Oct. 1, 2009 (PR Newswire) --

MILAN, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- With reference to the share buyback program launched on September 21, Luxottica Group S.p.A. (NYSE: LUX; MTA: LUX) announced today that an aggregate amount of 230,000 treasury shares were purchased on the Milan Stock Exchange's Mercato Telematico Azionario (MTA) during the month of September, at an average unit price of Euro 17.857 and for an aggregate amount of Euro 4,107,141.

In parallel, Luxottica Group's subsidiary Arnette Optics Illusions Inc. sold during the month of September on the MTA an aggregate amount of 229,104 treasury shares, at an average unit price of Euro 17.889 and for an aggregate amount of Euro 4,098,455.

SOURCE Luxottica Group S.p.A.