Italy's Caltagirone raises Mediobanca holding, owns 3.003% stake

MILAN - Italian businessman Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone has further raised his holding in Mediobanca, a regulatory filing showed on Wednesday.

A filing with market regulator Consob showed Caltagirone, 78, held 3.003% of the Italian merchant bank as of July 20.

On Tuesday a Consob filing revealed the Italian businessman held a stake of 2.88% of Mediobanca as of July 12, while owning another 2.175% through put options, for an overall potential stake of 5.055%.