Luxottica gifts shares to employees on chairman's birthday

(ANSA) - Milan, May 19 - Luxury eyewear maker Luxottica gifted nine million euros worth of shares to employees on Tuesday.
    In celebration of Luxottica chairman and founder Leonardo Del Vecchio's 80th birthday, the eyewear magnate gave approximately 140,000 shares of Luxottica stock to his Italian employees.
    "A big, heartfelt thank you to the Italian employees of the group, the real makers of our company's success", Del Vecchio said in a statement.