Milan, Italy – April, 14 2009 - Luxottica Group S.p.A. (NYSE: LUX; MTA: LUX), a global
leader in the eyewear sector, informs that the draft of separate Financial Statements and
of consolidated Financial Statements at 31 December, 2008 in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), approved by the Board of Directors on
March 12, 2009, and together with the Report on Operations, the Report of the
Independent Auditors and the Report on Corporate Governance and the Report of the
Board of Statutory Auditors are available at the Headquarters of the Company and Borsa
Italiana (www.borsaitaliana.it) and on line at www.luxottica.com.
Ivan Dompé
Group Corporate Communications Director
Tel.:
Email: ivan.dompe@luxottica.com
Luca Biondolillo
Group Director of International Communications
Tel.:
Email: LucaBiondolillo@Luxottica.com
Alessandra Senici
Group Investor Relations Director
Tel.:
Email: InvestorRelations@Luxottica.com
Luxottica Group is a global leader in premium fashion, luxury and sports eyewear, with
over 6,250 optical and sun retail stores in North America, Asia-Pacific, China, South Africa
and Europe and a strong and well balanced brand portfolio. Luxottica’s key house brands
include Ray-Ban, the best known sun eyewear brand in the world, Oakley, Vogue, Persol,
Oliver Peoples, Arnette and REVO, while license brands include Bvlgari, Burberry, Chanel,
Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Polo Ralph Lauren, Prada, Salvatore Ferragamo, Tiffany
and Versace. In addition to a global wholesale network covering 130 countries, the Group
manages leading retail brands such as LensCrafters and Pearle Vision in North America,
OPSM and Laubman & Pank in Australasia, LensCrafters in Greater China and Sunglass Hut
globally. The Group’s products are designed and manufactured in six Italy-based
manufacturing plants and in two wholly-owned plants in China. In 2008, Luxottica Group
posted consolidated net sales of €5.2 billion. Additional information on the Group is
available at www.luxottica.com.
Certain statements in this press release may constitute “forward-looking statements” as
defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve
risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those which are anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited
to, the ability to successfully integrate Oakley’s operations, the ability to realize expected
synergies from the merger with Oakley, the ability to successfully introduce and market
new products, the ability to maintain an efficient distribution network, the ability to
manage the effect of the poor current global economic conditions on our business and
predict future economic conditions and changes in consumer preferences, the ability to
achieve and manage growth, the ability to negotiate and maintain favorable license
arrangements, the availability of correction alternatives to prescription eyeglasses,
fluctuations in exchange rates, the ability to effectively integrate other recently acquired
businesses, as well as other political, economic and technological factors and other risks
and uncertainties described in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof, and we do
not assume any obligation to update them.