FRANKFURT, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Berlin is still looking to

either sell its stake in bailed-out utility Uniper to

strategic investors or via an initial public offering (IPO), the

company's CEO Michael Lewis told analysts on Thursday.

"The position hasn't changed since the federal government

announced the two-track approach last year, that's to say

potential re-IPO and potential M&A sale. That is still the

position," he said after presenting nine-month results.

Reuters earlier this year reported that investors, including

Canada's Brookfield and Czech billionaire Daniel

Kretinsky, were interested in Berlin's 99.12% stake in Uniper,

while Berlin is also discussing merging it with Sefe, the former

local division of Gazprom.