Vivendi Universal Ordinary Shareholders, ADR Holders and ADS Holders May Be Entitled To Payment From An SEC Settlement Fund

Vivendi Universal Ordinary Shareholders, ADR Holders and ADS Holders May Be Entitled To Payment From An SEC Settlement Fund

February 27, 2007

    NEW YORK, Feb. 27 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The following
statement is being issued by Greenberg Traurig, LLP
regarding the Securities and Exchange Commission v. Vivendi
Universal, S.A.

    A settlement has been reached in an enforcement action
brought by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission against Vivendi Universal, S.A.
("Vivendi") and others.  If you purchased Vivendi
Ordinary Shares, American Depository Receipts or American
Depository Shares (the "Securities") during the
period from December 1, 2000 through July 2, 2002, you may
qualify to receive payment from the Settlement fund of
approximately $51,000,000.  You will be required to submit
a proof of claim to qualify for payment. 

    The United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York has authorized this notice. 

    Who is included?

    You are a Potentially Eligible Claimant and could get
benefits if you purchased Vivendi Securities during the
period from December 1, 2000 through July 2, 2002. You are
a Potentially Eligible Claimant only if you bought shares
of Vivendi stock individually, not simply through a mutual
fund. Certain of Vivendi's officers, directors and
employees as well as their immediate family members are not
eligible to receive payment.

    Contact your broker to see if you purchased Vivendi
Securities during the required time period. If you are not
sure you are included, you can get more information,
including a detailed notice, at
http://www.VivendiSecSettlement.com or by calling one of
the phone numbers listed below.

    What is this about?

    The SEC enforcement action claimed that Vivendi, its
former Chief Executive Officer and its former Chief
Financial Officer engaged in conduct that violated various
securities laws.

    What does the Settlement provide?

    Under the terms of the Settlement, a fund of
approximately $51,000,000 has been established from which
payments will be made to eligible claimants who submit a
valid proof of claim.

    Your recovery from the fund, if any, will depend on the
number of valid claim forms that eligible claimants send in,
how many shares of Vivendi Securities you bought, and when
you bought and sold them. All of the $51,000,000 plus
accrued interest, less professional fees and taxes, will be
paid out.

    How do you ask for a payment?

    A detailed notice and claim form package contains
everything you need. Just call the number or visit the
website below to get one.  To qualify for a payment, you
must send in a claim form. Claim forms must be postmarked
by June 12, 2007.

    Phone Numbers:

    Toll-free from the US/Canada: 800-295-3152
    Toll-free from select European countries: 800-747-37473

    (FR, DE, UK, BE, IT, NL, PT, ES, SZ)
    Toll-call from all other countries: + 1-941-906-4612 (a
US phone number)

    Website: http://www.VivendiSecSettlement.com


    For more information, please contact:

     Jeffrey Sklaroff
     Greenberg Traurig, LLP
     Tel:  [phone]


SOURCE  Greenberg Traurig, LLP