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)
SOURCE Luxottica Group S.p.A.