	nestle seeking authorisation for certificate issue nestle sa nesz z said it would seek shareholder approval to issue participation certificates up to pct of share capital instead of the current limit of pct it said it wanted this authorisation in view of future certificate issues nestle s nominal capital amounts to mln swiss francs nestle reported net profits of billion francs for up pct from while turnover fell pct to billion as the swiss franc strengthened against other currencies the parent company s net profit rose to mln francs from mln in and the company planned an unchanged dividend of francs per share and francs per certificate after placing mln francs in reserves against mln last year the payout represented pct of group net profit against pct last year nestle said it had also invited fritz leutwiler former president of the swiss national bank and currently chairman of bbc ag brown boveri und cie bbcz z to join the nestle board reuter 
