UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of October, 2006
Benetton Group S.p.A.
Via Villa Minelli, 1 - 31050 Ponzano Veneto, Treviso - ITALY
(Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F)
Form 20-FX Form 40-F___
(Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).
Yes ___ No X
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Notice related to trading of Benetton shares by the C.O.O.
CONSOB Regulations on Issuers: ANNEX 6
FILING MODEL FOR DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS REFERRED TO ARTICLE 152-octies, paragraph 7
1. DECLARER | ||||||||||||||||||
1.1 PERSONAL DATA | ||||||||||||||||||
FAMILY NAME | CHIAROLANZA | FIRST NAME | BIAGIO | |||||||||||||||
1.2. NATURE OF RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LISTED COMPANY | ||||||||||||||||||
C.2) SENIOR EXECUTIVE HAVING REGULAR ACCESS TO INSIDE INFORMATION RELATING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO THE ISSUER, AND THE POWER TO MAKE MANAGERIAL DECISIONS ON THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS AND BUSINESS PROSPECTS OF THE ISSUER | Y | |||||||||||||||||
2. ISSUER | ||||||||||||||||||
CORPORATE NAME | BENETTON GROUP S.P.A. | TAX CODE | 00193320264 | |||||||||||||||
3. PARTY WHICH EXECUTED THE TRANSACTION | ||||||||||||||||||
3.1. REASON FOR RESPONSABILITY TO NOTIFY | ||||||||||||||||||
RELEVANT PERSON | Y | |||||||||||||||||
3.2 PERSONAL DATA1 | ||||||||||||||||||
FAMILY NAME | CHIAROLANZA | FIRST NAME | BIAGIO | |||||||||||||||
4. TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||||||||||||
SEZIONE A): RELATED TO SHARES AND EQUIVALENT FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT AND ASSOCIATEDCONVERTIBLE BOND | ||||||||||||||||||
DATE | TYPE OF TRANSACTION2 | ISIN CODE3 | NAME OF SECURITY | TYPE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT 4 | QUANTITY | PRICE (in Euro)5 | VALUE (in Euro) | DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION6 | ||||||||||
OCT. 13, 2006 | V | IT0003106777 | BENETTON GROUP | AZO | 116,434 | 14.7036 | 1,711,998.96 | MERC-SO | ||||||||||
TOTAL AMOUNT SECTION A (in Euro) 1,711,998.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
1Not to fill if the person which executed the transaction is the same as section 1.1
2Indicate the type of transaction, even if executed through the exercise of associated financial instruments
A= purchase
V= sale
S= subscription
X= exchange
3ISIN code must be indicated whenever the financial instrument received that code from an appointed international agency (e.g. UIC for Italy)
4Indicate the financial instrument involved in the transaction:
AZO = ordinary shares
AZP = preference shares
AZR = saving shares
QFC = units of closed-end funds
EQV = other financial instruments, equivalent, or representative of shares
OBCV = convertible bonds or other debt financial instruments convertible into shares or exchangeable for shares
5 In case of multiple transactions on securities of the same type (see note 2) and with the same modality (see note 6), indicate the weighted average price of the aforementioned transactions. In case of convertible bonds use prices in hundredths (e.g. for a bond negotiated below par value at a price of 99 indicate 0,99, whereas for a bond negotiated above the par value at a price of 101 indicate 1,01).
6Indicate the origin of the transaction:
MERC-IT = transaction over Italian regulated market
MERC-ES = transaction over foreign regulated markets
FMERC = off-market transaction and blocks
CONV = conversion of convertible bonds or exchange of debt financial instruments for shares
MERC-SO = transaction over regulated market concurrent to exercise of stock option - stock grant
ESE-DE = exercise of derivatives or settlement of other derivatives (future, swap)
ESE-DI =exercise of rights(warrant/covered warrant/securitised derivatives/rights)