As in France with the C.O.B and the Justice, Vivendi Universal intends to cooperate fully with the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York that has opened a preliminary criminal investigation involving Vivendi Universal. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Miami, Florida, office, which has been conducting an informal inquiry, will be coordinating its activities with the U.S. Attorney’s investigation. Vivendi Universal intends to cooperate fully with those preliminary investigations.