en: Vivendi argues the agreement had not been approved by the board and that the payoff was inappropriate given the state of Vivendi 's finances when new CEO Jean-Rene Fourtou took over . Vivendi argues the agreement was not approved by its board and that the payoff was inappropriate given the state of Vivendi 's finances at the time .
ms: Vivendi berpendapat perjanjian itu belum diluluskan oleh lembaga dan bahawa pembayaran itu tidak sesuai memandangkan keadaan kewangan Vivendi ketika Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif baru Jean-Rene Fourtou mengambil alih. Vivendi berpendapat perjanjian itu tidak diluluskan oleh lembaga pengarahnya dan bahawa pembayaran itu tidak sesuai memandangkan keadaan kewangan Vivendi pada masa itu.