Essilor Sells its Stake in Sperian Protection

CHARENTON-LE-PONT, France, May 19, 2010 - Sperian Protection's Board of Directors agreed this morning to
accept Honeywell's voluntary tender offer to acquire 100% of its capital at a
price of EUR117 per share.

Essilor has agreed to sell all of its Sperian Protection
shares to Honeywell in an off-market transaction, based on the offering price
of EUR117 per share, subject to certain conditions (approval from the
European and US regulatory authorities, as well as the French Ministry of the
Economy, Industry and Employment).

The world leader in ophthalmic optical products, Essilor International
researches, develops, manufactures and markets around the world a wide
range of lenses to improve and protect eyesight. Its flagship brands are
Varilux(R), Crizal(R), Essilor(R), Definity(R) and Xperio(TM).

Based in France, the company reported consolidated revenue of more than
EUR3.2 billion in 2009, with 34,700 employees and operations in 100
countries.

For more information, please visit www.essilor.com.

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

Codes and symbols: ISIN: FR FR0000121667; Reuters: ESSI.PA; Bloomberg:
EI:FP.

    Investor Relations and Financial Communications
    Veronique Gillet - Sebastien Leroy
    Phone: +33-(0)1-49-77-42-16
    invest@essilor.com

Investor Relations and Financial Communications, Veronique Gillet - Sebastien Leroy,
Phone: +33-(0)1-49-77-42-16, invest at essilor.com