Luxottica: Report of the Board of Directors to Shareholders’ meeting is available

Milan, Italy – October 5, 2009 – Luxottica Group S.p.A. (NYSE: LUX; MTA: LUX) announced today that the Report of the Board of Directors to the Shareholders’ Meeting scheduled for October 29, 2009 on first call, and for October 30, 2009 on second call is available from the Company's Registered Office as well as from Borsa Italiana S.p.A.  Shareholders may also request hard copies.

Additionally, the Company filed today with the SEC the Proxy Statement relating to this Shareholders’ Meeting to be sent to holders of the Company’s American Depositary Shares. Both the Report and the Proxy Statement are available on the Company's website at www.luxottica.com.