French and Benelux stocks - Factors to watch on March 6

PARIS, March 6 (Reuters) - Below are leading stories from
French and Benelux newspapers and company-related news which
could have an impact on the region's markets or individual
stocks.

FORTIS /BNP PARIBAS
Friday is the deadline for reaching a revised deal between
BNP Paribas and Belgium to about the future of Fortis after
shareholders of the Belgian-Dutch financial group blocked a
previous transaction.

VEOLIA
Veolia takes 430 million euros goodwill charge on German
waste management unit and plans asset disposals of three billion
euros in the 2009-2011 period after operating income for 2008
dropped to 1.951 billion euros.

PSA PEUGEOT CITROEN
* Standard & Poor's cut its rating on Peugeot to BBB-/A-3,
with a negative outlook. [nWNA8280].
* German paper Sueddeutsche Zeitung said PSA Peugeot and BMW
were in talks on expanding their existing
co-operation. [nB694592].

NATIXIS
French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde said on Thursday
she was seeking a change in strategy at Natixis , the
loss-making investment bank whose parent companies have received
state aid. [nL5384265].

ION BEAM APPLICATIONS
Ion Beam Applications reported disappointing 2008 earnings
and cast a cautious outlook for the future. For more double
click on [IBAB.BR]

ATENOR
Atenor released better-than-expected 2008 earnings and cast
caution for 2009. For more double click on [ATEO.BR]

NPM/CNP
NPM/CNP proposed a gross dividend of 0.78 euros per share
and a share buyback program. For more double click on [NAT.BR]

FLUXYS
Fluxys proposed a net dividend of 52.50 euros per share down
from 81.00 euros per share in 2007 and warned of regulatory
uncertainty. For more double click on [DIST.BR]

BELGACOM
Reports 2008 results. For more double click on [BCOM.BR]

RECTICEL
Reports 2008 results. For more double click on [RECT.BR]

ACKERMANS & VAN HAAREN
Reports 2008 results. For more double click on [ACKB.BR]

D'IETEREN
Reports 2008 results. For more double click on [IETB.BR]

GALAPAGOS
Reports 2008 results. For more double click on [GLPG.BR]
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