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

 

December 14, 2016

 

COMMISSION FILE NO. 1 - 10421

 

LUXOTTICA GROUP S.p.A.

 

Piazzale Cadorna 3, MILAN, 20123 ITALY
(Address of principal executive office)

 

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Set forth below is the text of a press release issued on December 14, 2016.

 

Luxottica Group issues financial calendar for FY 2017

 

Milan, December 14, 2016 - Luxottica Group S.p.A. (NYSE: LUX; MTA: LUX), a leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and sale of fashion, luxury and sports eyewear, issued today the following financial calendar for fiscal year 2017:

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Monday, January 30, 2017

 

Consolidated net sales for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

 

Consolidated results for the fourth quarter of 2016; draft statutory and consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2016

Friday, April 28, 2017

 

Consolidated net sales for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017

Monday, July 24, 2017

 

Consolidated results for the six-month period ended June 30, 2017

Monday, October 23, 2017

 

Consolidated net sales for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017

 

After each meeting of the Group’s Board of Directors set forth above, Luxottica will issue a press release and, except for the meeting on January 30, hold an investor conference call and webcast to present sales and/or earnings results, as applicable, for the relevant period(s) to the financial community. Moreover the Group will host an Investor and Analyst Presentation on Thursday March 2.

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING

 

Friday, April 28 2017

 

Approval of statutory financial statements for fiscal year 2016

 

Any changes to the above calendar will be broadly communicated.

 

Contacts:

Alessandra Senici

Group Investor Relations and Corporate Communications Director

Tel.: +39 (02) 8633 4870

Email: InvestorRelations@luxottica.com

http://www.luxottica.com/en/investors/contacts

 

Luxottica Group S.p.A.

 

Luxottica is a leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of fashion, luxury and sports eyewear. Its portfolio includes proprietary brands such as Ray-Ban, Oakley, Vogue Eyewear, Persol, Oliver Peoples and Alain Mikli, as well as licensed brands including Giorgio Armani, Burberry, Bulgari, Chanel, Coach, Dolce&Gabbana, Michael Kors, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Tiffany & Co. and Versace. The Group’s global wholesale distribution network covers more than 150 countries and is complemented by an extensive retail network of over 7,400 stores, with LensCrafters and Pearle Vision in North America, OPSM and LensCrafters in Asia-Pacific, GMO in Latin America and Sunglass Hut worldwide. In 2015,

 

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Luxottica posted net sales of approximately Euro 9 billion and approximately 79,000 employees. Additional information on the Group is available at www.luxottica.com.

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

LUXOTTICA GROUP S.p.A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ MICHAEL A. BOXER

Date: December 14, 2016

 

 

MICHAEL A. BOXER

 

 

 

Group General Counsel

 

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