SC TO-T/A

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE TO

Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 11)

GENZYME CORPORATION

(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

GC MERGER CORP.

SANOFI-AVENTIS

(Offerors)

(Names of Filing Persons (identifying status as offeror, issuer or other person))

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

372917104

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

Karen Linehan

Senior Vice President Legal Affairs and General Counsel

Sanofi-Aventis

174, avenue de France

75013 Paris, France

Telephone: +33 1 53 77 40 00

(Name, address, and telephone numbers of person authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)

Copy to:

Michael J. Aiello, Esq.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10153

(212) 310-8000

CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

Transaction Valuation(1)	Amount of Filing Fee(2)
$18,351,638,353	$1,308,472

(1) Estimated for purposes of calculating the filing fee only. The transaction valuation was calculated by adding: (i) the product of (x) 254,839,847 (the number of shares of common stock of the subject company (“Shares”) issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2010) and (y) $69.00 (the per Share offer price); and (ii) the product of (x) 37,230,306 (the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights as of December 31, 2009) and (y) $20.62 (the difference between the $69.00 per Share offer price and $48.38, the weighted-average exercise price of such options, warrants and rights). The number of outstanding Shares is reported in the subject company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2010, and the number and weighted-average exercise price of the subject company’s options, warrants and rights is reported in the subject company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed April 26, 2010.

(2) The filing fee was calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by multiplying the transaction value by 0.00007130.

x Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the form or schedule and the date of its filing.

Amount Previously Paid: $1,308,472	Filing Party: Sanofi-Aventis
Form of Registration No.: Schedule TO	Date Filed: October 4, 2010

¨ Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

x Third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

¨ Issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

¨ Going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

¨ Amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer.  ¨

This Amendment No. 11 (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 4, 2010 (which, together with any amendments and supplements thereto, collectively constitute the “Schedule TO”) and is filed by (i) GC Merger Corp., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Purchaser”), and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sanofi-Aventis, a French société anonyme (“Parent”) and (ii) Parent. The Schedule TO relates to the offer by the Purchaser to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Shares”), of Genzyme Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (“Genzyme”), at a purchase price of $69.00 per Share net to the sellers in cash, without interest thereon and less any required withholding taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated October 4, 2010 (which, together with any amendments and supplements thereto, collectively constitute the “Offer to Purchase”) and in the related Letter of Transmittal (which, together with any amendments or supplements thereto, collectively constitute the “Offer”). The Schedule TO (including the Offer to Purchase) contains important information about the Offer, all of which should be read carefully by Genzyme shareholders before any decision is made with respect to the Offer.

Documentation relating to the Offer has been mailed to Genzyme shareholders and may be obtained at no charge at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov and may also be obtained at no charge by directing a request by mail to MacKenzie Partners, Inc., 105 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016, or by calling toll-free at (800) 322-2885.

All information set forth in the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal is incorporated by reference in answer to Items 1 through 12 in the Schedule TO, except those items as to which information is specifically provided herein. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Offer to Purchase.

Amendments to the Offer to Purchase

Items 1 to 11.

The Offer to Purchase and Items 1 through 11 of the Schedule TO, to the extent such Items incorporate by reference the information contained in the Offer to Purchase, are hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

The sub-section captioned “European Union Antitrust Compliance” in Section 15 (“Certain Matters; Regulatory Approvals”) is hereby amended by appending the following disclosure between the penultimate and final paragraphs of such sub-section:

On January 12, 2011, the European Commission cleared the Offer unconditionally under the EU merger control rules, Council Regulation No. 139/2004.

Item 12. Exhibits

Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended by adding the following exhibit thereto:

(a)(5)(L) Press Release issued by Sanofi-Aventis on January 12, 2011.

SIGNATURE

After due inquiry and to the best of the knowledge and belief of each of the undersigned, each of the undersigned hereby certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

SANOFI-AVENTIS
By:	/S/    ALEXANDRE LEMOALLE
Name:	Alexandre Lemoalle
Title:	Authorized Signatory
GC MERGER CORP
By:	/S/    KAREN LINEHAN
Name:	Karen Linehan
Title:	Authorized Signatory

Date: January 12, 2011

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	Exhibit Name
(a)(1)(A)	Offer to Purchase dated October 4, 2010.*
(a)(1)(B)	Letter of Transmittal (including Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) on Substitute Form W-9).*
(a)(1)(C)	Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*
(a)(1)(D)	Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*
(a)(1)(E)	Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*
(a)(1)(F)	Form of Summary Advertisement as published on October 4, 2010 in The Wall Street Journal.*
(a)(5)(A)	Press Release issued by Sanofi-Aventis on October 4, 2010.*
(a)(5)(B)	English Translation of Excerpts from Offer to Purchase published in France by Sanofi-Aventis on October 4, 2010.*
(a)(5)(C)	Investor Presentation by Sanofi-Aventis dated October 4, 2010.*
(a)(5)(D)	Transcript of Investor Conference Call held by Sanofi-Aventis on October 4, 2010.*
(a)(5)(E)	Press Release issued by Sanofi-Aventis on October 20, 2010.*
(a)(5)(F)	Excerpt from Investor Presentation by Sanofi-Aventis on October 28, 2010.*
(a)(5)(G)	Excerpts of Transcript of Earnings Conference Call held by Sanofi-Aventis on October 28, 2010.*
(a)(5)(H)	Press Release issued by Sanofi-Aventis on November 8, 2010.*
(a)(5)(I)	Press Release issued by Sanofi-Aventis on December 13, 2010.*
(a)(5)(J)	Press Release issued by Sanofi-Aventis on January 9, 2011.*
(a)(5)(K)	Excerpt from Investor Presentation by Sanofi-Aventis on January 11, 2011.*
(a)(5)(L)	Press Release issued by Sanofi-Aventis on January 12, 2011.**
(b)(A)	Facilities Agreement, dated October 2, 2010, by and among Sanofi-Aventis, BNP Paribas, J.P. Morgan plc and Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking acting as Initial Mandated Lead Arrangers, Société Générale acting as Facilities Agent and the Financial Institutions included as Lenders therein.*
(d)	Not applicable.
(g)	Not applicable.
(h)	Not applicable.

* Previously filed.

** Filed herewith.

EX-99.(A)(5)(L)

Exhibit (a)(5)(L)

European Commission Clears Acquisition of Genzyme Corporation by sanofi-aventis

Paris, France - January 12, 2011 - Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announced today that the European Commission has cleared sanofi-aventis’ proposed acquisition of Genzyme Corporation unconditionally under EU merger control rules.

Sanofi-aventis welcomes this decision, which is a requisite step in satisfaction of the condition to the tender offer relating to antitrust approvals.

The offer remains subject to the other conditions described in the Offer to Purchase filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4, 2010, as amended to date.

About sanofi-aventis

Sanofi-aventis, a leading global pharmaceutical company, discovers, develops and distributes therapeutic solutions to improve the lives of everyone. Sanofi-aventis is listed in Paris (EURONEXT: SAN) and in New York (NYSE: SNY).

Additional Information

This communication is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. In connection with the proposed transaction, sanofi-aventis and GC Merger Corp. filed tender offer documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 4, 2010. These documents have been mailed to all Genzyme shareholders of record. These documents, as they may be amended from time to time, contain important information about the proposed transaction and Genzyme shareholders are urged to read them carefully and in their entirety before any decision is made with respect to the proposed transaction. The tender offer materials may be obtained at no charge by directing a request by mail to MacKenzie Partners, Inc., 105 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016, or by calling toll-free at (800) 322-2885, and may also be obtained at no charge at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.

Forward-Looking Statements

Any statements made in this communication that are not statements of historical fact, including statements about Sanofi- Aventis’ beliefs and expectations and statements about Sanofi-Aventis’ proposed acquisition of Genzyme, are forwardlooking statements and should be evaluated as such. Forward-looking statements include statements that may relate to Sanofi-Aventis’ plans, objectives, strategies, goals, future events, future revenues or performance, and other information that is not historical information. Factors that may materially affect such forward-looking statements include: Sanofi-Aventis’ ability to successfully complete the tender offer for Genzyme’s shares or realize the anticipated benefits of the transaction; delays in obtaining any approvals required for the transaction, or an inability to obtain them on the terms proposed or on the anticipated schedule; and the failure of any of the conditions to Sanofi-Aventis’ tender offer to be satisfied. Any information regarding Genzyme contained herein has been taken from, or is based upon, publicly available information. Although Sanofi-Aventis does not have any information that would indicate that any information contained herein is inaccurate or incomplete, Sanofi-Aventis has not had the opportunity to verify any such information and does not undertake any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such information. Sanofi-Aventis does not undertake, and specifically disclaims, any obligation or responsibility to update or amend any of the information above except as otherwise required by law.