Essilor: Disclosure of Share Capital and Voting Rights Outstanding as of September 30, 2015

(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 September 30, 2015, shares and voting rights outstanding of Essilor (Paris:EI), the world leader in ophthalmic optics, broke down as follows:

September 30, 2015

        
      
      
        
          Shares outstanding
        
        
           
        
        
          216,156,172
        
      
      
        
          Exercisable voting rights
        
        
           
        
        
          228,169,743
        
      
      
        
          Total voting rights, based on all outstanding shares,including 
          shares stripped of their voting rights*
        
        
           
        
        
          232,127,909
        
      
    
    

(*) 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 mission is to improve lives by improving sight. To support this mission, Essilor allocates more than €180 million to research and innovation every year, in a commitment to continuously bring new, more effective products to market. Its flagship brands are Varilux®, Crizal®, Transitions®, Definity®, Xperio®, Optifog®, Foster Grant®, BolonTM and Costa®. It also develops and markets equipment, instruments and services for eyecare professionals.Essilor reported consolidated revenue of nearly €5.7 billion in 2014 and employs 58,000 people. It markets its products in more than 100 countries and has 33 plants, 490 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 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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