Takeover Could Happen Soon

Vivendi, which owns 100% of Gameloft, a mobile video games company employing 6,000 people, announced today that on December 7, 2016, it exceeded the 25% legal threshold of the Ubisoft share capital, holding 25.15% of the Ubisoft share capital and 22.92% of its voting rights based on the number of outstanding shares and voting rights as reported by Ubisoft on October 31, 2016. Vivendi, in its declaration filed today with the Autorité des Marchés financiers, the French securities regulator, and published by the AMF on its website, has specified its objectives over the coming six months: • Vivendi’s acquisitions have been financed using its disposable cash; • Vivendi is not acting together with any third party in connection with its investment in Ubisoft and has not entered into a temporary s...