EssilorLuxottica Pays Dividend in Shares, Increases Capital

EssilorLuxottica has completed the process of allowing shareholders to opt for receiving their 2025 dividend in the form of newly issued shares. The price for these shares was fixed at €175.06 per share, calculated based on a percentage of the average stock price preceding the annual general meeting.

Following the opt-in period, which concluded in late May 2026, approximately 41.9 million rights were exercised in favor of receiving the dividend in shares. This will lead to the issuance of 957,954 new shares, representing a minor increase of 0.21% in EssilorLuxottica's share capital as of April 2026.

The new shares are scheduled to be admitted to trading on Euronext Paris on June 3, 2026. On the same date, the cash dividend will also be paid out to shareholders who did not opt for the share distribution. The newly issued shares carry the same rights as existing ones.

For shareholders who opted for cash, the total dividend payment amounts to over €1.669 billion. The company also released its monthly disclosure of share capital and voting rights as of April 30, 2026.