EssilorLuxottica: Result of the payment of dividends in shares and record of the corresponding capital increase

Core Viewpoint - EssilorLuxottica has provided shareholders with the option to receive dividends in shares, reflecting a strategic move to enhance shareholder engagement and capital management [2]. Group 1: Dividend Payment in Shares - The price for newly issued shares for the dividend payment is set at Euro 222.02 per share, which is 90% of the average opening prices on Euronext Paris over the preceding twenty trading days, adjusted for the final dividend [2]. - The option period for shareholders to choose the share dividend was from May 9, 2025, to May 30, 2025, with a specific deadline for pure registered shareholders on May 28, 2025 [3]. - A total of 316,917,525 rights were exercised in favor of the 2024 dividend payment in shares [3]. Group 2: New Shares Issuance - For the dividend payment in shares, 5,638,328 new shares will be issued, representing 1.23% of EssilorLuxottica's share capital as of April 30, 2025 [4]. - The settlement and delivery of the new shares will occur on June 5, 2025, and these shares will confer the same rights as existing shares, including current dividend rights [4]. Group 3: Cash Dividend Payment - The total cash dividend for shareholders who opted not to receive shares amounts to Euro 547,443,171.60, which will also be paid on June 5, 2025 [5].