UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

May 20, 2016

 

COMMISSION FILE NO. 1 - 10421

 

LUXOTTICA GROUP S.p.A.

 

Piazzale Cadorna 3, MILAN, 20123 ITALY
(Address of principal executive office)

 

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The following is the text of a press release issued on May 19, 2016.

 

Report on the purchase of treasury shares under buyback program

 

Milan (Italy), May 19, 2016 - During the period from May 12, 2016 to May 18, 2016, Luxottica Group S.p.A. (MTA: LUX; NYSE: LUX) acquired 819,085 shares on the Milan Stock Exchange’s Mercato Telematico Azionario (MTA) equal to 0.169% of the issued share capital. The shares were bought at an average price per share equal to Euro 47.9885, net of commissions, and for an aggregate amount of Euro 39,306,679.22.

 

These purchases were made pursuant to the plan to purchase treasury shares, announced on May 12, 2016, and in accordance with the resolution approved at the Company’s General Meeting of Stockholders on April 29, 2016.

 

Details of the treasury share purchase transactions on the MTA are as follows:

 

Date

 

Number of ordinary
shares purchased

 

Average price (Euro)

 

Aggregate amount
(Euro)

 

05/12//2016

 

145,000

 

47.3668

 

6,868,186.00

 

05/13/2016

 

147,085

 

47.5932

 

7,000,245.82

 

05/16/2016

 

105,000

 

47.6696

 

5,005,308.00

 

05/17/2016

 

220,000

 

48.5144

 

10,673,168.00

 

05/18/2016

 

202,000

 

48.3157

 

9,759,771.40

 

Total

 

819,085

 

47.9885

 

39,306,679.22

 

 

Following the purchases announced today and the treasury shares held, as of May 18, 2016 the Company owns 3,018,223 treasury shares equal to 0.624% of the share capital.

 

Related press releases: May 12, 2016.

 

Contacts

Alessandra Senici

Group Investor Relations and Corporate Communications Director

Tel.: +39 (02) 8633 4870

Email: InvestorRelations@luxottica.com

http://www.luxottica.com/en/investors/contacts

 

Luxottica Group S.p.A.

 

Luxottica is a leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of fashion, luxury and sports eyewear. Its portfolio includes proprietary brands such as Ray-Ban, Oakley, Vogue Eyewear, Persol, Oliver Peoples and Alain Mikli, as well as licensed brands including Giorgio Armani, Burberry, Bulgari, Chanel, Coach, Dolce&Gabbana, Michael Kors, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Tiffany & Co. and Versace. The Group’s global wholesale distribution network covers more than 150 countries and is complemented by an extensive retail network of over 7,200 stores, with LensCrafters and Pearle Vision in North America, OPSM and LensCrafters in Asia-Pacific, GMO in Latin America and Sunglass Hut worldwide. In 2015, Luxottica posted net sales of approximately Euro 9 billion and approximately 79,000 employees. Additional information on the Group is available at www.luxottica.com.

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

LUXOTTICA GROUP S.p.A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ MICHAEL A. BOXER

Date: May 20, 2016

 

 

MICHAEL A. BOXER

 

 

 

Group General Counsel

 

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