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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

March 6 24, 2017

~~COMMISSION~~ ~~FILE~~Commission ~~NO.~~File 1Number 1 - 10421

LUXOTTICA GROUP S.p.A.

Piazzale Cadorna 3, MILAN, 20123 ITALY
(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F x ý Form 40-F o Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes o No x If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-

~~Set~~Indicate ~~forth~~by ~~below~~check ismark ~~information~~if ~~provided by~~ the ~~Company~~registrant onis ~~March 3,~~submitting ~~2017 regarding grants under~~ the ~~2013~~Form 6-~~2017~~K ~~Performance~~in ~~Shares~~paper ~~Plan~~as ofpermitted ~~Luxottica Group~~ by Regulation S~~.p.A~~-T Rule 101(~~the “Company”~~b).(1): o

~~Performance~~Indicate ~~Shares~~by ~~Plan~~check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o

OnIndicate ~~March 1,~~by ~~2017,~~check ~~the~~mark ~~Board~~whether ~~of Directors of the Company granted 680,449 ordinary shares under the 2013-2017 Performance Shares Plan (the “Plan”) approved~~ by ~~the~~furnishing ~~stockholders at~~ the ~~Company’s~~information ~~ordinary~~contained ~~stockholders~~in ~~meeting~~this ~~held on April 29~~Form, the ~~2013.~~registrant ~~The Plan~~ is ~~reserved~~also ~~for~~thereby ~~employees~~furnishing of the ~~Company~~information ~~and~~to ~~its~~the ~~subsidiaries~~Commission ~~who~~pursuant ~~are~~to Rule 12g3-2(b) ~~identified~~under ~~individually by~~ the ~~Board~~Securities ofExchange ~~Directors~~Act ~~upon recommendation~~ of ~~the Human Resources Committee~~ 1934. Yes o No ý ~~Set forth below is information on the grant made to executive directors of the Company:~~

Name		Position		No. of Shares Granted		Purchase Price (if any)		Market Price on Grant Date		Expiration Date of the Restriction on Selling the Instruments
Massimo Vian		Chief Executive Officer – Product & Operations and Director, Luxottica Group S.p.A.		17,100		N/A		€49.22		N/A

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with
Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-

In ~~accordance~~ ~~with~~ EXHIBIT the 2013-2017 Performance Shares Plan Regulations, beneficiaries will be granted, without consideration, ordinary shares of the Company as long as certain financial targets set by the Board of Directors at the time of grant are achieved at the end of a specified three-year reference period. The terms of the Plan are more fully described in the Board of Directors Report prepared in connection with the April 29, 2013 ordinary meeting of stockholders and is also part of the Information Document and Plan Regulations, available in the “Governance/General Meeting/Archives” section of the Company’s website, www.luxottica.com. Additional information about other incentive plans is available on the Company’s website under the Governance/Compensation/Incentive Plans section.INDEX

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Exhibit Number			Exhibit

	15.1		Notice of Ordinary Meeting of Stockholders for Luxottica Group S.p.A.'s Meeting of Stockholders to be held on April 28, 2017.
	15.2		Voting Instruction Card for use by holders of American Depositary Shares in connection with Luxottica Group S.p.A.'s Ordinary Meeting of Stockholders to be held on April 28, 2017.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	LUXOTTICA GROUP S.p.A.
	By:	/s/ MICHAEL A. BOXER
Date: March 6, 2017		MICHAEL A. BOXER
		Group General Counsel


		LUXOTTICA GROUP S.p.A.

Date: March 24, 2017		By: /s/ MICHAEL A. BOXER MICHAEL A. BOXER Group General Counsel

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