2012 Rule of thumb

The results achieved in 2011 and the strength of Luxottica’s business model and of its brands put the Group in an ideal position to continue throughout 2012 with solid, stable growth in net sales and a more than proportionate increase in profitability.

⁽²⁾ 2010 and 2011 figures at constant exchange rates are calculated using the average exchange rates in effect during the corresponding period of the previous year. Please refer to the “Major currencies” table in the press release.