1.   The purchase triggered takeover laws requiring Mediobanca to make an identical public bid.

2.   Bondi said, however, that the board had decided it could vote in the meeting based on its interpretation of Italian takeover law.

3.   Ferruzzi Managing Director Enrico Bondi said, however, that the board had decided it could vote in the meeting based on its interpretation of Italian takeover law.

4.   The commission, however, said it has no short term plans to draft a new takeover law.

5.   The hearing is required under state takeover law, which is designed to protect districts against unreasonable seizure.

6.   The purchase ran afoul of takeover laws, Consob ruled.

7.   The vote, scheduled for noon at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, is formally on whether Conrail will waive a provision of the Pennsylvania takeover law.

8.   Under Spanish takeover law, each buyer only one offer on the table.

9.   Under Italian takeover law, a company cannot take defensive steps once a valid offer has been made.