PARIS, FRANCE (Top40 Charts/ Vivendi Official Website) - Regulatory News: In accordance with the agreement between Vivendi and GE covering Vivendi's full exit from NBC Universal, Vivendi has concluded the sale of 7.66% of NBC Universal to GE for $2 billion. The remainder of Vivendi's stake, or 12.34%, will be sold for $3.8 billion to GE upon completion of the GE � Comcast transaction. Vivendi: offering the best to the digital generation Vivendi is at the heart of the worlds of content, platforms and interactive networks. Vivendi combines the world leader in video games (Activision Blizzard), the world leader in music (Universal Music Group), the French leader in alternative telecoms (SFR), the Moroccan leader in telecoms (Maroc Telecom Group), the leading alternative telecoms provider in Brazil (GVT) and the French leader in Pay TV (Canal+ Group). In 2009, Vivendi achieved revenues of �27.1 billion and adjusted net income of �2.6 billion. With operations in 77 countries, the Group has over 49,000 employees.
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