CONFORMED

                       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 August 2005                     Commission File Number 1-11854


                                 NATUZZI S.p.A.
                 (Translation of Registrant's name into English)



                               Via Iazzitiello 47
                             70029 Santeramo, Italy
                          (Address of principal office)



     (Indicate  by check mark whether the  registrant  files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

(Check One) Form 20-F  x   Form 40-F
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     (Indicate  by  check  mark  whether  the   registrant  by  furnishing   the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing information to the
Commission  pursuant to Rule  12g3-2(b)  under the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934.)

(Check One) Yes     No  X
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     (If  "Yes" is  marked,  indicate  below  the file  number  assigned  to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b). 82- .)





Natuzzi S.p.A. Second Quarter & First Half 2005 Financial Results and Conference
Call

    SANTERAMO IN COLLE, Bari, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3,
2005--Natuzzi S.p.A. (NYSE:NTZ) announces that SECOND QUARTER & FIRST
HALF 2005 FINANCIAL RESULTS will be released on Wednesday September 7,
2005 at 4:00 p.m. New York time (9:00 p.m. London time - 10:00 p.m.
Italian time).
    Pasquale Natuzzi, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Daniele
Tranchini, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, Nicola Dell'Edera, Finance
Director, and Fred Starr, Chief Executive Officer and President of
Natuzzi Americas, will discuss financial results, followed by a
question and answer session, in a teleconference at 10:00 a.m. New
York time (3:00 p.m. London time - 4:00 p.m. Italian time) on Thursday
September 8, 2005.
    Replay of this event will be available on our web-site,
www.natuzzi.com, starting from 15:00 Italian time on September 9,
2005.

    ABOUT NATUZZI S.P.A.

    Founded in 1959 by Pasquale Natuzzi, Natuzzi S.p.A. designs and
manufactures a broad collection of leather-upholstered residential
furniture.
    Italy's largest furniture manufacturer, Natuzzi is the global
leader in the leather segment, exporting its innovative, high-quality
sofas and armchairs to 135 markets on 5 continents. Cutting-edge
design, superior Italian craftsmanship, and advanced,
vertically-integrated manufacturing operations underpin the Company's
market leadership.
    Since 1990, Natuzzi has sold its furnishings in Italy through the
popular Divani & Divani by Natuzzi chain of 137 stores, which it
licenses to qualified furniture dealers. Outside Italy, the Company
sells to various furniture retailers, as well as through 134 licensed
Divani & Divani by Natuzzi and Natuzzi stores and 6 Kingdom of Leather
stores.
    Natuzzi S.p.A. was listed on the New York Stock Exchange on May
13, 1993. The Company is ISO 9001 and 14001 certified.

    CONTACT: Natuzzi S.p.A.
             Investor Relations Department, +39 080 8820.812
             E-mail: investor_relations@natuzzi.com



                                                                       CONFORMED

                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                        NATUZZI S.p.A.
                                        (Registrant)


Date:  August 3, 2005                   By: /s/ GIUSEPPE DESANTIS
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                                                Giuseppe Desantis