Information about the holding of Vivendi's Combined General Shareholders' Meeting on April 20, 2020
April 01 2020 - 2:42AM
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Regulatory News:
At its meeting held on March 30, 2020, Vivendi's (Paris:VIV)
Management Board decided that the Company's Combined General
Shareholders' Meeting, convened for Monday, April 20, 2020, at 3:30
p.m., will be held at the Company's head office located at 42,
avenue de Friedland, 75008 Paris, and webcast live in its entirety
on the Company's website (www.vivendi.com).
Shareholders or any other person entitled to attend the Meeting
will not be present either in person or by telephone or audiovisual
conferencing.
This decision was taken in light of the current health situation
and the upgraded security measures instituted by the French
authorities limiting the movement of individuals and ordering the
closure of most French establishments open to the public. It
conforms to French Ordinance no. 2020-321 of 25 March 2020
adjusting the rules for meetings and deliberations of shareholders'
meetings.
Therefore, shareholders are strongly encouraged to vote by mail
or via the Internet(1) before Sunday, April 19, 2020 (3:00 p.m.,
Paris time). The form is available online at
www.vivendi.com/assemblee-generale. The completed form is to be
returned to BNP Paribas Securities Services(2) , for the exclusive
purpose of voting by mail or giving proxy to the Chairman of the
General Shareholders' Meeting. No admission card will be issued to
shareholders should they request one.
Shareholders had the opportunity to send the Company requests
for the inclusion of items or draft resolutions on the agenda, from
March 11, 2020 until the 25th day prior to the Meeting. The Company
received no such requests during this period.
As the General Shareholders' Meeting will be held without the
presence of its shareholders, they will not have the opportunity to
ask questions during the Meeting.
Shareholders are reminded, however, that they have the right to
ask written questions to which the Management Board will respond
during the Meeting. These written questions should be sent to the
registered office: 42, avenue de Friedland -- 75008 Paris, France,
by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt addressed to
the Chairman of the Management Board by the fourth working day
prior to the date of the Shareholders' Meeting, i.e., Tuesday,
April 14, 2020. The letter should be accompanied by a certificate
of registration either in the registered share accounts maintained
by the Company or in the accounts of bearer share maintained by an
intermediary mentioned in Article L. 211-3 of the French Monetary
and Financial Code. Given the current situation, account will
exceptionally be taken of written questions received up to the
first working day preceding the date of the General Shareholders'
Meeting, i.e., Friday, April 17, 2020.
Important Disclaimers
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements. This press
release contains forward-looking statements with respect Vivendi's
financial condition, results of operations, business, strategy,
plans and outlook. 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 of the Group
filed by Vivendi with the Autorité des marchés financiers (the
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. 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.
In addition to the foregoing, each of Vivendi's businesses are
closely monitoring the current and potential effects of the recent
COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. Currently, the majority of the
impacts on Vivendi's businesses have been minimal due to their
predominately digital nature. However, the outbreak is likely to
continue to have an impact globally, and it is uncertain at this
point for how long and how severely this crisis will impact our
business activities and financial results.
Unsponsored ADRs. Vivendi does not sponsor any 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
Since 2014, Vivendi has been focused on building a world-class
content, media and communications group with European roots. In
content creation, Vivendi owns powerful, complementary assets in
music (Universal Music Group), movies and series (Canal+ Group),
publishing (Editis) and video games (Gameloft) which are the most
popular forms of entertainment content in the world today. In the
distribution market, Vivendi has acquired the Dailymotion platform
and repositioned it to create a new digital showcase for its
content. The Group has also joined forces with several telecom
operators and platforms to maximize the reach of its distribution
networks. In communications, through Havas. the Group possesses
unique creative expertise in promoting free content and producing
short formats, which are increasingly viewed on mobile devices. In
addition, through Vivendi Village, the Group explores new forms of
business in live entertainment, franchises and ticketing that are
complementary to its core activities. Vivendi's various businesses
cohesively work together as an integrated industrial group to
create greater value. www.vivendi.com
(1) Holders of registered shares who wish to vote via the
Internet can access the VOTACCESS website via the Planetshares
website at https://planetshares.bnpparibas.com. Holders of bearer
shares are required to find out whether his or her authorized
intermediary is connected to the VOTACCESS service and, if so,
whether such access is subject to specific conditions of use. If
the intermediary holding the shareholder's securities account is
connected to VOTACCESS, the shareholder should connect to such
intermediary's website using his or her usual login
identifiers.
(2) BNP Paribas Securities Services, Service Assemblées
générales -- CTO Assemblées générales -- Les Grands Moulins de
Pantin -- 9, rue du Débarcadère -93761 Pantin Cedex.
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