Filed by Vivendi
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Subject Company: The Seagram Company Ltd.
Commission File No. 1-2275
and
Subject Company: Canal Plus S.A.
Commission File No. 82-2270
October 2, 2000
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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
FIRST HALF 2000
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[VIVENDI Logo] A CRUCIAL HALF-YEAR
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- Alignment with international standards (NYSE listing, Telecom acquisition
costs as expenses, conversion of P&L at average exchange rate over the
period)
- Business now focused (disposal of Vinci, Nexity, Sithe)
- Vivendi Environnement - created and listed
- Toward the creation of a global leader in Communications (agreements with
Lagardere, creation of Vizzavi and planned merger with Canal+ and Seagram)
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[VIVENDI Logo] EXCELLENT OPERATIONAL
------------ PERFORMANCES...
- Net sales: internal growth of 16%
- EBITDA: Euro 2.6bn, up 44% vs. 1H 99 (restated with year 2000 accounting
method)
- Euro 946m (+ 113%) in communications o/w Euro 1,006m excluding Internet
activities (+60% on same basis*)
- EBIT of Euro 1.2bn, up 38% vs. 1H99 (restated with year 2000 accounting
method)
- Euro 327m (+102 %) in communications o/w Euro 399m excluding Internet
activities (+72% on same basis*)
* Excluding changes in the scope of consolidation and at constant exchange
rates - 1999 amounts restated with year 2000 accounting method
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[VIVENDI Logo] ... LEADING TO A RECORD
------------ HALF-YEAR RESULT
1H00 1H99 % FY 99
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Before goodwill
- Net income (Euro m) 1,641 967 +70% 1,954
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- EPS Euro 2.74 1.95 +40% 3.69
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- Average number of shares 599 493 529
outstanding (in millions)
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- Net income 1,416 847 +67% 1,431
after goodwill
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VIVENDI ENVIRONNEMENT
FIRST HALF 2000
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[VIVENDI Logo] VIVENDI ENVIRONNEMENT
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- Net sales of Euro 12.5bn, up 39% from Euro 9.0bn in 1H99, including internal
growth of 14%
- EBITDA of Euro 1,638m, up 34% from Euro 1,220m in 1H99, at constant perimeter
+15%, on same basis* +12%
- EBIT of Euro 867m, up 37% from Euro 633m in 1H99, at constant perimeter +14%,
on same basis* +10%
- These amounts reflect the full half-year impact of the acquisition of US
Filter, and the business generated through new contracts outside France
(Germany, Sweden, US, Australia). Excellent commercial performance with
industrial customers (Novartis, Hyundai ...) and local authorities
(Bucharest, Alexandria, Chennai ...)
* Excluding changes in the scope of consolidation and
at constant exchange rates
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VIVENDI COMMUNICATIONS
FIRST HALF 2000
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[VIVENDI Logo] COMMUNICATIONS - NET SALES
------------ 6.1 BN , UP 64% (19% INTERNAL GROWTH)
[Bar graph depicting the following information (In Euro Millions):
Telecommunications - 1913 (1H99)
2465 (1H00)
Pay-TV - 99 (1H99)
1952 (1H00)
Publishing - 1654 (1H99)
1625 (1H00) ]
Telecommunications Pay-TV Publishing Total
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Growth rate +28.9% - (1.8%) +64.2%
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% on same basis +29.4% - +6.0% +19.4%
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[VIVENDI Logo] COMMUNICATIONS - EBITDA
------------ 946 M, UP 113% (+57% ON SAME BASIS, EXCLUDING
INTERNET ACTIVITIES: +60%)
[Bar graph depicting the following information (In Euro Millions):
Telecommunications - 354.2 (1H99)
602.7 (1H00)
Pay-TV - 4.6 (1H99)
232.7 (1H00)
Publishing - 113.0 (1H99)
170.3 (1H00)
Internet - (28.6)(1H99)
(59.9)(1H00) ]
Telecommunications Pay-TV Publishing Internet Total
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Growth rate +70.1% - +50.7% - X2.13
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Growth rate
Excluding Internet - - - - X2.13
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% on same basis +66.1% - +58.7% - +56.8%
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% on same basis
excluding Internet - - - - +59.9%
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[VIVENDI Logo] COMMUNICATIONS - EBIT
------------ 327 M, UP 102% (ON SAME BASIS +69%,
EXCLUDING INTERNET +72%)
[Bar graph depicting the following information (In Euro Millions):
Telecommunications - 102.8 (1H99)
280.7 (1H00)
Pay-TV - (1.2) (1H99)
1.5 (1H00)
Publishing - 98.2 (1H99)
116.3 (1H00)
Internet - (38.1)(1H99)
(71.6)(1H00) ]
Telecommunications Pay-TV Publishing Internet Total
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Growth rate X2.7 - +18.5% - X2.0
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Growth rate
Excluding Internet - - - - +99.5%
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% on same basis X2.6 - 27.7% - +68.5%
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% on same basis
excluding Internet - - - - +72.0%
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[VIVENDI Logo] TELECOMS
------------ CEGETEL - MOBILE
- Net sales
- Total net sales: up 28% to Euor 2.1bn
- Recurring net sales: up 39%
- Accounting methods changed: acquisition costs as expenses
- EBITDA:
- up 36% to Euro 605m at constant method
- Increased EBITDA margin (+1.5%)
- EBIT:
- up 46% to Euro 339m at constant method
- increased EBIT margin (+2%)
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VIVENDI Logo] TELECOMS
------------ CEGETEL - MOBILE: CUSTOMERS (1)
- Customer base: up 64% to 8.5 millions
- Market shares (gross activations) stable at 36.5% - strategy to maximize the
value of subscriber base
- Mix of subscribers/pre-paid (54%/46% gross activations) better than
expected : higher acquisition costs but higher future revenues and
higher NPV
- Average revenue per user still over Euro 40 per month down only
Euro 1 for subscribers and down Euro 4 for pre-paid (base 1H99)
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VIVENDI Logo] TELECOMS
------------ CEGETEL - MOBILE: CUSTOMERS (2)
- Strong decrease in churn:
[Linear graph depicting the following information:
Line decreasing from approximately 3.4 in
December 1999 to approximately 1.4 in July 2000 ]
- Acquisition costs:
- Back to usual levels after Q4-99 peak
- French SACs still much higher than the European average
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VIVENDI Logo] TELECOMS
------------ CEGETEL - MOBILE: NEW SERVICES
- Strong growth of SMS: X 10 over the last year (up to 2 million SMS per day)
- Launch of WAP:
- 100,000 in distribution
- First GPRS handsets will be offered by the end of this year
- GPRS network already implemented
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VIVENDI Logo] TELECOMS
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CEGETEL - FIXED LINES ("LE 7"+"CEGETEL ENTREPRISES")
EXCELLENT OPERATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL PERFORMANCES
- Net sales: up 35% to Euro 215m
- EBITDA : losses divided by 2.5 to Euro 36m
- EBIT : losses divided by 2 to Euro 64m
- Telecom Developpement (equity-accounted infrastructure network subsidiary):
EBITDA of Euro 48m
[Arrow pointing downward]
- EBITDA : break-even for combined fixed activities in June 2000, 2 1/2
years after launch
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VIVENDI Logo] TELECOMS
------------ CEGETEL - FIXED LINES: CUSTOMERS
- The most attractive new entrant (sources: Secodip, Datanova):
- Half of residential customers leaving FT join " Le 7 " (7% of the targeted
market)
- 2 SOHO customers out of 3 leaving FT join " Le 7 pro "
(16% of the targeted market)
- Enterprises market: increase in margins of 10 points and of internet data
sales up 71%
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VIVENDI Logo] PUBLISHING
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- Net sales : Euro 1,625m down 1.8% (disposal of Avenir, Euro 274m in 1H 1999),
up 6% on same basis
- Strong improvement of profitability:
- EBITDA: Euro 170m, up 59% on same basis
- EBIT: Euro 116 m, up 28% on same basis
Net sales Growth on EBITDA Growth on
In Euro m same basis same basis
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- Consumer
division 672 +9% 32 + Euro 30m
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- B2B division 784 +5% 120 +19%
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- Other 169 +20% 18 +21%
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VIVENDI Logo] PUBLISHING
------------ CONSUMER DIVISION
- Strong progress of Havas Interactive: net sales up 20% compared with
1H99; EBITDA losses reduced from Euro 16 m to Euro 2 m (high seasonality -
full year EBITDA target in line)
- Worldwide launch of Diablo II (2 million CD-ROMs in 8 languages)
- Havas Interactive established as #1 in PC consumer software (Game &
Education) in the US
- Healthy growth (+12% sales on same basis) of "Education and Reference"
(successful international development with integration of Spain & Brazil).
Launch of Kleio interactive encyclopedia. Launch of first electronic school
bag
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VIVENDI Logo] PUBLISHING
------------ B2B DIVISION
- Strengthening of health information business (net sales: Euro 211m, # 3
worldwide) through acquisition of Staywell and 3 V Health in US (net
sales: Euro 43m) and consolidation of MediMedia (net sales Euro 82m)
- Excellent performance of Havas Business Information driven by European
dynamism of advertising and classified ads
- Comareg restructuring under way
- Successful launch of new magazine: Newbiz (New Economy)
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VIVENDI Logo] CANAL +
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- Net sales: up 20% to Euro 1,852m o/w Euro 451m outside France (+29%)
- EBITDA: Euro 222m
- EBIT: Euro 2m
- Net income: Euro 104m
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VIVENDI Logo] CANAL +
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- More than 14 million subscribers at end of 1H2000 o/w 7.3 million outside
France
- Net adds of 1.7 million subscriptions over 1 year
- 4.5 million subscribers to digital services of which 2.6 outside France
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VIVENDI Logo] INTERNET
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- Negative EBITDA at Euro 60m and negative EBIT at Euro 72m
- Flipside.com (successful integration of Prize Central):
- Ranked among the top 10 worldwide in terms of total duration
- break even as of 2001
- Cadres On Line and Bonjour are national leaders in their segments
- Launch of new versions of 01Net and Squarefinance, new developments for
Canal Numedia and Allo Cine
- Setting up of Scoot Europe (France, Belgium, Netherlands
under launch)
- Successful investments at Viventures
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VIVENDI Logo] STATEMENT OF INCOME
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1H00 1H99 comparable 1H99 published
In Euro m
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- Net sales (bn) 19.4 18.1 +7% 18.2
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- EBITDA 2,637 1,831 +44% 2,067
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- EBIT 1,160 840 +38% 880
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- Operating income
less net financial
expenses 950 840 +13% 794
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- Net exceptional
income 1,778 94 92
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- Taxes (695) 71 58
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- Net income
before GW 1,641 967 +70% 903
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- Net income 1,416 847 +67% 782
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VIVENDI Logo] P&L
------------ FINANCIAL RESULT
1H00 1H99 comparable 1H99 published
In Euro m
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- Interest charges (626) (279) (283)
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- Capital gains on
portfolio 435 289 288
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- Others 71 155 74
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- Provisions (89) (165) (166)
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(209) +0 (87)
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- Full half-year impact of acquisitions within Vivendi Environnement (US Filter,
Superior services) and Vivendi Telecom Int'l (Elektrim)
- Assuming same accounting policy, 1999 financial result reflected an
Euro 83m exchange gain
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VIVENDI Logo] P&L
------------ EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS
1H00 1H99
In Euro m
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- Canal + (33) (14)
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- Telco Elektrim (39) 0
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- BSkyB (81) (14)
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- Others 51 92
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(102) 64
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VIVENDI Logo] P&L
------------ EXCEPTIONAL INCOME AND TAXES
1H00 1H99 comparable 1H99 published
In Euro m
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- Disposals and
dilution profits 1,866 249 249
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- Exceptional losses
and profits (88) (155) (157)
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- Net exceptional
income 1,778 94 92
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- Taxes (695) 71 58
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- BSkyB dilution profit (Kirch transaction)
- Capital gains from disposal of GPU assets, Vinci, CanalSatellite and
Multithematique
- Taxes: capital gains, reversal from deferred taxes
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VIVENDI Logo] FINANCIAL STRUCTURE
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- Gross cash flow: Euro 3.8bn (up 81%), net cash flow Euro 1.8bn (up 12%)
- Debt (June 2000): Euro 21.7bn
- Operations initiated prior to June 2000 that will reduce debt:
- Listing of Vivendi Environnement: down Euro 3.2bn
- Disposal of Sithe: down Euro 1.8bn
- Agreement Dalkia/EDF: down Euro 1.0bn
- Disposal of Kinetics and others: down Euro 1.2bn
- Hence pro forma debt: Euro 14.5bn o/w Euro 13.3bn for Vivendi Environnement
- Post tax disposal of wine and liquor business expected to offset
Seagram's net debt
- Total shareholders' equity under French GAAP (June 2000): Euro 16bn
(reconciliation under US GAAP increases shareholder's equity by Euro 6bn as
of December 1999)
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VIVENDI Logo] OUTLOOK FOR 2H 2000
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- Acceleration of EBITDA growth in Communications
(well above H1 2000 60% level)
- Acceleration of EBIT growth in Environmental Services
(around +15% expected for full year at constant perimeter)
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This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These statements are based on management's current expectations or beliefs
and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking
statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this release address the
following subjects: expected date of closing the merger; future financial and
operating results; and timing and benefits of the merger. The following factors,
among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those
described in the forward-looking statements: the risk that the Vivendi, Canal+'s
and Seagram's businesses will not be integrated successfully; costs related to
the merger; failure of the Vivendi, Canal+ or Seagram's stockholders to approve
the merger; inability to further identify, develop and achieve success for new
products, services and technologies; increase competition and its effect on
pricing, spending, third-party relationships and revenues; inability to
establish and maintain relationships with commerce, advertising, marketing,
technology, and content providers. Investors and security holders are urged to
read the joint proxy statement/prospectus regarding the business combination
transaction referenced in the foregoing information, when it becomes available,
because it will contain important information. The joint proxy
statement/prospectus will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
by Vivendi, Canal+ and Seagram. Investors and security holders may obtain a free
copy of the joint proxy statement/prospectus (when it is available) and other
documents filed by Vivendi, Canal+ and Seagram with the Commission at the
Commission's web site at www.sec.gov. The joint proxy statement/prospectus and
these other documents may also be obtained for free from Vivendi, Canal+ and
Seagram. Information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a
description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or
otherwise, is contained in the joint press release relating to the transaction
filed with the Commission by each of Vivendi and Seagram, on June 20, 2000.
