Luxottica: majority shareholder Delfin S.à.r.l. files candidate slates for appointment of members to the Company’s Boards of Directors and Statutory Auditors

Luxottica Group S.p.A. (MTA: LUX; NYSE: LUX), a leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and sales of premium, luxury and sports eyewear, announced that Delfin S.à.r.l., its majority shareholder filed its slates of candidates today for appointment of members to the Company’s Boards of Directors and Statutory Auditors, that will be considered by the General Meeting of Shareholders of Luxottica Group S.p.A. convened on April 27 on first call and April 28 on second call (GM).

Delfin filed the following slate of candidates for the Board of Directors:

1) Leonardo Del Vecchio
2) Luigi Francavilla
3) Andrea Guerra
4) Roger Abravanel (independent)
5) Mario Cattaneo (independent)
6) Enrico Cavatorta
7) Claudio Costamagna (independent)
8) Claudio Del Vecchio
9) Sergio Erede
10) Marco Mangiagalli (independent)
11) Elisabetta Magistretti (independent)
12) Anna Puccio (independent)
13) Marco Reboa (independent)
 

Delfin filed the following slate of candidates for the Statutory Auditors:
 

Regular Auditors

1) Alberto Giussani
2) Barbara Tadolini
3) Gabriella Chersicla
 

Alternate auditors

1) Giorgio Silva
2) Simone Zucchetti
 

Delfin also submitted the following proposals:

• To set at 14 the number of members of the Board of Directors, who will remain in office for three fiscal years. This office will expire on the date of the meeting convened to approve the statutory financial statements for the 2014 fiscal year. In the event no other list is filed in connection with the GM, Delfin proposes to set at 13 the number of members of the Board of Directors.
• Remuneration in the amount of Euro 1,190,000 to be paid to the Board for the full term of office in the event the number of members of the Board of Directors is set at 14; Euro 1,105,000 in the event the number of members of the Board of Directors is set at 13. Remuneration will be divided among the individual Directors in accordance with resolutions adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors;
• To grant the Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors gross annual compensation equaling Euro 105,000 for the full term of office; to grant each Auditor a gross annual compensation equaling Euro 70,000.

As required by applicable law, relevant documentation is available, along with director and auditor slates, at the Company's registered office, at Borsa Italiana (www.borsaitaliana.it), as well as on the Company's website at www.luxottica.com