Report on the purchase of treasury shares under buyback program

Milan (Italy), August 25, 2016 – On August 18, 2016, Luxottica Group S.p.A. (MTA: LUX; NYSE: LUX) acquired 18,056 shares on the Milan Stock Exchange’s Mercato Telematico Azionario (MTA) equal to 0.004% of the issued share capital. The shares were bought at an average price per share equal to Euro 43.2572, net of commissions, and for an aggregate amount of Euro 781,052.00.

These purchases were made pursuant to the plan to purchase treasury shares, announced on May 24, 2016, and in accordance with the resolution approved at the Company’s General Meeting of Stockholders on April 29, 2016. Since the resolution approval, the Company acquired to date a total of 3,708,373 shares equal to 0.766% of the issued share capital.

All the share purchase transactions on the MTA made on August 18, 2016 are detailed in the annex.

Following the purchases announced today and the treasury shares held, as of August 24, 2016 the Company owns 5,907,511 treasury shares equal to 1.221% of the share capital.

Related press releases: May 24, 2016.