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This excerpt taken from the LUX 20-F filed Jun 25, 2009.

Short-Term Credit Facilities -

 

As of December 31, 2008 and 2007, Luxottica Group had unused short-term lines of credit of approximately  Euro 230.5 million and Euro 291.4 million, respectively.

 

The Company and its wholly-owned Italian subsidiary Luxottica S.r.l. maintain unsecured lines of credit with primary banks for an aggregate maximum credit of Euro 374.8 million (Euro 467.4 million at December 31, 2007). These lines of credit are renewable annually, can be cancelled at short notice and have no commitment fees. At December 31, 2008 and 2007, these credit lines were utilized for Euro 252.4 million and Euro 312.0 million, respectively.

 

US Holdings maintains four unsecured lines of credit with four separate banks for an aggregate maximum credit of Euro 111.3 million (US Dollar 155.0 million). These lines of credit are renewable annually, can be cancelled at short notice and have no commitment fees. At December 31, 2008, there were Euro 46.7 million (US $65.0 million) of borrowings outstanding and there were Euro 24.6 million in aggregate face amount of standby letters of credit outstanding under these lines of credit (see below).

 

The blended average interest rate on these lines of credit is approximately LIBOR plus 0.25 percent.

 

This excerpt taken from the LUX 6-K filed May 12, 2009.
Short-Term credit facilities. As of December 31, 2008 and 2007, Luxottica Group had unused short-term lines of credit of approximately Euro 230.5 million and Euro 291.4 million, respectively.

 

The Company and its wholly-owned Italian subsidiary Luxottica S.r.l. maintain unsecured lines of credit with primary banks for an aggregate maximum credit of Euro 374.8 million (Euro 467.4 million at December 31, 2007). These lines of credit are renewable annually, can be cancelled at short notice and have no commitment fees. At December 31, 2008 and 2007, these credit lines were utilized for Euro 252.4 million and Euro 312.0 million, respectively.

 

US Holdings maintains four unsecured lines of credit with four separate banks for an aggregate maximum credit of Euro 111.3 million (US$ 155.0 million). These lines of credit are renewable annually, can be cancelled at short notice and have no commitment fees. At December 31, 2008, there were Euro 46.7 million (US$ 65.0 million) of borrowings outstanding and there were Euro 24.6 million in aggregate face amount of standby letters of credit outstanding under these lines of credit (see below).

 

The blended average interest rate on these lines of credit is approximately LIBOR plus 0.25 percent.

 

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20-F
Jun 25, 2009
6-K
May 12, 2009
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