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Vivendi S.A.: 42 avenue de Friedland
75380 Paris Cedex 08, France; Voice +33-1-71-71-10-00 Fax +33-1-71-71-10-01; www.vivendi.com

Holdings

Television and Film: Canal+ Group; Canal+; Canal+ Cinema; Canal+ Decale; Canal+ Family; Canal+ Overseas; Canal+ Sport; CanalPlay; CanalSat (Multi-channel); Cine+ (Multi-channel); Comedie+; Cuisine+; D8; D17; Golf+; InfoSport+; Jimmy; Piwi+; Planete+; Seasons; Sport+; Teletoon+; i>Tele; Other Canal+ Group Entities; Canal+ Events; Canal+ Regie; StudioCanal
Universal Music Group: Bravado (Merchandise); Universal Music Enterprises; Universal Music Publishing Group; Universal Music Group Distribution; VEVO; Music Labels; A&M/Octone; Angel; Astralwerks; Blue Note; Capitol Records; Decca; Decca Records; Def Jam Recordings; Deutsche Grammophon; Disa; ECM; Emarcy; Geffen Records; Fonovisa; Interscope Geffen A&M Records; IRS; Island Def Jam Music Group; Machete Music; Manhattan Records; Mercury Records; Motown Records; Polydor Records; Republic Records; Show Dog-Universal Music; Universal Motown Republic Group; Universal Music Argentina; Universal Music Australia; Universal Music Austria; Universal Music Belgium; Universal Music Brazil; Universal Music Canada; Universal Music China; Universal Music Colombia; Universal Music Czech Republic; Universal Music Denmark; Universal Music Finland; Universal Music France; Universal Music Germany; Universal Music Greece; Universal Music Latin Entertainment; Universal Music Group Nashville (Lost Highway, MCA Nashville, and Mercury Nashville); Universal Music Hong Kong; Universal Music Hungary; Universal Music India; Universal Music Ireland; Universal Music Italy; Universal Music Japan; Universal Music Korea; Universal Music Malasia; Universal Music Mexico; Universal Music Netherlands; Universal Music New Zealand; Universal Music Norway; Universal Music Phillippines; Universal Music Poland; Universal Music Portugal; Universal Music Romania; Universal Music Russia; Universal Music South Africa; Universal Music Spain; Universal Music Sweden; Universal Music Switzerland; Universal Music Taiwan; Universal Music Thailand; Universal Music UK; Verve Music Group.; Virgin Records; Artist Managament; 5B; Trinifold; Santuary; Twenty-Five Artists
Video Games: Activision Blizzard (57% Subsidiary)
Telecommunications: GVT - Brazil; Maroc Telecom Group - Morocco (53% Subsidiary); SFR - France
Other: zaOza (Vivendi Mobile Entertainment); last updated 2/27/2013

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