Vivendi Universal confirms that a team of investigators from the Finance Brigade of the Paris public prosecutor’s office is carrying out inquiries at the company’s head office, following the receipt of a letter rogatory from Judges Pireyre, Cros and Pons. This procedure follows the filing of a claim against an unnamed party in July 2002. The company emphasizes that it is a plaintiff claiming damages in these proceedings and that it intends to cooperate fully with investigations.