SC 13G/A 1 sc13g_021307-groupedanone.htm GROUP DANONE

 


UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*

Groupe Danone

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

(Name of Issuer)

Ordinary Shares, nominal value €0.50 per share

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

(Title of Class of Securities)

399449107

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2006

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

 

o

Rule 13d-1 (b)

 

x

Rule 13d-1 (c)

 

o

Rule 13d-1 (d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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CUSIP No. 399449107

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1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

Eurazeo

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

(a) o

(b) o

 

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

France

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH:

5

SOLE VOTING POWER

13,975,995 shares representing 23,692,481 votes

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

None

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

13,975,995 shares

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

None

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

13,975,995 shares

10

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

o

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

5.36% of the shares and 8.4% of the voting rights*

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

CO

 

 

*

Based upon 260,864,746 ordinary shares and 281,405,813 voting rights, respectively, as of December 31, 2006.

CUSIP No. 399449107

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Item 1(a).

Name of Issuer:

Groupe Danone (the “Company”)

Item 1(b).

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

Groupe Danone

17, Boulevard Haussman

75009 Paris

France

Item 2(a).

Name of Persons Filing:

Eurazeo

Item 2(b).

Address of Principal Business Office, or if none, Residence:

3, rue Jacques Bingen

Item 2(c).

Citizenship:

France

Item 2(d).

Title of Class of Securities:

Ordinary Shares, nominal value €0.50 per Share

Item 2(e).

CUSIP Number:

399449107

Item 3.

Item 3 is not applicable.

Item 4(a).

Amount Beneficially Owned:

13,975,995 ordinary shares are beneficially owned by Eurazeo.

Item 4(b).

Percent of Class:

5.36% of the shares and 8.4% of the voting rights based upon 260,864,746 ordinary shares and 281,405,813 voting rights, respectively, as of December 31, 2006.

Item 4(c).

Number of shares as to which such person has:

 

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 13,975,995 shares representing 23,692,481 votes

 

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: None

 

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 13,975,995 ordinary shares

 

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: None

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Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of Securities, check the following o.

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Item 6 is not applicable.

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company

Item 7 is not applicable.

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of a Group

Item 8 is not applicable.

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group

Item 9 is not applicable.

Item 10.

Certification

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

CUSIP No. 399449107

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Dated: February 9th, 2007

 

 

Eurazeo

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bruno Keller

 

 

Name: Bruno Keller

 

 

Title: Managing Director