Luxottica reports on share buyback program

With reference to the share buyback program approved by the Shareholders’ Meeting October 29, 2009, and started November 16, 2009, Luxottica Group S.p.A. (MTA: LUX; NYSE: LUX) announces that through Mercato Telematico Azionario (MTA – the online stock exchange) in December it bought back 682,154 shares at an average unit price of 17.35 euro for a total of 11,834,145 euro.

In parallel, also through MTA in December, the subsidiary Arnette Optics Illusions Inc. transferred 937,307 Luxottica Group shares at an average unit price of 17.27 euro for a total of 16,184,417 euro.
Since the start of the abovementioned program, Luxottica Group S.p.A. has bought back 1,352,154 shares at an average unit price of 17.13 euro for a total value of 23,166,429 euro. In parallel, Arnette Optics Illusions Inc. has transferred through MTA 1,587,307 shares at an average unit price of 17.18 euro for a total of 27,271,272 euro.