UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the month of June 2012
Commission File Number: 001-15248
VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
36-38, avenue Kléber
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.
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PRESS RELEASE
Result of the option for the payment of the 2011 dividend in shares
Paris, 15 June 2012._The option for the payment of the 2011 dividend in shares will result in the issuance of 2,433,889 new shares, to be delivered and admitted for trading on Euronext Paris as from June 18, 2012.
Veolia Environnement’s General Shareholders’ Meeting of May 16, 2012 determined the amount of the dividend to be paid for the 2011 fiscal year and decided that shareholders could elect to receive the dividend either in cash or in shares.
The common shares delivered as payment for the dividend will entitle their holders to rights accruing as from January 1, 2012. They will be eligible for the same rights as the outstanding common shares.
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Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext: VIE and NYSE: VE) is the worldwide reference in environmental solutions. With more than 330,000 employees the company has operations all around the world and provides tailored solutions to meet the needs of municipal and industrial customers in four complementary segments: water management, waste management, energy management and passenger transportation. Veolia Environnement recorded revenue of €29.6 billion* in 2011. www.veolia.com
* Excluding VeoliaTransdev revenues currently under divestment
Contact
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Marie-Claire Camus
Tel. + 33 (0)1 71 75 06 08
marie-claire.camus@veolia.com
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Sandrine Guendoul
Tel. + 33 (0) 1 71 75 12 52
sandrine.guendoul@veolia.com
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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: June 18, 2012
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VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT
By: /s/ Antoine Frérot
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Name: Antoine Frérot
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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