-24

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE*

 

 

 

Schedule H, Line 4i — Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

25

 

 

SIGNATURES

26

 

 

EXHIBITS

 

 

 

23.1    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 


*   Other schedules required by Section 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, are omitted because they are not applicable.

 



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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Participants and the Administrator of

Sanofi U.S. Group Savings Plan:

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Sanofi U.S. Group Savings Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2013 is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

 

 

 

/s/ Fischer Cunnane & Associates Ltd

 

Fischer Cunnane & Associates Ltd

 

Certified Public Accountants

 

 

West Chester, Pennsylvania

June 24, 2014

 



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Sanofi U.S. Group Savings Plan

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

As of December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Investments at fair value

 

 

 

 

 

Plan interest in the Sanofi U.S. Group Savings Master Trust

 

$4,587,050,618

 

$3,855,917,500

 

Common/collective trust fund

 

 

17,644,035

 

Sanofi contingent value rights

 

108,926

 

608,363

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments at fair value

 

4,587,159,544

 

3,874,169,898

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

 

 

 

 

Contributions receivable from participating employees

 

3,974,304

 

3,976,826

 

Contributions receivable from employer, net of forfeitures

 

14,373,547

 

15,680,222

 

Other receivable

 

62,500

 

 

Notes receivable from participants

 

52,065,091

 

50,714,633

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total receivables

 

70,475,442

 

70,371,681

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

4,657,634,986

 

3,944,541,579

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued administrative expenses

 

167,192

 

312,843

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits, at fair value

 

4,657,467,794

 

3,944,228,736

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit responsive investment contracts

 

(8,505,361

)

(21,736,379

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits

 

$4,648,962,433

 

$3,922,492,357

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

For the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

ADDITIONS TO NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTED TO

 

 

 

 

 

Contributions:

 

 

 

 

 

Employee

 

$

177,968,129

 

$

133,665,086

 

Employer

 

170,635,440

 

127,514,759

 

Rollovers

 

13,473,512

 

12,556,612

 

Investment income:

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income allocated from Master Trust

 

700,795,881

 

345,381,422

 

Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments

 

(351,182

)

207,049

 

Miscellaneous income

 

62,500

 

 

Interest on notes receivable from participants

 

2,226,428

 

1,819,537

 

Plan mergers

 

 

1,404,362,664

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total additions

 

1,064,810,708

 

2,025,507,129

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEDUCTIONS FROM NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTED TO

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions

 

336,900,907

 

429,639,911

 

Fees and administrative expenses

 

1,439,725

 

1,834,702

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total deductions

 

338,340,632

 

431,474,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in net assets available for benefits

 

726,470,076

 

1,594,032,516

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

3,922,492,357

 

2,328,459,841

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of year

 

$

4,648,962,433

 

$

3,922,492,357

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Sanofi U.S. Group Savings Plan

 

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

1.              Description of the Plan

 

Effective April 1, 2012, the former sanofi-aventis U.S. Savings Plan was amended, restated and renamed the Sanofi U.S. Group Savings Plan (the “Plan”).  The following description of the Plan provides only general information.  Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

 

Plan Description – The Plan is a defined contribution plan that covers substantially all employees of Sanofi U.S. Inc. and Sanofi U.S. LLC, (the “Company”), as they meet the prescribed eligibility requirements.  All employees are eligible to participate in the Plan beginning on the first day of employment.  The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).

 

Plan Merger – Effective April 1, 2012, the Sanofi Pasteur 401(k) Plan and the Genzyme Corporation 401(k) Plan were merged into the Plan.  Effective October 1, 2012, the Merial 401(k) Savings Plan was merged into the Plan.  In connection with the mergers, the net assets of these three plans were transferred into the Plan, resulting in an asset transfer of $1,404,362,664 that is included on the statement of changes in net assets for the year ended December 31, 2012.  This included $22,135,195 of notes receivable from participants and an employer contribution receivable balance of $1,274,925.

 

Master Trust – Effective April 1, 2012, Sanofi U.S. LLC, Sanofi Pasteur Inc., sanofi-aventis Puerto Rico Inc. and T. Rowe Price Trust Company entered into an amended and restated Master Trust Agreement, and the sanofi-aventis U.S. Savings Master Trust was renamed the Sanofi U.S. Group Savings Master Trust (the “Master Trust”) to serve as the funding vehicle for the Plan.  Accordingly, the assets of the Plan are maintained, for investment and administrative purposes only, on a commingled basis with the assets of the other plans of the employers within the parent company.  The investments included in the Master Trust are equities, mutual funds, commingled funds, and guaranteed investment contracts.  No plan has any interest in the specific assets of the Master Trust, but maintains beneficial interests in such assets.  The portion of assets, net earnings, gains and/or losses and administrative expenses allocable to each plan is based upon the relationship of the plan’s beneficial interest in the Master Trust to the total beneficial interest of all plans in the Master Trust (Note 3).

 

Trustee and Recordkeeper – The T. Rowe Price Trust Company is the Plan’s trustee (the “Trustee”).  The Trustee is party to the Master Trust Agreement discussed above which governs and maintains the Plan’s commingled assets, as well as a general trust agreement for all other Plan operations.  T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services Inc. is the Plan’s recordkeeper.

 

Plan Administration – The sanofi-aventis U.S. Administrative Committee (the “Committee” or “Plan Administrator”), as appointed by the sanofi-aventis U.S. Pension Committee, is responsible for the general administration of the Plan.  The Board of Directors has appointed the Trustee with the responsibility for the administration of the Master Trust Agreement and the management of the assets.

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

Participant Accounts – Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contri-butions, and Company matching contributions, and Plan earnings.  Participant accounts are charged with an allocation of administrative expenses and Plan losses.  Allocations are based on participant earnings, account balances, or specific participant transactions, as defined.  The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.

 

Employee Contributions – The Plan offers auto-enrollment with a 30-day opt-out from date of hire. Prior to April 1, 2012, eligible participants were allowed to make salary deferral contributions of an amount up to 30% of the participant’s pre-tax eligible compensation.  After-tax contributions of up to 70% of eligible compensation were also available.  Effective April 1, 2012, participants are allowed to contribute up to 75% of their eligible compensation as either pre-tax contributions, Roth contributions, or any combination of pre-tax and Roth contributions, and up to 10% in non-Roth after-tax contributions. Contributions are subject to certain Internal Revenue Code (IRC) limitations.  IRC limitations for pre-tax and Roth contributions were $17,500 for 2013 and $17,000 for 2012.  Employees 50 years old or older may make an additional catch-up contribution of up to $5,500 for both of 2013 and 2012.

 

Plan participants may make a direct or indirect rollover contribution to the Plan from a former employer’s tax qualified plan.  Participants can also rollover IRA distributions (excluding minimum required distributions and nondeductible contributions).

 

Employer Matching Contributions — Prior to April 1, 2012, the Company provided a matching contribution based upon a participant’s years of service and the total amount of their pre-tax, after-tax, and catch-up contributions.  The Company matching contribution was limited to a maximum of 6% of eligible compensation in 3 tiers according to service years shown in the table below:

 

Years of Service

 

Company Match Tiers

 

0-2

 

100

%

3-6

 

125

%

7 or more

 

150

%

 

Effective April 1, 2012, the Company matching contribution was amended to 150% of the pre-tax and/or Roth contributions for all participants, up to 6% of total compensation.

 

Upon plan enrollment, a participant may direct employee contributions into any of the Plan’s fund choices. Participants may change their investment choices at any time.  The Company’s contributions are allocated in the same manner as that of the participant’s elective contributions.

 

Vesting — Effective April 1, 2012, all eligible employees hired on or before March 31, 2012 became 100% vested in their Company matching contribution account. Employees hired on or after April 1, 2012 will be 100% vested in their Company matching contribution account after 2 years of service.  Participants are always 100% vested in their pre-tax, catch up, and after-tax contribution accounts (contributions and related earnings).  Prior to April 1, 2012, employees who were participants on or before December 31, 2005 were 100% vested in their Company matching contribution account (contribution and related earnings), and employees hired on or after January 1, 2006 were 100% vested in their Company matching contribution account after three years of service.

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

Notes Receivable from Participants – Plan participants may borrow from $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of 50% of the value of their vested account balance or $50,000 less their highest outstanding loan balance in the preceding 12 months, subject to certain limitations described in the Plan document.  Loans bear interest at a rate commensurate with the prevailing market rate, as determined by the Company.  Currently, interest rates associated with participant loans range from 3.25% to 10.50%.  Principal and interest are paid ratably though payroll deductions generally over a term of up to five years.  A participant may not have more than two loans outstanding at any point in time.  Extended terms of up to 15 years are available should the loan relate to the purchase of a primary residence.

 

Payment of Benefits – Plan participants who leave the Company as a result of death, disability, retirement, or termination may choose one or a combination of the following distribution methods: receive the entire amount of their vested account balance in one lump-sum payment or receive the distribution in the form of recurring annual installments over a period of between three and fifteen years.  If a participant dies, the participant’s designated beneficiary will receive the payments.

 

In-service withdrawals are available in certain limited circumstances, as defined by the Plan.

 

Forfeitures — Forfeited nonvested accounts may be used to pay the administrative expenses and/or to reduce the amount of employer contributions which are to be paid to the Plan.  Unallocated forfeitures balances as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 were approximately $1,089,080 and $466,480, respectively.  During 2014, forfeitures of $1,802,910 were used to offset 2013 employer true up matching contributions to the Plan.  In 2013, forfeitures of $12,833 were used to offset employer matching contributions relating to 2013 and forfeitures of $466,480 were used to offset employer matching contributions relating to 2012.  In 2012, forfeitures of $1,044,336 were used to offset 2012 employer contributions.

 

Revenue Sharing — The Plan has entered into a revenue sharing agreement with T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. (“TRP”).  Under the terms of the agreement TRP will provide the Plan with a fixed annual administrative budget amount that will be increased each year by a comparable amount of loan initiation fees TRP has estimated to receive for that year.  The administrative budget may be used to pay certain administrative expenses of the Plan, as directed by the Plan Sponsor.  If in any year the administrative budget exceeds the sum of Plan expenses paid during that year the excess shall be allocated to participant accounts as specified by the Plan documents.  During 2013 and 2012, TRP contributed $442,566 and $108,633, respectively, to the Plan’s administrative budget account and the Plan used $331,833 and $134,690, respectively, of the administrative budget to off-set Plan expenses.  In addition, $140,450 and $90,754 for 2013 and 2012, respectively, were allocated to participant accounts.  At December 31, 2013 and 2012 the balance in the administrative budget account was $173,405 and $203,099, respectively.

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

2.              Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Accounting – The financial statements of the Plan have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.

 

Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Investment Valuation – For investment and administrative purposes, the Plan’s assets are held within the custody of the Master Trust.  The Plan’s investment in the Master Trust represents the Plan’s interest in the net assets of the Master Trust.  The Plan’s interest in the Master Trust is stated at fair value and is based on the beginning of year value of the Plan’s interest in the trust plus actual contributions and allocated investment income or loss less actual distributions and allocated administrative expenses.

 

Investment contracts held by the Master Trust are required to be reported at fair value.  However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the plan.  The Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits presents the fair value of the investment contracts as well as the adjustment for the fully benefit-responsive investment contracts from fair value to contract value.  The Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits is prepared using the contract value basis for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts.

 

Notes Receivable from Participants – Notes receivables from participants represent loans recorded at their unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest.  Interest income generated on the notes receivable is recorded when earned.  Related fees are recorded as administrative expenses and are expensed when they are incurred.  No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2013 or 2012.  If a participant ceases to make loan repayments and the plan administrator deems the participant loan to be in default based on Plan provisions, the participant loan balance is reduced and a benefit payment is recorded.

 

Benefit Payments – Benefits are recorded when paid.

 

Fees and Administrative Expenses – All external third party expenses and internal expenses relating to the administration of the Master Trust and managing the funds established thereunder are borne by the participating plans, unless they are paid by the Company.  Brokerage commissions, transfer taxes and other charges incurred in connection with the purchase and sale of securities are paid out of the funds to which such charges are attributable.

 

Risks and Uncertainties – The Plan provides for various investment options representing varied combinations of stocks, bonds, fixed income securities, mutual funds and other investment securities.  Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market volatility and credit risks.  Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the Statements of Net Assets available for Benefits.

 

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Sanofi U.S. Group Savings Plan

 

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

New Accounting Pronouncements — In January 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-01, Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (Topic 210).  The objective of this update is to address implementation issues about the scope of ASU 2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.  The amendment clarifies that the scope of the 2011-11 update applies to derivatives accounted for in accordance with Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, including bifurcated embedded derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse purchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions that are either offset in accordance with Section 210-20-45 or Section 815-10-45 or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement.  ASU 2013-01 is to be applied prospectively and is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013.  The new pronouncement has no effect on the Plan.

 

Reclassifications — Certain reclassifications have been made to the previous period’s financial statements in order to conform to the current year’s presentation.

 

3.              Investment in Plan Master Trust

 

At December 31, 2013, the Master Trust comprises the investment assets of the Plan and the Sanofi Puerto Rico Savings Plan.  At December 31, 2011 and through April 1, 2012, the Master Trust also comprised the investment assets of the Sanofi Pasteur 401(k) Plan (See Note 1). Certain investment assets of the Master Trust, related earnings (losses) and expenses are allocated to the plans participating in the Master Trust based upon the total of each individual participant’s share of the Master Trust.

 

At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Plan’s interest in the Master Trust was approximately 99% of the total trust.  The Plan’s interest in the Master Trust represented 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets available for benefits, as of December 31, 2013 and 2012.

 

The following table presents the net assets of the Master Trust as of December 31, 2013 and 2012.  Receivables and payables associated with the investment fund are not material to the net assets of the Master Trust and are included within the total investment balance.

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Common and commingled trusts

 

 

 

 

 

Retirement date trusts (a)

 

$

3,194,565,547

 

$

2,592,929,055

 

U.S. and International equities

 

365,449,251

 

238,315,538

 

Fixed income securities

 

43,039,206

 

44,909,656

 

Separately managed accounts

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. and International equities

 

160,566,751

 

131,383,229

 

Company stock

 

123,250,329

 

102,122,750

 

Fixed income securities

 

152,007,963

 

 

Mutual funds

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed income securities

 

 

208,606,663

 

U.S. and International equities

 

90,116,866

 

71,674,258

 

Money market

 

2,172,528

 

1,089,422

 

Stable value fund (b)

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investment fund (c)

 

42,169,254

 

72,796,889

 

Synthetic investment contracts

 

410,587,149

 

382,753,686

 

Guaranteed investment contracts

 

28,121,540

 

31,417,458

 

Total investments at fair value

 

4,612,046,384

 

3,877,998,604

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts

 

(8,620,038

)

(21,678,875

)

Total investments at contract value

 

$

4,603,426,346

 

$

3,856,319,729

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plan Interest in Master Trust at Contract Value

 

$

4,578,545,257

 

$

3,834,181,121

 

 


(a)         This category includes investments in a blend of diversified funds designed to remain appropriate for investors in terms of risk throughout a variety of life circumstances gauged upon an expected retirement date.  The funds share the common goal of growing principal in earlier years and then later preserving the principal balance closer to an expected retirement date.

 

(b)         This fund is primarily invested in guaranteed investment contracts and synthetic investment contracts.  Participant-directed redemptions have no restrictions; however, the Plan is required to provide a one-year redemption notice to liquidate its entire share in the fund.  The fair value of this fund has been estimated based on the fair value of the underlying investment contracts in the fund as reported by the issuer of the fund.  The fair value differs from the contract value which is the relevant measurement basis attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan.

 

(c)          This category includes a common/collective trust fund that is designed to protect capital with low-risk investments and includes cash, bank notes, corporate notes, government bills and various short-term debt instruments.  There are currently no redemption restrictions on this investment.  The fair value of the investment in this category has been estimated using the net asset value per share.

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

During 2013 and 2012, the Master Trust’s investments (including investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Net Appreciation in Fair Value of Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

Company stock

 

$

13,737,699

 

$

23,311,893

 

Mutual funds

 

4,017,394

 

11,839,867

 

Common and commingled trusts

 

653,646,722

 

312,444,251

 

Separate accounts

 

15,362,750

 

14,648,824

 

Net Appreciation in Fair Value

 

$

686,764,565

 

$

362,244,835

 

 

The following are the changes in net assets for the Master Trust for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Net Appreciation in Fair Value of Investments

 

$

686,764,565

 

$

362,244,835

 

Dividends

 

6,204,770

 

16,419,335

 

Interest

 

10,969,889

 

11,887,002

 

Net investment income

 

703,939,224

 

390,551,172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net transfers

 

43,167,393

 

731,717,615

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in Net Assets

 

747,106,617

 

1,122,268,787

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Year

 

3,856,319,729

 

2,734,050,942

 

End of Year

 

$

4,603,426,346

 

$

3,856,319,729

 

 

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition — Master Trust investments are stated at fair value.  Investments in mutual funds are valued at the published net asset value of shares held at year end.  Investments in commingled funds are stated at fair value based on unit values provided by the administrator, which are based on market values of underlying investments.  Common stock is valued at the last closing price at end of the year.  Short term securities are valued at amortized cost which includes cost plus accrued interest, which approximates fair value.  Traditional GICs are stated at fair value based on a discounted cash flow method.  The fair value of synthetic GICs equals the total of the fair value of the underlying assets plus the total wrap rebid value.

 

Securities transactions are recorded on the trade-date (the day the order to buy or sell is executed).  Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis, and dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

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Sanofi U.S. Group Savings Plan

 

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

Guaranteed Investment Contracts – The Master Trust entered into benefit-responsive investment contracts in the Stable Value Fund which invest primarily in investment contracts issued by high-quality insurance companies and banks as rated by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (investment advisor).  Contract values represent contributions made to the investment contracts plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses.  These are interest bearing contracts in which the principal and interest are guaranteed by the issuing companies.  The contracts are considered fully benefit-responsive and are comprised of traditional guaranteed investment contracts (“GICs”) and synthetic contracts (“SICs”).  These investment contracts are recorded at fair value; however, since these contracts are fully-benefit responsive, an adjustment is reflected in the statement of net assets available for benefits to present these investments at contract value.  Contract value is the relevant measurement attributable to fully-benefit responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan.

 

The fair value of traditional GICs equals the total of the fair value of the underlying assets calculated using the present value of contract cash flows.  The fair value of synthetic GICs equals the total of the fair value of the underlying assets plus the total wrap rebid value.  The wrap rebid value is $231,632 and $212,331 at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

The issuers of the synthetic GICs are contractually obligated to repay the principal and a specified interest rate that is guaranteed to the Plan.  The fund deposits a lump sum with the issuer and receives a guaranteed interest rate for a specified time.  Interest is accrued on either a simple interest or fully compounded basis and paid either periodically or at the end of the contract term.  There are currently no reserves against contract values for credit risk of the contract issuers or otherwise and do not permit the insurance companies to terminate the agreement prior to the scheduled maturity date.  Each contract is subject to early termination penalties that may be significant.

 

The average crediting rate for the investment contracts was 2.66% and 2.91% and the average yield was 2.41% and 2.85% during 2013 and 2012, respectively.  The Plan’s interest in the GICs within the Master Trust was approximately 99% at December 31, 2013 and 2012.

 

Certain events could limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value with the issuer.  Such events include the following: (i) amendments to the Plan documents (including complete or partial plan termination or merger with another plan); (ii) changes to the Plan’s prohibition on competing investment options or deletion of equity wash provisions; (iii) bankruptcy of the Plan sponsor or other plan sponsor events (e.g. divestures or spin-offs of a subsidiary) which cause a significant withdrawal from the Plan or (iv) the failure of the trust to qualify for exemption from federal income taxes or any required prohibited transaction exemption under ERISA.  The Plan administrator does not believe that the occurrence of any such event, which would limit the Plan’s ability to transact at contract value with participants, is probable.

 

Fair Value Measurements – The accounting guidance defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., an exit price).  The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value.  The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3).  The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

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December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

Level 1: Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Plan has the ability to access.

 

Level 2: Inputs to the valuation methodology include:

 

·                  Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;

 

·                  Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets;

 

·                  Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability;

 

·                  Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

 

If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, the Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

 

Level 3: Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.  Level 3 inputs include management’s own assumption about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability (including assumptions about risk).

 

The asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.  The valuation technique used needs to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

 

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value.  There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2013.  Except as disclosed in Note 4, all of the Plan’s assets are invested in the Master Trust.

 

Mutual Funds – Valued at the net asset value (NAV) of shares held by the Master Trust at year end, which are based on quoted market prices.  They are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.

 

Guaranteed Investment Contracts – Valued at fair value by discounting the related cash flows based on current yields of a similar instrument with comparable durations considering the credit-worthiness of the issuer.  The traditional GICs are classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy.

 

Synthetic Guaranteed Investment Contracts – The fair value of the synthetic guaranteed investment contracts is based on the underlying investments.  As of December 31, 2013, the investments underlying the synthetic guaranteed investment contracts were approximately 41% corporate securities, 27% asset-backed securities, 12% agency debt securities, and 18% in US treasury securities, 2% in other securities, which are publically traded.  As of December 31, 2012, the investments underlying the synthetic guaranteed investment contracts were approximately 38% corporate securities, 29% asset-backed securities, 14% agency debt securities, 16% in US treasury securities, and 3% in other securities, which are publically traded.  The value of the wrapper contracts is determined using rebid rates from the wrapper provider, and is included in the synthetic guaranteed investment contracts amount of the Master Trust shown below.  The synthetic GICs are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.

 

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December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

Company Stock and Other Common Stocks – These investments are valued at the publicly traded price of equity securities held in all of the Master Trust’s separate accounts.  Company stock and other common stocks are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.

 

Fixed Income Securities – These investments include corporate bonds and U.S. government securities held in all of the Masters Trust’s separate accounts, and are valued using pricing models maximizing the use of observable inputs for similar securities. In addition, the valuation of corporate bonds also includes basing value on yields currently available on comparable securities of issuers with similar credit ratings. Fixed income securities are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.

 

Common and Commingled Trust Funds – These investments are public investment vehicles consisting of target date funds and equity index funds.  These funds permit daily redemptions of units and are valued using the NAV provided by the administrator of the fund.  The NAV is based on the value of underlying assets owned by the fund, less its liabilities, and then divided by the number of units outstanding.  The NAV is a quoted price in a market that is not active and classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.

 

Short-Term Investments – Short-term investments include corporate debt instruments, U.S. government and federal agency obligations, U.S. government-sponsored enterprise obligations, and other. Short-term investments are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.

 

The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values.  Furthermore, while the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with ASC 820 guidance, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

 

The availability of observable market data is monitored to assess the appropriate classification of financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy.  Changes in economic conditions or model-based valuation techniques may require the transfer of financial instruments from one fair value level to another.  In such instances, the transfer is reported at the end of the reporting period.

 

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December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

The following tables set forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Master Trust assets at fair value as of December 31, 2013 and 2012:

 

 

 

2013

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Common and commingled trusts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retirement date trusts

 

$

 

$

3,194,565,547

 

$

 

$

3,194,565,547

 

U.S. Equities

 

 

299,412,251

 

 

299,412,251

 

International equities

 

 

66,037,000

 

 

66,037,000

 

Fixed Income Securities

 

 

43,039,206

 

 

43,039,206

 

Separate accounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Common Stocks

 

106,672,760

 

 

 

106,672,760

 

Small Cap Common Stocks

 

39,249,629

 

 

 

39,249,629

 

Mid Cap Common Stocks

 

14,644,362

 

 

 

14,644,362

 

Fixed Income Securities

 

 

152,007,963

 

 

152,007,963

 

Company stock

 

123,250,329

 

 

 

123,250,329

 

Mutual funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market

 

2,172,528

 

 

 

2,172,528

 

Brokerage account:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic Equity

 

38,779,551

 

 

 

38,779,551

 

International Equity

 

10,000,205

 

 

 

10,000,205

 

Fixed Income

 

9,509,773

 

 

 

9,509,773

 

Blended or Hybrid Funds

 

17,052,528

 

 

 

17,052,528

 

Interest bearing cash

 

14,774,809

 

 

 

14,774,809

 

Stable value fund:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investment fund

 

 

42,394,498

 

 

42,394,498

 

Synthetic guaranteed investment contracts

 

 

410,361,905

 

 

410,361,905

 

Guaranteed investment contracts

 

 

 

28,121,540

 

28,121,540

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets at fair value

 

$

376,106,474

 

$

4,207,818,370

 

$

28,121,540

 

$

4,612,046,384

 

 

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December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

 

 

2012

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Common and commingled trusts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retirement date trusts

 

$

 

$

2,592,929,055

 

$

 

$

2,592,929,055

 

U.S. Equities

 

 

191,092,765

 

 

191,092,765

 

International Equities

 

 

47,222,772

 

 

47,222,772

 

Fixed income securities

 

 

44,909,656

 

 

44,909,656

 

Separate accounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Common Stocks

 

94,364,093

 

 

 

94,364,093

 

Small Cap Common Stocks

 

27,530,409

 

 

 

27,530,409

 

Mid Cap Common Stocks

 

9,488,728

 

 

 

9,488,728

 

Company stock

 

102,122,750

 

 

 

102,122,750

 

Mutual funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed income securities

 

208,606,663

 

 

 

208,606,663

 

Money market

 

1,089,422

 

 

 

1,089,422

 

Brokerage account:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic Equity

 

25,682,920

 

 

 

25,682,920

 

International Equity

 

9,512,117

 

 

 

9,512,117

 

Fixed Income

 

9,153,482

 

 

 

9,153,482

 

Blended or Hybrid Funds

 

12,608,809

 

 

 

12,608,809

 

Interest bearing cash

 

14,716,930

 

 

 

14,716,930

 

Stable value fund:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investment fund

 

 

72,796,889

 

 

72,796,889

 

Synthetic guaranteed investment contracts

 

 

382,753,686

 

 

382,753,686

 

Guaranteed investment contracts

 

 

 

31,417,458

 

31,417,458

 

Total assets at fair value

 

$

514,876,323

 

$

3,331,704,823

 

$

31,417,458

 

$

3,877,998,604

 

 

The following table sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Master Trust’s Level 3 assets for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Balance at beginning of year

 

$

31,417,458

 

$

36,372,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized gains

 

496,903

 

606,162

 

Unrealized gains (losses) relating to instruments still held at the reporting date

 

(289,552

)

11,865

 

Purchases

 

 

10,000,000

 

Sales

 

(3,503,269

)

(15,573,044

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at end of year

 

$

28,121,540

 

$

31,417,458

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount of gains or losses for the year attributed to the change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets and liabilities still held at year end

 

$

(289,552

)

$

11,865

 

 

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December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

Quantitative Information about Significant Unobservable Inputs Used in Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

 

The following table represents the Master Trust’s Level 3 financial instruments, the valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of those financial instruments, and the significant unobservable inputs and the ranges of values for those inputs.

 

As of December 31, 2013

 

Instrument

 

Fair Value

 

Principal
Valuation
Technique

 

Unobservable
Inputs

 

Range of
Significant
Input Values

 

Weighted
Average

 

Guaranteed investment contracts

 

$

28,121,540

 

Discounted Cash Flow

 

Duration
Payout Date

 

0.4-1.9
05/21/2014-12/15/2015

 

0.9

 

 

As of December 31, 2012:

 

Instrument

 

Fair Value

 

Principal
Valuation
Technique

 

Unobservable
Inputs

 

Range of
Significant
Input Values

 

Weighted
Average

 

Guaranteed investment contracts

 

$

31,417,458

 

Discounted Cash Flow

 

Duration
Payout Date

 

0.2-2.9
03/14/2013-12/15/2015

 

1.6

 

 

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December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

Fair Value of Investments in Entities that Use NAV — In accordance with fair value measurements and disclosures guidance, the following table presents the category, fair value, redemption frequency, and redemption notice period for Master Trust investments, the fair values of which are estimated using the NAV per share as of December 31, 2013 and 2012:

 

December 31, 2013

 

Fair Value

 

Unfunded
Commitments

 

Redemption
Frequency

 

Redemption Notice
Period

 

Sanofi Stable Value Fund

 

$

480,877,943

(1)

$

 

Daily

 

None

 

Sanofi U.S. Active Bond Fd

 

152,007,963

 

 

Daily

 

None

 

Blackrock U.S. Debt Index

 

43,039,206

 

 

Daily

 

None

 

Sanofi International Stock Index

 

66,037,000

 

 

Daily

 

None

 

Sanofi U.S. Active Stock

 

147,599,201

 

 

Daily

 

None

 

Sanofi U.S. Stock Index

 

205,707,041

 

 

Daily

 

None

 

Sanofi-Aventis International Core Fund

 

106,672,760

 

 

Daily

 

None

 

TRP Retirement Date Trusts

 

3,194,565,547

 

 

Daily

 

None

 

Sanofi-Aventis ADR Fund

 

123,250,239

 

 

Daily

 

None

 

 

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December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

December 31, 2012

 

Fair Value

 

Unfunded
Commitments

 

Redemption
Frequency

 

Redemption Notice
Period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sanofi Stable Value Fund

 

$

486,968,033

(1)

$

 

Daily

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blackrock U.S. Debt Index

 

44,909,656

 

 

Daily

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sanofi International Stock Index

 

47,222,772

 

 

Daily

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sanofi U.S. Active Stock

 

99,453,032

 

 

Daily

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sanofi U.S. Stock Index

 

128,658,869

 

 

Daily

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sanofi-Aventis International Core Fund

 

94,364,093

 

 

Daily

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRP Retirement Date Trusts

 

2,592,929,055

 

 

Daily

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sanofi-Aventis ADR Fund

 

102,122,750

 

 

Daily

 

None

 

 


(1) The fair value of investment has been estimated using the net asset value of the investment.

 

4.              Plan Investments

 

As a result of plan mergers in 2012, the following two funds were still remaining at the Plan level for investments.

 

Contingent Value Right (“CVR”) - Effective April 8, 2011, as a result of the Company’s acquisition of Genzyme, Genzyme Common Stock no longer existed and was eliminated from Genzyme 401(k) Plan as an investment option. The Company purchased Genzyme Common Stock for $74.00 per share in cash. When Genzyme Common Stock was tendered, the proceeds were put into the Genzyme Corporation 401(k) Plan according to investment elections on file for each participant. In addition to a cash payment from the sale of Genzyme Common Stock to the Company, each Genzyme shareholder received one CVR for each share they owned.

 

During the period from January 1, 2012 through April 1, 2012, the Genzyme Corporation 401(k) Plan transferred $552,337 (or 409,139 CVR’s) to the Plan.

 

Each CVR represents the right for its holder to receive defined cash payments upon the achievement of specified milestones related to certain Genzyme products.  Therefore, the value of each CVR is based on the present value of cash flows generated by the expected probability that the specified product milestones will be met.  If all milestones are met, a holder of the CVR will receive an aggregate total of $14 in cash for each CVR spread out over the life of the CVR. There is no assurance that any payments will be made on the CVR.

 

The fair value of the CVR will reflect prevailing market prices for the security on NASDAQ as Level 1 within the valuation hierarchy.

 

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December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

Wells Fargo Stable Total Return Fund (the Fund) — The Fund is a Common/collective trust fund managed by Wells Fargo for former Merial 401(k) Savings Plan participants as the result of the plan merger.  The Fund invests in investment contracts and security-backed contracts.  An investment contract is a contract issued by a financial institution to provide a stated rate of return to the buyer of the contract for a specified period of time.  A security-backed contract has similar characteristics as a traditional investment contract and is comprised of two parts:  the first part is a fixed-income security or portfolio of fixed-income securities; the second part is a contract value guarantee (wrapper) provided by a third party.  Wrappers provide contract value payments for certain participant-initiated withdrawals and transfers, a floor crediting rate, and return of fully accrued contract value at maturity.  Under unusual circumstances, redemptions may be suspended should the withdrawal in Wells Fargo’s judgment make the disposal of the Fund’s investments not reasonably practical.

 

The average crediting rate for the Fund was 1.52% and the average yield was 1.36% during 2013.  The Plan’s interest in the Common/collective trust fund within Wells Fargo was 0.0% at December 31, 2013.

 

The average crediting rate for the Fund was 1.95% and the average yield was 0.94% during 2012.  The Plan’s interest in the Common/collective trust fund within Wells Fargo was approximately 0.4% at December 31, 2012.

 

The fair value of the underlying assets of the Fund is determined by the trustees of the Fund using a combination of the most recent readily available market bid prices in the principal markets where such funds and securities are traded.  Therefore, they are classified as Level 2.

 

The classification of the fair value measurements of the Plan investments at December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

 

 

 

2013

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Common stock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contingent Value Rights

 

$

108,926

 

$

 

$

 

$

108,926

 

Total assets at fair value

 

$

108,926

 

$

 

$

 

$

108,926

 

 

 

 

2012

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Common/collective trust fund:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Stable Total Return fund

 

$

 

$

17,644,035

 

$

 

$

17,644,035

 

Common stock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contingent Value Rights

 

608,363

 

 

 

 

608,363

 

Total assets at fair value

 

$

608,363

 

$

17,644,035

 

$

 

$

18,252,398

 

 

During 2013 and 2012, the Plan’s investments (including investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) as follows:

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Common/collective trust fund

 

$

83,393

 

$

71,340

 

Common stock

 

(434,575

)

135,709

 

Net appreciation

 

$

(351,182

)

$

207,049

 

 

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December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

Fair Value of Investments in Entities that Use NAV — In accordance with fair value measurements and disclosures guidance, the following table presents the category, fair value, redemption frequency, and redemption notice period for the Plan’s investments, the fair values of which are estimated using the NAV per share as of December 31, 2013 and 2012:

 

December 31, 2012

 

Fair Value

 

Unfunded
Commitments

 

Redemption
Frequency

 

Redemption Notice
Period

 

Wells Fargo Stable Total Return fund

 

$

17,644,035

 

$

 

Daily

 

None

 

 

5.              Income Tax Status

 

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has determined and informed the Company by a letter dated July 20, 2009, that the Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”).  Although the Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter, the Plan administrator and the Plan’s tax counsel believe that the plan is designed, and is currently being operated, in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC and, therefore, believe that the Plan is qualified, and the related trust is tax-exempt.

 

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability if the organization has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authorities.  The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions and is currently under audit by the IRS for the 2010 and 2012 plan years.  The Plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examination for years prior to 2010.

 

6.              Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500

 

GICs and synthetic GICs are reported at fair value for Form 5500 purposes.  For financial statement purposes, such items are recorded at gross fair value and adjusted to net contract value.  Such differing treatments result in a reconciling item between the total net assets available for benefits recorded on the Form 5500 and the total net assets available for benefits included in the accompanying financial statements.

 

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500:

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements

 

$

4,648,962,433

 

$

3,922,492,357

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit responsive investment contracts

 

8,505,361

 

21,736,379

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500

 

$

4,657,467,794

 

$

3,944,228,736

 

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

The following is a reconciliation of total income per the financial statements to Form 5500 for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

 

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

Total additions per the financial statements

 

$

1,064,810,708

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit responsive investment contracts

 

(13,231,018

)

 

 

 

 

Total income per Form 5500

 

$

1,051,579,690

 

 

7.              Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions

 

Certain Master Trust investments are shares of mutual funds managed by T. Rowe Price Trust Company, the trustee of the Plan.  T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services Inc. is the recordkeeper of the Plan.  Therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions.

 

The Master Trust invests in shares of the parent company, Sanofi, through the Sanofi-Aventis ADR Fund (the “fund”); therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions.  The above transactions are not considered prohibited transactions under the prohibited transaction rules. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Master Trust made purchases of approximately $12,818,135, sales of approximately $3,150,025, realized gains of $1,753,155 and dividend income of $3,388,598 earned from the investment in the Company’s common stock. Total shares and market value of the fund held at December 31, 2013 were 6,105,068 and $123,250,329, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Master Trust made purchases of approximately $ 8,620,960, sales of approximately $7,118,806, realized gains of $1,834,073 and dividend income of $ 3,057,453 earned from the investment in the Company’s common stock. Total shares and market value held at December 31, 2012 was 5,877,113 and $102,122,750, respectively.

 

Certain administrative fees have been paid through a revenue sharing agreement with T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services Inc. rather than direct payments, see Note 1.

 

Certain investments are shares of CVRs from former the Genzyme Corporation 401(k) Plan as a result of the merger into the Plan.  These transactions also qualify as party-in-interest transactions.

 

Loans to participants also qualify as party-in-interest transactions, which are exempt from the prohibited transaction rules.

 

8.              Termination of the Plan

 

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA.  Upon such termination of the Plan, the interest of each participant in the trust fund will be distributed to such participant or his or her beneficiary at the time prescribed by the Plan terms and the Code.

 

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Sanofi U.S. Group Savings Plan

 

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

9.              Subsequent Events

 

Plan management has evaluated all subsequent events through June 24, 2014, the date the financial statements were issued.

 

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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

 



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Sanofi U.S. Group Savings Plan

PLAN EIN:

36-4406953

PLAN NUMBER:

005

 

Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

As of December 31, 2013

 

(a)

 

(b) IDENTITY OF ISSUE,
BORROWER, LESSOR OR
SIMILAR PARTY

 

(c) DESCRIPTION OF
INVESTMENT INCLUDING
MATURITY DATE, RATE OF
INTEREST, COLLATERAL,
PAR OR MATURITY VALUE

 

(d) COST

 

(e) CURRENT
YEAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

Sanofi U.S. Group Savings Master Trust

 

Various instruments

 

**

 

$

4,587,050,618

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

Sanofi Contingent Value Rights

 

Common stock

 

**

 

108,926

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

Participant Loans

 

Interest Rates 3.25% - 10.50%

 

-0-

 

52,065,091

 

 


*      Indicates party-in-interest to the Plan

**    Cost not required for participant directed investments

 

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Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Plan administrator has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Sanofi U.S. Group Savings Plan

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Richard M. Johnson

 

 

 

 

 

Richard M. Johnson, for the

 

 

Retirement Plan Administrative

 

 

Committee, Plan Administrator

 

Date: June 24, 2014

 

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EXHIBITS

 



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Exhibit

 

Exhibit Number

 

 

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

23.1