Essilor: Disclosure of Share Capital and Voting Rights Outstanding as of August 31, 2014

(Pursuant to Article L.233-8 II of the French Commercial Code and articles 221-1 and 223-16 of the General Regulations of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers)

Regulatory News:

As of August 31, 2014, shares and voting rights outstanding of Essilor (Paris:EI), the world leader in ophthalmic optics, broke down as follows:

August 31, 2014

        
      
      
        
          Shares outstanding
        
        
           
        
        
          215,166,509
        
      
      
        
          Exercisable voting rights
        
        
           
        
        
          226,760,875
        
      
      
        
          

Total voting rights, based on all outstanding shares, including sharesstripped of their voting rights*

        
        
           
        
        
          231,444,394
        
      
    
    

(*) Shares held by the Company.

About EssilorThe world’s leading ophthalmic optics company, Essilor designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of lenses to improve and protect eyesight. Its corporate mission is to improve lives by improving sight. To support this mission, the Company allocates more than €150 million to research and innovation every year, in a commitment to continuously bring new, more effective products to market. Essilor’s flagship brands are Varilux®, Crizal®, Transitions®, Definity®, Xperio®, OptifogTM, Foster Grant®, Bolon® and Costa®. It also develops and markets equipment, instruments and services for eyecare professionals.Essilor reported consolidated revenue of over €5 billion in 2013 and employs more than 55,000 people. It distributes its products in some 100 countries with 28 plants, more than 450 prescription laboratories and edging facilities, as well as several research and development centers around the world.For more information, please visit www.essilor.com.The Essilor share trades on the NYSE Euronext Paris market and is included in the Euro Stoxx 50 and CAC 40 indices.Codes and symbols: ISIN: FR0000121667; Reuters: ESSI.PA; Bloomberg: EI:FP.

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