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
February 2, 2011
COMMISSION FILE NO. 1 - 10421
LUXOTTICA GROUP S.p.A.
VIA C. CANTÙ 2, MILAN, 20123 ITALY
(Address of principal executive office)
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Set forth below is the text of a press release issued on February 1, 2011.
Luxottica: monthly update on share buyback program
Milan, Italy - February 1, 2011 - In connection with the share buyback program approved at the Shareholders’ Meeting on October 29, 2009, and launched on November 16, 2009, Luxottica Group S.p.A. (NYSE: LUX; MTA: LUX) announced today that during the month of January it purchased under that buyback program an aggregate amount of 285,000 shares on the Milan Stock Exchange’s Mercato Telematico Azionario (MTA) at an average unit price of Euro 22.67 per share, for an aggregate amount of Euro 6,462,359.
Since the launch of the program, Luxottica Group purchased an aggregate total amount of 4,995,454 of its shares, at an average unit price of Euro 19.27 per share, for an aggregate amount of Euro 96,279,223.
Contacts Luxottica Group
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Ivan Dompé |
Alessandra Senici |
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Group Director of Corporate Communications |
Group Director of Investor Relations |
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Tel.: +39 (02) 8633 4726 |
Tel.: +39 (02) 8633 4718 |
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Email: ivan.dompe@luxottica.com |
Email: InvestorRelations@Luxottica.com |
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Luca Biondolillo |
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Group Director of International Communications |
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Tel.: +39 (02) 8633 4668 |
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Email: luca.biondolillo@luxottica.com |
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www.luxottica.com