Essilor Strengthens US Prescription Laboratory Network

CHARENTON-LE-PONT, France, June 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Essilor of America, Essilor International’s US subsidiary, has acquired a majority stake in Sutherlin Optical Company and purchased the assets of Dispensers Optical Service Corp.’s safety prescription division.

Located in Kansas City and Joplin, Missouri, Sutherlin Optical is a prescription laboratory and distributor of the Varilux(R) brand, with US$13 million in revenue and 75 employees. Its customers are mainly in Missouri and Kansas.

Dispensers Optical Service Corp.’s safety prescription division is a leading manufacturer of occupational eyewear. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, it generates US$5 million in revenue.

Essilor International is the world leader in ophthalmic optical products, offering a wide range of lenses under the flagship Varilux(R), Crizal(R), Airwear(R) and Essilor(R) brands to correct myopia, hyperopia, presbyopia and astigmatism. Essilor operates worldwide through 15 production sites, 244 lens finishing laboratories and local distribution networks.

The Essilor share trades on the Euronext Paris market and is included in the CAC 40 index.

Codes and symbols: ISIN: FR 0000121667; Reuters: ESSI.PA; Bloomberg: EF FP.

   Investor Relations and Financial Communications   Veronique Gillet   Phone: +33-(0)1-49-77-42-16   http://www.essilor.com/  

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