Group Structure

Share capital

Luxottica Group S.p.A.’s capital is made up exclusively of fully paid up ordinary shares entitled to voting rights at both ordinary and extraordinary shareholders’ meetings.
As of February 28th 2009, share capital stands at euro 27,809,887.98, numbering 463,498,133 shares, each having a nominal value of euro 0.06.
The Company does not hold own shares directly, while the US subsidiary Arnette Optics Illusions Inc., owns 6,434,786 Luxottica Group shares.
The shareholders’ meeting on May 13th 2008 authorised, for a period of 18 months after such date, the purchase and subsequent placement – the latter with no time restraints - of own shares for a maximum number of 18,500,000 ordinary shares. Under such authorisation, it will also be possible to purchase the 6,434,786 Luxottica Group shares held by the subsidiary Arnette Optics Illusions Inc.
As of February 28th 2009, the Company has not initiated any buy back operations.

Main shareholders

According to the Shareholders register, legal disclosures and other information available as of February 28, 2009, Company shareholders with an equity holding greater than 2% of Luxottica Group S.p.A.’s share capital are as follows:

(1) of which 13,514.000 ADRs in the name of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas.
(2) includes Harris Associates L.P., with 2,04% of the share capital, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, with 7,63% of the share capital on behalf of third parties. The shares owned by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas represent the stocks on the US financial market, through issuance, by the Bank itself, of a corresponding number of American Depositary Shares; such shares are lodged at the Deutsche Bank S.p.A., which in turn issues the certificates for the participation and vote at the meetings relative to the share themse