SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULES 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
April 30, 2003
VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT
(formerly Vivendi Environnement)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
36-38, avenue Kleber
75116 Paris, France
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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PRESS RELEASE
Paris, April 30, 2003 - The Group's annual shareholders meeting (AGM), held
today, approved the resolutions amongst which :
o The 2002 fiscal year accounts which show a net consolidated income of Euro
339.2 million for the Group;
- The payment of a net dividend of Euro 0.55 per ordinary share (excluding tax
credit);
- The Group's new name Veolia Environnement;
o The change of the legal organisation of the Group which becomes a societe
anonyme a Conseil d'Administration (a limited liability company with a Board
of Directors);
o The composition of the Board of Directors whose members are: Jean Azema,
Daniel Bouton, Jean-Marc Espalioux, Jacques Espinasse, Paul-Louis Girardot,
Philippe Kourilsky, Arthur Laffer, Francis Mayer, Serge Michel, Henri
Proglio, Baudouin Prot, Georges Ralli, Louis Schweitzer, Murray Stuart.
The Board of Directors held its first meeting following the AGM and named Henri
Proglio Chairman and CEO of Veolia Environnement.
Analyst and institutional investor contact: Nathalie Pinon +33 1 71 75 01 67
US investor contact: Brian Sullivan +(1) 401 737 4100
Press release also available on http://veoliaenvironnement-finance.com
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: April 30, 2003
VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT
By: /s/ Jerome Contamine
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Name: Jerome Contamine
Title: Chief Financial Officer