Blackstone Agrees Sale of Sulo to Veolia

27 April 2007

Paris, April 27, 2007 — Veolia Environnement today announced the signature of an agreement with The Blackstone Group and Apax Partner with a view to acquiring Sulo, the German number 2 in waste management. The acquisition, for an enterprise value of €1,450 million (including financial debt), will be carried out by Veolia Environnement. The operation will confirm the leadership position of Veolia Environnement’s waste management division in Europe, in both the industrial and municipal markets. The acquisition remains subject to the approval of the antitrust authorities.

With annual revenue of around €1.3 billion in 2006, Sulo is the second largest waste management operator in Germany. Sulo is the market leader in the collection of municipal waste and packaging (“Duales System”). The company is also an unrivaled specialist in paper and plastics recycling and has high-level expertise in sorting and organic recovery. It holds strong market positions in Eastern Europe and the Baltic states. Sulo employs 7,700 people, including 6,300 employees in Germany.

Upon the completion of this acquisition, the company’s waste management division, Veolia Environmental Services, will have revenue in Germany totaling approximately €1,500 million, or around 16% of the division’s global revenue.

In addition to the acquired positions in Germany, Veolia Environmental Services strengthens its role in the materials recovery and recycling businesses in Europe. The merger of Veolia Environmental Services and Sulo enables strong synergies to be envisaged, as between them the companies will deal with 4 million metric tons of used paper in what is now a global market.

Furthermore, this transaction strengthens Veolia Environmental Services’s presence in the high-growth markets of Eastern Europe and the Baltic states. With revenue of around €200 million in the region, Veolia Environmental Services will have a unique base for expansion in these high growth markets.

The acquisition price corresponds to 8.0 times EBITDA, after taking into account minority interests. The transaction matches the Veolia Environnement’s investment criteria and will slightly increase net earnings per share from the first year.

Henri Proglio, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Veolia Environnement, said: “Veolia Environnement is already well established in Germany in water, energy services and transportation. This acquisition strengthens our position by making us a major player in the country’s waste management market. Following the operation, our revenue in Germany will rise to 10%. We will be in an excellent position to develop our expertise in this market, in particular to take advantage of the acceleration in the development of public-private partnerships.”

Denis Gasquet, the Chief Executive Officer of Veolia Environmental Services, added: “This acquisition strengthens our position as a major operator in the European waste management market. It also reinforces our position in sorting activities and recycled materials management—which are at the center of our growth strategy over the coming years—and will allow us to accelerate our organic growth in the high-potential markets of Eastern Europe.”

Veolia Environmental Services, Veolia’s waste management division, is the only operator to cover all segments of the waste management market (solid, liquid, non-hazardous, industrial and hazardous wastes) in countries the world over. Veolia Environmental Services provides services in logistics, cleaning and industrial maintenance (for example, waste collection, pipe systems maintenance, street cleaning and waste flow management). The division also transforms and treats waste to extract its full value. In 2006, Veolia Environmental Services recorded revenue of €7.4 billion. www.veolia-environmentalservices.com

Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext: VIE and NYSE: VE) is the world leader in environmental solutions. With more than 300,000 employees, the company operates in its business activities the world over. It provides tailor-made solutions to meet the needs of industrial and public authority clients in four complementary segments: water management, waste management, energy management and passenger transportation. Veolia Environnement recorded revenue of €28.6 billion in 2006. http://www.veolia.com.

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