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

Stock Incentive Plans—

Luxottica Group granted stock options to certain employees under an incentive plan. These options vest and became exercisable only if certain financial performance measures were met over a three-year period ending December 2004. As of December 31, 2003 and 2004, there were 970,000 options outstanding at an exercise price of Euro 11.86 (U.S. Dollars 16.06) per share. Compensation expense will be recognized for the options issued under the incentive plan based on the market value of the underlying ordinary shares when the number of shares to be issued is known. Subsequent to December 31, 2004, these options were cancelled as the calculation for the financial performance measurements were finalized and the measures were not met.

Options granted in October 2004 under a Company Incentive Plan (1,000,000 ordinary shares) vest and become exercisable from January 31, 2007 only if certain financial performance measures are met over the period ending December 2006 and at such point would become exercisable after January 31, 2007.

On September 14, 2004, the Company’s Chairman and majority shareholder, Mr. Leonardo Del Vecchio, allocated shares held through La Leonardo Finanziaria S.r.l., an Italian holding company of the Del Vecchio family, representing 2.11 percent (or 9.6 million shares) of the Company’s currently authorized and issued share capital, to a stock option plan for top management of the Company. The stock options to be issued under the stock option plan vest upon meeting certain economic objectives. As such, compensation expense will be recorded for the options issued to management under this plan based on the market value of the underlying ordinary shares only when the number of shares to be vested and issued is known.