Deutsche Bank has been appointed as Depositary Bank for the Level I American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program of Vivendi S.A. (Vivendi).
Vivendi controls Universal Music Group (#1in music worldwide), Activision Blizzard (#1 in video games worldwide), SFR (#2 in mobile and fixedtelecom in France), Maroc Telecom (#1 in mobile and fixed telecom in Morocco), Canal+ (#1 inpay-TV in France and Poland) and owns 20% in NBCU (a leading US media and entertainmentgroup). Vivendis shares are listed on Compartment A of Euronext Paris. Vivendi is one of the maincompanies in the CAC40 Index.
We aredelighted to be acting as Depositary Bank on this ADR program and we very much look forward toworking with Vivendi and ensuring that its ADR investors receive the highest level of service, says Akbar Poonawala, head of global equity services (GES) at Deutsche Bank.
This transaction reflectsthe continued commitment of Deutsche Bank to the French market and demonstrates theconfidence that leading French corporates, global leaders in their industry, are placing in theDeutsche Bank platform,” says Stphane Boujnah, managing director at Deutsche Bank in Paris.
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