U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Vivendi S.A.(1)
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
42 avenue de Friedland
75380 Paris Cedex 08
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(Street)
Paris, France
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
6/19/00
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
Not applicable
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
The Seagram Company Ltd. (NYSE: VO)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [X] Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[X] Form Filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership Form:
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
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FORM 3 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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5. Owner-
3. Title and Amount of Securities ship
Underlying Derivative Security Form of
2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative
and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security:
(Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of
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Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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Option to Purchase See See Common Stock, 86,862,212 $77.35 D
Explana- Explana- no par value
tion of tion of
Responses Responses
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Explanation of Responses:
On June 19, 2000, Vivendi S.A. ("Vivendi"), Canal Plus S.A., Sofiee S.A.,
3744531 Canada Inc. and The Seagram Company Ltd. ("Seagram") entered into a
Merger Agreement (the "Merger Agreement"). In connection with the Merger
Agreement, Vivendi and Seagram entered into an Option Agreement (the "Option
Agreement") pursuant to which Seagram granted to Vivendi an irrevocable option
(the "Option") to purchase up to 86,862,212 shares of common stock, no par
value, of Seagram ("Seagram Common Stock), subject to adjustment, representing
approximately 19.9% of the Seagram Common Stock issued and outstanding on June
19, 2000, at a purchase price per share equal to $77.35, subject to
adjustment. The Option may be exercised by Vivendi at any time after Vivendi
becomes entitled to receive, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Seagram Fee
(as defined in Section 6.3(1) of the Merger Agreement). The Option will
terminate upon the earliest of (i) the effective time of the Merger, (ii) the
date on which the Option is exercised in full and (iii) the date of
termination of the Merger Agreement (unless Vivendi has the potential right to
receive the Seagram Fee, in which case the Option will not terminate until the
later of (x) 30 business days following the date the Seagram Fee becomes
payable and (y) the expiration of the period in which Vivendi has the
potential right to receive the Seagram Fee).
The Option is not currently exercisable and only becomes exercisable under
certain circumstances. Vivendi expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of all
shares of Seagram Common Stock that may be purchased upon exercise of the
Option.
/s/ Guillaume Hannezo June 28, 2000
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Name: Guillaume Hannezo Date
Title: Chief Financial Officer
**Signature of Reporting Person
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
