Vivendi owns 25.75% of the Mediaset share capital and 26.77% of the voting rights
Regulatory News:
Vivendi (Paris:VIV) has today crossed the 20% and 25% thresholds of the Mediaset share capital.
Vivendi owns 25.75% of the Mediaset share capital and 26.77% of the voting rights as of December 20, 2016.
Important Disclaimers
This press release contains information that may have characterized, before becoming public, inside information as defined by
Article 7, par. 1, of the European Regulation 596/2014 regarding Vivendi’s acquisition of a participation in the capital of
Mediaset. It also contains forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, business,
strategy, plans and outlook of Vivendi. Although Vivendi believes that such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable
assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from the
forward-looking statements as a result of a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside our control, including but
not limited to the risks related to antitrust and other regulatory approvals as well as any other approvals which may be required
in connection with certain transactions and the risks described in the documents Vivendi filed with the Autorité des Marchés
Financiers (French securities regulator), which are also available in English on Vivendi’s website (www.vivendi.com). Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of documents filed by Vivendi with
the Autorité des Marchés Financiers at www.amf-france.org, or directly from Vivendi. Accordingly, we caution readers against relying on such forward
looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release and Vivendi disclaims any
intention or obligation to provide, update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
Unsponsored ADRs. Vivendi does not sponsor an American Depositary Receipt (ADR) facility in respect of its shares. Any ADR
facility currently in existence is “unsponsored” and has no ties whatsoever to Vivendi. Vivendi disclaims any liability in respect
of any such facility.
About Vivendi
Vivendi is an integrated media and content group. The company operates businesses throughout the media value chain, from
talent discovery to the creation, production and distribution of content. The main subsidiaries of Vivendi comprise Canal+ Group
and Universal Music Group. Canal+ Group is the leading pay-TV operator in France, and also serves markets in Africa, Poland and
Vietnam. Canal+ Group operations also include Studiocanal, a leading European player in production, sales and distribution of film
and TV series. Universal Music Group is the world leader in recorded music, music publishing and merchandising, with more than 50
labels covering all genres. A separate division, Vivendi Village, brings together Vivendi Ticketing (ticketing in the UK, the U.S.
and France), MyBestPro (experts counseling), Watchever (subscription video-on-demand), Radionomy (digital radio), Olympia
Production, the L’Olympia and the Theâtre de L‘Oeuvre venues in Paris and the CanalOlympia venues in Africa. With 3.5 billion
videos viewed each month, Dailymotion is one of the biggest video content aggregation and distribution platforms in the world.
Gameloft is a worldwide leading video games on mobile, with 2 million games downloaded per day.
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