Veolia Closes the Sale of Its Activities in Israel

Regulatory News :

Veolia (Paris:VIE) has closed the sale of its water, waste and energy activities in Israel in association with the agreement signed on July 9, 2014 with funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management L.P, a leader among global investment managers.

Closing of the transaction was subject to the approval of the Israeli Antitrust Authority and change of control authorizations common in such transactions.

This transaction will contribute to Veolia’s debt reduction by around €220 million¹.

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Veolia group is the global leader in optimized resource management. With over 179,000 employees* worldwide, the Group designs and provides water, waste and energy management solutions that contribute to the sustainable development of communities and industries. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources, and to replenish them.
In 2014, the Veolia group supplied 96 million people with drinking water and 60 million people with wastewater service, produced 52 million megawatt hours of energy and converted 31 million metric tons of waste into new materials and energy. Veolia Environnement (listed on Paris Euronext: VIE) recorded consolidated revenue of €24.4 billion* in 2014. www.veolia.com
(*) 2014 pro-forma figures, including Dalkia International (100%) and excluding Dalkia France.

Important disclaimer
Veolia Environnement is a corporation listed on the Euronext Paris. This press release contains "forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside our control, including but not limited to risks related to customary provisions of divesture transactions as well as the other risks described in the Registration documents Veolia Environnement has filed with the Autorités des Marchés Financiers (French securities regulator). Veolia Environnement does not undertake, nor does it have, any obligation to provide updates or to revise any forward-looking statements. Investors and security holders may obtain from Veolia Environnement a free copy of Registration documents or others documents it filed (www.veolia.com) with the Autorités des Marchés Financiers.

¹ Of which €29 million already recorded at December 31, 2014 due to the classification within "assets and liabilities associated directly with assets classified as held for sale" in accordance with the IFRS 5 accounting standard.