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This excerpt taken from the LUX 20-F filed Jun 25, 2009.
ITEM 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

Deloitte & Touche S.p.A., or Deloitte & Touche, was engaged as our independent registered public accounting firm to audit our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007. Due to the nature of our operations, numerous Deloitte & Touche entities and affiliates perform numerous other accounting, tax and consulting tasks for us around the world. The Board of Directors is the corporate body competent to pre-approve, with the favorable opinion of the Board of Statutory Auditors, all audit services for the annual audit of Luxottica Group S.p.A.’s own financial statements and for the audit of the consolidated financial statements of Luxottica Group S.p.A. and its subsidiaries, and to pre-approve all non-audit services permissible for all entities in the group, although pre-approval of such services may not always be possible based on the nature of the service. Each pre-approval is typically given for a one-year period and is detailed by category and budgeted cost.

 

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees paid by the Company to Deloitte & Touche for 2008 and 2007:

 

Thousands of Euro

 

2008
Fees

 

2007
Fees

 

Audit fees (including annual financial statement audit, semi-annual reviews and Sarbanes-Oxley audit)

 

4,608

 

4,231

 

Audit related fees (including benefit plan audits and acquisition due diligence)

 

88

 

355

 

Tax fees (including compliance and planning)

 

127

 

605

 

All other fees

 

402

 

0

 

Total fees

 

5,225

 

5,191

 

 

Our Board of Statutory Auditors has approved all of the audit and non-audit fees of Deloitte & Touche for the year 2008 in accordance with the pre-approval policy set forth above. The percentage of audit work performed by persons other than full-time permanent employees of Deloitte & Touche is less than 50 percent.

 

This excerpt taken from the LUX 20-F filed Jun 26, 2008.
ITEM 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

Deloitte & Touche S.p.A., or Deloitte & Touche, was engaged as our independent registered public accounting firm to audit our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006. Due to the nature of our operations, numerous Deloitte & Touche entities and affiliates perform numerous other accounting, tax and consulting tasks for us around the world. The Board of Directors is the corporate body competent to pre-approve, with the favorable opinion of the Internal Control Committee, all audit services for the annual audit of Luxottica Group S.p.A.’s own financial statements and for the audit of the consolidated financial statements of Luxottica Group S.p.A. and its subsidiaries, and to pre-approve all non-audit services permissible for all entities in the group, although pre-approval of such services may not always be possible based on the nature of the service. Each pre-approval is typically given for a one-year period and is detailed by category and budgeted cost. Updates on audit and non-audit services to be provided by Deloitte & Touche are provided to the Board quarterly.

 

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees paid by the Company to Deloitte & Touche for 2007 and 2006:

 

89



 

Thousands of Euro

 

2007
Fees

 

2006
Fees

 

Audit fees (including annual financial statement audit, semi-annual reviews and Sarbanes-Oxley audit)

 

4,231

 

5,258

 

Audit related fees (including benefit plan audits and acquisition due diligence)

 

355

 

427

 

Tax fees (including compliance and planning)

 

605

 

1,854

 

All other fees (including royalty audits)

 

0

 

221

 

Total fees

 

5,191

 

7,760

 

 

Our Board of Directors has approved all of the audit and non-audit fees of Deloitte & Touche for the year 2007 in accordance with the pre-approval policy set forth above. The percentage of audit work performed by persons other than full-time permanent employees of Deloitte & Touche is less than 50 percent.

 

This excerpt taken from the LUX 20-F filed Jun 29, 2007.

Item 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Deloitte & Touche S.p.A., or Deloitte & Touche, was engaged as our independent registered public accounting firm to audit our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006. Due to the nature of our operations, numerous Deloitte & Touche entities and affiliates perform numerous other accounting, tax and consulting tasks for us around the world. The Board of Directors is the corporate body competent to pre-approve, with the favorable opinion of the Internal Control Committee, all audit services for the annual audit of Luxottica Group S.p.A.’s own financial statements and for the audit of the consolidated financial statements of Luxottica Group S.p.A. and its subsidiaries, and to pre-approve all permissible non-audit services permissible for all entities in the group, although pre-approval of such services may not always be possible based on the nature of the service. Each pre-approval is typically given for a one-year period and is detailed by category and budgeted cost. Updates on audit and non-audit services to be provided by Deloitte & Touche are provided to the Board quarterly.

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees paid by the Company to Deloitte & Touche for 2005 and 2006:

Thousands of Euro

 

2005
Fees

 

2006
Fees

 

Audit fees (including annual audit and semi-annual reviews)

 

2,516

 

5,258

 

Audit related fees (including benefit plan audits, acquisition due diligence and Sarbanes-Oxley audit)

 

67

 

427

 

Tax fees (including compliance and planning)

 

2,136

 

1,854

 

All other fees (including royalty audits)

 

387

 

221

 

Total fees

 

5,106

 

7,760

 

 

Our Board of Directors has approved all of the audit and non-audit fees of Deloitte & Touche for the year 2006 in accordance with the pre-approval policy set forth above. The percentage of audit work performed by persons other than full-time permanent employees of Deloitte & Touche is less than 50 percent.

This excerpt taken from the LUX 20-F filed Jun 28, 2006.
Item 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Deloitte & Touche S.p.A., or Deloitte & Touche, was engaged as our independent registered accounting firm to audit our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2005. Due to the nature of our operations, numerous Deloitte & Touche entities and affiliates perform numerous other accounting, tax and consulting tasks for us around the world. The Board of Directors is the corporate body competent to pre-approve, with the favorable opinion of the Internal Control Committee, all audit services for the annual audit of Luxottica Group S.p.A.’s own financial statements and for the audit of the consolidated financial statements of Luxottica Group S.p.A. and its subsidiaries, and to pre-approve all permissible non-audit services permissible for all entities in the group, although pre-approval of such services may not always be possible based on the nature of the service. Each pre-approval is typically given for a one-year period and is detailed by category and budgeted cost. Updates on audit and non-audit services to be provided by Deloitte & Touche are provided to the Board quarterly.

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees paid by the Company to Deloitte & Touche for 2004 and 2005:

 

Thousands of Euro

 

 

 

2004
Fees

 

2005
Fees

 

Audit fees (including annual audit and semi-annual reviews)

 

2,294

 

2,516

 

Audit related fees (including benefit plan audits and acquisition due diligence)

 

697

 

67

 

Tax fees (including compliance and planning)

 

2,877

 

2,136

 

All other fees (including royalty audits)

 

148

 

387

 

Total fees

 

6,016

 

5,106

 

 

Our Board of Directors has approved all of the audit and non-audit fees of Deloitte & Touche for the year 2005 in accordance with the pre-approval policy set forth above. The percentage of audit work performed by persons other than full-time permanent employees of Deloitte & Touche is less than 50%.

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