SAFILO S.p.A.

SAFILO-HAL MERGER APPROVED.
European Report; 12/15/2009; 526 words; ...authorised, on 11 December, the proposed acquisition of Safilo Group S.p.A. (Italy), a producer and distributor of spectacles...vertical relationships between the activities of Hal and Safilo are limited and that, for all products concerned, they...

S&P lowers Safilo rating to D from SD.
ADP News Italy; 12/11/2009; 605 words; ...successful completion of Safilo bond acquisition by Dutch...Holdings. At the same time, S&P lowered the issue rating...default," the agency said. S&P keeps the right to reassess the ratings upon completion of Safilo's recapitalisation planned...

Brokers discordant on Safilo over HAL restructuring effort.
ADP News Italy; 12/1/2009; 773 words; ...raised Tuesday its rating on Safilo to "outperform" from...lack of visibility on HAL's plan. Equita, in turn...price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) for 2012. Our rating...keeps a cautious view on Safilo's stock, considering that...

Patent No. 7,553,016 Issued on June 30, Assigned to Safilo Societa Azionaria Fabbrica Italiana Lavorazione Occhiali for Lens (Italian Inventor)
US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/6/2009; 435 words; ...The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. 7,553,016...patent has been assigned to Safilo Societa Azionaria Fabbrica Italiana Lavorazione Occhiali S.p.A., Pieve di Cadore...abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark...

Ross Brownlee Officially Takes the Helm of Safilo North America as President and COO.
China Weekly News; 6/9/2009; 1037 words; ...primarily focused on building the Group's critically important Asian Pacific...the openness and integration between Safilo Group S.p.A. and the regions of the Group...global entity. As Managing Director of Safilo Far East, Brownlee was responsible...