MILAN, Sept 11 (Reuters) - The following factors could
affect Italian markets on Thursday.
Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot
vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*).
ALITALIA AZPIa.MI
Union leaders meet at the labour ministry at 0800 GMT for a
final round of talks on a rescue plan for the airline, according
to a union source.
Alitalia's bankruptcy commissioner has warned unions he will
terminate their work contracts and liquidate the airline if they
reject the plan.
For a story, double click on [nLA327777].
To reach an accord, the chief executive of the investor
group will propose that the consortium of investors take over
the airline's call centre and information technology assets, Il
Sole 24 Ore reported. The consortium also would keep outsourcing
contracts with the maintenance and cargo unit.
AEDES (AEDI.MI)
Italian property company Aedes said on Wednesday it had
signed moratorium agreements with banks for 95 percent of its
credits.
The moratorium is valid until Sept. 30, it said in a
statement.
For a story, double click on [nMAT008565].
MEDIOBANCA (MDBI.MI)
A member of Mediobanca's supervisory board has resigned, in
a move that could make it easier for managers to get seats on a
new board at the prestigious Italian merchant bank.
Carlo Pesenti has resigned as member of the supervisory
board of the merchant bank, according to a statement on
Wednesday.
For a story, double click on [nLA434859].
The bank's planned single board will have 21 or 22 members
and an executive committee expanded to nine members from seven,
with five managers on the panel, Il Sole 24 Ore reported.
* TELECOM ITALIA (TLIT.MI)
Chief Executive Officer Franco Bernabe is studying three
scenarios to present to a Sept. 25 board meeting as part of an
industrial plan, MF reported. They are: sale of transmission
towers, splitting off the fixed-line network or partial or total
sale of Brazilian assets.
UNICREDIT (CRDI.MI)
The head of Unicredit's Polish operations said he was
interested in expanding the Italian bank's operations in the
region without having to make an acquisition.
For a story, double click on [nLA471533].
* DIGITAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES (DMT.MI), ATLANTIA (ATL.MI)
An accord between Digital Media Technologies (DMT) and
highway operator Atlantia on telecoms transmission towers would
call for DMT Chief Executive Officer Alessandro Falciai to
reduce his holding to 35 percent from 42 percent, MF reported.
Atlantia would take over 300 towers and buy 15 percent of DMT in
a deal worth about 2 billion euros, it said.
* IT HOLDING (ITH.MI)
The fashion holding group has had contact with China's
Hembly International Holdings Ltd (3989.HK) about taking a stake
in PA Investments, IT's controlling company, MF said.
* GEOX (GEO.MI)
The shoe maker has signed a deal with Belle, China's biggest
footwear retailer, Finanza & Mercati said.
* TISCALI (TIS.MI)
The drop in the broadband operator's shares has triggered a
bond conversion by Management & Capitali (MACA.MI) and raised
its stake to 6.9 percent, several newspapers reported. The move
makes Management & Capitali Tiscali's second-biggest
shareholder.
CREDITO EMILIANO (EMBI.MI)
Credito Emilano foresees a consolidated net profit of 229
million euros by the end of 2010, down an annual average 2.8
percent compared with 2007, it said in a statement outlining a
2008-2010 plan on Wednesday.
