æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks ðə kˈʌmpəni hæd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ɛmplˈɔɪiːz ænd klˈoʊzd ðə fˈɜːst faɪnˈænʃəl jˈɪɹ wɪð ɐ tˈɜːnoʊvɚɹ ʌv sˈɛvənti tˈuː bˈɪliən lˈaɪɚ.
At the end of 1996 the company had 430 employees and closed the first financial year with a turnover of 72 billion lire.