UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
February 4, 2014
COMMISSION FILE NO. 1 - 10421
LUXOTTICA GROUP S.p.A.
VIA CANTÙ 2, MILAN, 20123 ITALY
(Address of principal executive office)
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Set forth below is the text of a press release issued on February 3, 2014.
Press Release
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Luxottica successfully concludes the placement and issuance of
senior 10-year notes
Milan, Italy, February 3, 2014 - Luxottica Group S.p.A. (MTA: LUX; NYSE: LUX), a leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of fashion, luxury and sports eyewear, today announced that it has successfully concluded the placement and issuance of 10-year senior notes targeted to institutional investors. Investors’ demand for the notes was more than Euro 4 billion, the final book being more than 8 times oversubscribed. The principal amount of the notes, which were assigned A- rating by Standard & Poor’s, is Euro 500 million.
The main characteristics of the notes are as follows:
· units of Euro 100,000 and multiples of Euro 1,000 in excess thereof;
· maturity date February 10, 2024;
· fixed gross annual coupon of 2.625%;
· issue price of 99.281.
It is expected that settlement and closing of the notes offering, which were issued in order to exploit favorable market conditions and extend the average maturity of the Group’s debt, will be on February 10, 2014. The notes will be traded on the regulated market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
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Luxottica Group — Contacts |
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Cristina Parenti |
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Alessandra Senici |
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Group Corporate Communication and Public Relations Director |
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Group Investor Relations Director |
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Tel.: +39 (02) 8633 4683 |
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Tel.: +39 (02) 8633 4870 |
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E-mail: cristina.parenti@luxottica.com |
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E-mail: InvestorRelations@Luxottica.com |
Luxottica Group S.p.A.
Luxottica Group is a leader in premium, luxury and sports eyewear with over 7,000 optical and sun retail stores in North America, Asia-Pacific, China, South Africa, Latin America and Europe, and a strong, well-balanced brand portfolio. Proprietary brands include Ray-Ban, the world’s most famous sun eyewear brand, Oakley, Vogue Eyewear, Persol, Oliver Peoples, Alain Mikli and Arnette while licensed brands include Giorgio Armani, Bulgari, Burberry, Chanel, Coach, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Polo Ralph Lauren, Prada, Starck Eyes, Tiffany and Versace. In addition to a global wholesale network involving 130 different countries, the Group manages leading retail chains in major markets, including LensCrafters, Pearle Vision and ILORI in North America, OPSM and Laubman & Pank in Asia-Pacific, LensCrafters in China, GMO in Latin America and Sunglass Hut worldwide. The Group’s products are designed and manufactured at its six manufacturing plants in Italy, two wholly owned plants in the People’s Republic of China, one plant in Brazil
and one plant in the United States devoted to the production of sports eyewear. In 2013 Luxottica Group posted net sales of more than Euro 7.3 billion. Additional information on the Group is available at www.luxottica.com.