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Vivendi in discussions with Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, Ltd. to sell 10% of UMG’s share capita...
Vivendi and Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, Ltd. (PSTH), represented by Chief Executive Officer Bill Ackman, have entered into discussions for Vivendi to sell 10% of the Universal Music Group (UMG B...
view press releaseVivendi completes the acquisition of Prisma Media, France’s first magazine publishing group
Vivendi announces that it completed today the acquisition of 100% of Prisma Media. The Group signed a put option agreement with Gruner+Jahr/Bertelsmann on December 23, 2020. The Prisma Media acquisiti...
view press releaseUniversal Music Group – Update on the proposed distribution
Universal Music Group: Update on the proposed distribution Governance and voting rights treating all shareholders equally to be proposed for the future UMG NV public company Excellent first quarter 20...
view press releaseProcedures for obtaining or consulting information on the Combined General Shareholders’ Meeting to ...
Important Notice: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and following the measures put in place by the authorities to limit its spread, the Shareholders’ Meeting will be held “behind closed doors&#...
view press releaseVivendi, Fininvest and Mediaset put an end to their disputes
Vivendi, Fininvest and Mediaset are pleased to announce that they have come to a global agreement to put an end to their disputes by waiving all litigation and claims between them. Vivendi will suppor...
view press releaseVivendi: strong increase in revenues for the first quarter of 2021 (+5.0% at constant currency and p...
Universal Music Group: revenues up 9.4% at constant currency and perimeter compared to the first quarter of 2020, driven by the growth in subscription and streaming revenues (19.6%) Canal+ Group: reve...
view press release99.98% positive votes at the Vivendi’s Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting
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Vivendi’s Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting held today in Paris under the chairmanship of Yannick Bolloré, with a record quorum of 73.33% of shareholders, approved by 99.98% the two resoluti...
view press releaseUMG BV secures financing – Vivendi to early redeem bonds
Vivendi is pleased that Universal Music Group (UMG) reached an agreement regarding a five-year, €3 billion financing line with four leading banks. The syndication of this financing among a pool of ban...
view press releaseVivendi: the good results for 2020 confirm the resilience of the Group’s main businesses
Revenues increased to €16.09 billion, up 1.2% compared to 2019 EBITA increased to €1.63 billion, up 6.6% compared to 2019 Earnings before provision for income taxes[1] increased to €2.18 billion, up 4...
view press releaseProcedures for obtaining or consulting information on the Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeti...
Important Notice: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and following the measures put in place by the authorities to limit its spread, the Shareholders’ Meeting will be held “behind closed doors&#...
view press releaseVivendi will examine the distribution of 60% of UMG’s share capital and its listing by the end of th...
Vivendi’s leading institutional shareholders have been pressing for a number of years for a split or the distribution of Universal Music Group (UMG) to reduce Vivendi’s conglomerate discount. Prior to...
view press releaseVivendi: the Tencent-led consortium has completed the exercise of its call option and now owns 20% o...
Vivendi announced today that it has completed the sale of an additional 10% of the share capital of Universal Music Group (UMG) to a Tencent-led consortium, based on an enterprise value of €30 billion...
view press releaseVivendi raises its stake in PRISA to 9.9%
Vivendi announced today that it is raising its stake in PRISA to 9.9% after having acquired 7.6% of the share capital of the group on January 22, 2021. Buying shares in PRISA is part of Vivendi’s ongo...
view press releaseVivendi to invest in PRISA
Vivendi announced today that it is making an investment in PRISA for 7.6%. PRISA is the Spanish-speaking leader in media and education, and owner of El Pais, Santillana, Cadena SER, Radio Caracol, AS ...
view press releaseVivendi signed a put option agreement for Prisma Media
Vivendi announced today that it signed a put option agreement for 100% of Prisma Media, following the conclusion of the exclusive negotiations with Gruner+Jahr/Bertelsmann and the favorable opinion of...
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