31.   Meier and Gerber ruled out a capital increase for the purchase.

32.   Nissan is considering raising the money through a capital increase through the parent company, taking advantage of low interest rates in Japan, said a Nissan spokeswoman.

33.   No capital increase is planned, though, the company said.

34.   Olivetti plans shareholder meetings early in April to discuss capital increases and bond issues.

35.   On Friday, Santavaleria Societa di Partecipazioni Industriali will hold an extraordinary shareholders meeting to discuss a capital increase.

36.   Still, investor concern about a string of capital increases announced by German companies this week will continue to dog the market next week, Firchau said.

37.   That amount could be reduced because of plans to delay a capital increase that would have provided some of the funds.

38.   The capital increase will be used to finance expansion of its investment banking activities, the bank said.

39.   The capital increase is being managed by Mediobanca.

40.   The capital increase was necessary for Centennial City to absorb Amari Coastal Development Corp., which won the contract for the project, through a share swap.