Vivendi to abstain from voting on Telecom Italia’s resolution related to the plan to convert savings shares into ordinary shares

                                                                                                    
Vivendi decided that it will abstain from voting on the resolution related to the plan to convert Telecom Italia savings shares into ordinary shares at the telecoms operator’s shareholders meeting to be held on December 15, 2015.

This decision was based on the following factors:

–       Vivendi questions the fairness of the proposed conversion ratio. In particular, the Group is not convinced that the cash payment of 9.5 euro cents required to convert a saving share into an ordinary share is fully justified.

–        Vivendi notes the absence of a fairness opinion with respect to the holders of ordinary shares, who would be significantly diluted in this transaction. To the best of the Group’s knowledge, this exercise was only carried out with respect to the holders of savings shares.

–        Finally, Vivendi believes that the decision to propose a savings shares conversion plan should rest with a Board of Directors that best represents the current shareholders of Telecom Italia. In addition, it does not feel that there is any urgency to implementing such a transaction.

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