MILAN, May 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- With respect to the
reassignment of new options to employee-beneficiaries of the stock
option grants approved in 2006 and 2007, authorized by the Board of
Directors on May 7, 2009, as required by Article 84-bis of Consob
resolution no. 11971/99 (Regulations for Issuers), Luxottica Group
(NYSE: LUX; MTA: LUX) announced that: (1) 85 employee-beneficiaries
of the 2006 and 2007 stock option grants not domiciled in the
United States surrendered the options previously granted to them
under the abovementioned grants in order to be assigned new options
granted by the Board of Directors on May 7, 2009. Each such
beneficiary was assigned options granting the right to purchase the
same number of Luxottica Group ordinary shares that were subject to
the options he or she previously held pursuant to the
abovementioned grants, for a total amount of 2,060,000 options. The
new options were granted under the stock option plan approved by
the Company's AGM on June 14, 2006; (2) 10 employee-beneficiaries
of the 2006 3-year extraordinary stock option grant not domiciled
in the United States surrendered the options previously granted to
them under the abovementioned grant in order to be assigned new
options granted by the Board of Directors on May 7, 2009. Each such
beneficiary was assigned options granting the right to purchase the
same number of Luxottica Group ordinary shares that were subject to
the options he or she previously held pursuant to the
abovementioned grant, reduced by 50%, for a total amount of
4,250,000 options. The new options were granted under the stock
option plan approved by the Company's AGM on June 14, 2006. Further
information is provided in the attached Table 1 of scheme 7 of
Annex 3A to Regulations CONSOB n.11971/99. SHARE-BASED PAYMENT
SCHEMES - STOCK OPTION GRANT 2009 ORDINARY GRANT 2009 Table 1 of
scheme 7 of Annex 3A to Regulations for Issuers dated 11971/99 BOX
2 Options (option grant) Section2 New options granted by the board
on the basis of resolutions previously adopted by the GM Position
(to be No. of Name specified only Date approved Description
instruments or for individuals by shareholders of underlying
Category listed by name) in AGM instrument options awarded
FRANCAVILLA LUIGI Director in the company June 14, 2006 Stock
option 70.000 CAVATORTA ENRICO Director in the company June 14,
2006 Stock option 70.000 BEER CHRISTOPHER Director in a subsidiary
June 14, 2006 Stock option 30.000 company DALLA MORA ENRICO
Director in a subsidiary June 14, 2006 Stock option 5.000 company
DE MARTINI PAOLA Director in a subsidiary June 14, 2006 Stock
option 15.000 company DORIGO ANDREA Director in a subsidiary June
14, 2006 Stock option 25.000 company FERRARESSO ALESSIO Director in
a subsidiary June 14, 2006 Stock option 60.000 company FRANCAVILLA
CLAUDIO Director in a subsidiary June 14, 2006 Stock option 60.000
company FRANCAVILLA GIANLUCA Director in a subsidiary June 14, 2006
Stock option 5.000 company GIACOBBI VALERIO Director in a
subsidiary June 14, 2006 Stock option 70.000 company GREENBERG
GEOFF Director in a subsidiary June 14, 2006 Stock option 5.000
company GUILHERME CARLOS Director in a subsidiary June 14, 2006
Stock option 15.000 company KLIJN ANTHONIE Director in a subsidiary
June 14, 2006 Stock option 25.000 company KONG HEMIN Director in a
subsidiary June 14, 2006 Stock option 30.000 company LA BORIA
GIUSEPPE Director in a subsidiary June 14, 2006 Stock option 60.000
company MC CLELLAND PETER Director in a subsidiary June 14, 2006
Stock option 30.000 company MINAKAKIS GEORGE Director in a
subsidiary June 14, 2006 Stock option 40.000 company MISTRON ENRICO
Director in a subsidiary June 14, 2006 Stock option 60.000 company
MIYAKAWA ANTONIO Director in a subsidiary June 14, 2006 Stock
option 70.000 company MOLLO PAOLO Director in a subsidiary June 14,
2006 Stock option 60.000 company MUTINELLI Director MASSIMILIANO in
a subsidiary June 14, 2006 Stock option 30.000 company PELA' NICOLA
Director in a subsidiary June 14, 2006 Stock option 40.000 company
PEZZUTTO PAOLO Director in a subsidiary June 14, 2006 Stock option
40.000 company PRADI GIORGIO Director in a subsidiary June 14, 2006
Stock option 30.000 company RENON MASSIMO Director in a subsidiary
June 14, 2006 Stock option 25.000 company TAIT LUCA Director in a
subsidiary June 14, 2006 Stock option 60.000 company VAGHI RICCARDO
Director in a subsidiary June 14, 2006 Stock option 25.000 company
VENDRAMINI MARCO Director in a subsidiary June 14, 2006 Stock
option 60.000 company VIAN MASSIMO Director in a subsidiary June
14, 2006 Stock option 30.000 company WILLIAMS JOHN Director in a
subsidiary June 14, 2006 Stock option 5.000 company YE YVETTE NING
Director in a subsidiary June 14, 2006 Stock option 10.000 company
ZAFFIN ANDREA Director in a subsidiary June 14, 2006 Stock option
5.000 company Other managers and employees June 14, 2006 Stock
option 895.000 not domiciled in the United States (53) SHARE-BASED
PAYMENT SCHEMES - STOCK OPTION GRANT 2009 ORDINARY GRANT 2009 Table
1 of scheme 7 of Annex 3A to Regulations for Issuers dated 11971/99
BOX 2 Options (option grant) Section2 New options granted by the
board on the basis of resolutions previously adopted by the GM
Position (to be Date of Market Name specified award by price for or
only for competent Strike instruments Expiration Category
individuals governing price as at the date listed Body award date
by name) (BOD) FRANCAVILLA LUIGI Director in the company May 7, May
7, 2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018 CAVATORTA ENRICO Director in
the company May 7, May 7, 2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018 BEER
CHRISTOPHER Director in a subsidiary May 7, May 7, company 2009
euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018 DALLA MORA ENRICO Director in a
subsidiary May 7, May 7, company 2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018
DE MARTINI PAOLA Director in a subsidiary May 7, May 7, company
2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018 DORIGO ANDREA Director in a
subsidiary May 7, May 7, company 2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018
FERRARESSO ALESSIO Director in a subsidiary May 7, May 7, company
2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018 FRANCAVILLA CLAUDIO Director in a
subsidiary May 7, May 7, company 2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018
FRANCAVILLA GIANLUCA Director in a subsidiary May 7, May 7, company
2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018 GIACOBBI VALERIO Director in a
subsidiary May 7, May 7, company 2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018
GREENBERG GEOFF Director in a subsidiary May 7, May 7, company 2009
euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018 GUILHERME CARLOS Director in a
subsidiary May 7, May 7, company 2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018
KLIJN ANTHONIE Director in a subsidiary May 7, May 7, company 2009
euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018 KONG HEMIN Director in a subsidiary May
7, May 7, company 2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018 LA BORIA
GIUSEPPE Director in a subsidiary May 7, May 7, company 2009 euro
13,45 euro 14,843 2018 MC CLELLAND PETER Director in a subsidiary
May 7, May 7, company 2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018 MINAKAKIS
GEORGE Director in a subsidiary May 7, May 7, company 2009 euro
13,45 euro 14,843 2018 MISTRON ENRICO Director in a subsidiary May
7, May 7, company 2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018 MIYAKAWA ANTONIO
Director in a subsidiary May 7, May 7, company 2009 euro 13,45 euro
14,843 2018 MOLLO PAOLO Director in a subsidiary May 7, May 7,
company 2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018 MUTINELLI MASSIMILIANO
Director in a subsidiary May 7, May 7, company 2009 euro 13,45 euro
14,843 2018 PELA' NICOLA Director in a subsidiary May 7, May 7,
company 2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018 PEZZUTTO PAOLO Director in
a subsidiary May 7, May 7, company 2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018
PRADI GIORGIO Director in a subsidiary May 7, May 7, company 2009
euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018 RENON MASSIMO Director in a subsidiary
May 7, May 7, company 2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018 TAIT LUCA
Director in a subsidiary May 7, May 7, company 2009 euro 13,45 euro
14,843 2018 VAGHI RICCARDO Director in a subsidiary May 7, May 7,
company 2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018 VENDRAMINI MARCO Director
in a subsidiary May 7, May 7, company 2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843
2018 VIAN MASSIMO Director in a subsidiary May 7, May 7, company
2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018 WILLIAMS JOHN Director in a
subsidiary May 7, May 7, company 2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018
YE YVETTE NING Director in a subsidiary May 7, May 7, company 2009
euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018 ZAFFIN ANDREA Director in a subsidiary
May 7, May 7, company 2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018 Other
managers and employees May 7, May 7, not domiciled 2009 euro 13,45
euro 14,843 2018 in the United States (53) SHARE-BASED PAYMENT
SCHEMES - STOCK OPTION GRANT 2009 EXTRAORDINARY GRANT 2009 Table 1
of scheme 7 of Annex 3A to Regulations for Issuers dated 11971/99
BOX 2 Options (option grant) Section2 New options granted by the
board on the basis of resolutions previously adopted by the GM
Position (to be No. of Name specified only Date approved
Description instruments or for individuals by shareholders of
underlying Category listed by name) in AGM instrument options
awarded FRANCAVILLA LUIGI Director in the company June 14, 2006
Stock option 750.000 GUERRA ANDREA Director in the company June 14,
2006 Stock option 1.250.000 CAVATORTA ENRICO Director in the
company June 14, 2006 Stock option 550.000 BEER CHRISTOPHER
Director in a subsidiary June 14, 2006 Stock option 125.000 company
GIACOBBI VALERIO Director in a subsidiary June 14, 2006 Stock
option 550.000 company MC CLELLAND PETER Director in a subsidiary
June 14, 2006 Stock option 125.000 company MINAKAKIS GEORGE
Director in a subsidiary June 14, 2006 Stock option 50.000 company
MIYAKAWA ANTONIO Director in a subsidiary June 14, 2006 Stock
option 550.000 company PELA' NICOLA Director in a subsidiary June
14, 2006 Stock option 250.000 company Other managers and employees
June 14, 2006 Stock option 50.000 not domiciled in the United
States (1) SHARE-BASED PAYMENT SCHEMES - STOCK OPTION GRANT 2009
EXTRAORDINARY GRANT 2009 Table 1 of scheme 7 of Annex 3A to
Regulations for Issuers dated 11971/99 BOX 2 Options (option grant)
Section2 New options granted by the board on the basis of
resolutions previously adopted by the GM Position (to be Date of
Market Name specified award by price for or only for competent
Strike instruments Expiration Category individuals governing price
as at the date listed Body award date by name) (BOD) FRANCAVILLA
LUIGI Director in the company May 7, May 7, 2009 euro 13,45 euro
14,843 2018 GUERRA ANDREA Director in the company May 7, May 7,
2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018 CAVATORTA ENRICO Director in the
company May 7, May 7, 2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018 BEER
CHRISTOPHER Director in a subsidiary May 7, May 7, 2009 euro 13,45
euro 14,843 2018 company GIACOBBI VALERIO Director in a subsidiary
May 7, May 7, 2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018 company MC CLELLAND
PETER Director in a subsidiary May 7, May 7, 2009 euro 13,45 euro
14,843 2018 company MINAKAKIS GEORGE Director in a subsidiary May
7, May 7, 2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018 company MIYAKAWA ANTONIO
Director in a subsidiary May 7, May 7, 2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843
2018 company PELA' NICOLA Director in a subsidiary May 7, May 7,
company 2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843 2018 Other managers and
employees May 7, May 7, not domiciled 2009 euro 13,45 euro 14,843
2018 in the United States (1) DATASOURCE: Luxottica Group S.p.A.
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