MILAN, Italy, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 September it purchased under that buyback program an aggregate amount of 577,014 shares on the Milan Stock Exchange's Mercato Telematico Azionario (MTA) at an average unit price of Euro 19.46 per share, for an aggregate amount of Euro 11,226,948.

In parallel, Luxottica Group's subsidiary, Arnette Optic Illusions Inc., sold during the same period on the MTA an aggregate amount of 770,773 treasury shares, at an average unit price of Euro 19.52 per share, for an aggregate amount of Euro 15,043,997.

Since the launch of the program, Luxottica Group purchased an aggregate total amount of 3,985,880 of its shares, at an average unit price of Euro 18.77 per share, for an aggregate amount of Euro 74,829,103. In parallel, Luxottica Group's subsidiary Arnette Optic Illusions Inc. sold an aggregate total amount of 4,114,780 treasury shares, at an average unit price of Euro 18.66 per share, for an aggregate amount of Euro 76,794,344.

    Contacts Luxottica Group

    Ivan Dompe                            Alessandra Senici
    Group Director of Corporate            Group Director of Investor
     Communications                        Relations
    Tel.: +39 (02) 8633 4726              Tel.: +39 (02) 8633 4718
                                           Email:
    Email: ivan.dompe@luxottica.com        InvestorRelations@Luxottica.com

    Luca Biondolillo
    SVP of International Corporate
     Communications
    Tel.: +1 (516) 918 3100
    Email: LBiondolillo@us.luxottica.com


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SOURCE Luxottica Group S.p.A.