111.   A class-action suit on behalf of shareholders is still pending against company officials and Ernest Grendi.

112.   A company official at the factory said the strike ended today.

113.   A company official declined comment.

114.   A company official said it has now abandoned the plan to sell shares in CIT, and will sell that company outright.

115.   A company official said that they were still composing a statement regarding the deal.

116.   A company official said the agreement would require only minuscule changes in advertising.

117.   A company official who asked not to be named said an announcement on an end to the strike was likely today.

118.   A failure to close several software contracts with Asian companies, particularly in Japan, caused the disappointing results, company officials said.

119.   A ban on their ships would cost them more than paying the fines, company officials said.

120.   A Ferrara company spokesman officials described the charges as unfounded.