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Vivendi (Paris:VIV) today issued a € 1,250 million bond with a 5.5 year
maturity and a 4.125% coupon at a price of 99.405%, corresponding to a
4.253% yield.
This operation, successfully carried out in a volatile funding
environment, enables Vivendi to maintain its debt maturity profile
beyond 4 years and to reach a better balance mix between bank and bond
debt.
The bond has been placed with institutional investors.
About Vivendi
The best emotions, digitally
Vivendi is at the heart of the worlds of content, platforms and
interactive networks. Vivendi combines the world leader in video games
(Activision Blizzard), the world leader in music (Universal Music
Group), the French leader in alternative telecoms (SFR), the Moroccan
leader in telecoms (Maroc Telecom Group), the leading alternative
telecoms provider in Brazil (GVT) and the French leader in pay-TV
(Canal+ Group). In 2010, Vivendi achieved revenues of €28.9 billion and
adjusted net income of €2.7 billion. The Group has over 51,300
employees. www.vivendi.com
Important disclaimer
Disclaimer Forward Looking Statements. This press release contains
forward-looking statements with respect to Vivendi`s financial
condition, results of operations, business, strategy and plans. 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 described in the documents Vivendi has filed with
the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (French securities regulator) and
which are also available in English on our web site (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. The present 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 such facility.
The bond will be listed in Luxembourg.
