Luxottica Group, S.p.A. (LUX)

Retail Acquisitions

On July 7, 2005, we announced that our subsidiary, SPV Zeta S.r.l., had entered into an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the equity interest in Beijing Xueliang Optical Technology Co. Ltd. for a purchase price of Chinese Renminbi (“RMB”) 169 million (approximately Euro 17 million), plus RMB 40 million (approximately Euro 4 million) in assumed liabilities. Xueliang Optical had unaudited sales for the 2004 fiscal year of RMB 102 million (approximately Euro 10 million). Xueliang Optical has 79 stores in Beijing. The Company completed the acquisition in April 2006.

On October 4, 2005, we announced that our subsidiary, SPV Eta S.r.l., had entered into an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the equity interests in Ming Long Optical, the largest premium optical chain, based on number of stores, in the province of Guangdong, China, with 133 stores, for a purchase price of RMB 290 million (approximately Euro 29 million). As a result, we will become  the leading operator of premium optical stores in China based on the number of stores, with a total of 278 locations in two of the top premium optical markets in Mainland China, as well as in Hong Kong, the most important market in Asia for luxury goods. Completion of the transaction remains subject to customary approvals by the relevant Chinese governmental authorities. The Company currently anticipates receiving such approvals by July 2006.

On May 18, 2006, we announced that we had entered into agreement to acquire Shoppers Optical, a 74-store Canadian-based optical chain owned by King Optical Group Inc. Once the transaction is completed, we will manage a total of 268 optical stores in Canada. Shoppers Optical operates across eight of Canada’s provinces. Twenty-six of Shoppers Optical’s stores are in the province of Ontario, where nearly 40 percent of the Canadian population lives. In addition, this acquisition will bring into the organization the first full-service Canada-based central lens finishing lab with anti-reflective coating capability. The closing of the transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to take place at the end of June 2006.

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In June 2006, we announced that we plan to acquire 100 percent of the equity interest in Modern Sight Optics, a leading premium optical chain that operates a total of 28 stores in Shanghai, China, for total consideration of RMB 140 million (approximately Euro 14 million). Completion of the transaction is subject to customary approvals by the relevant Chinese governmental authorities. We expect to receive such approvals by the end of 2006.