Benetton Group: weekly communication on the shares’ buyback programme

Ponzano, 25 August 2008 - Benetton Group communicates that, in the period from 18 to 22 August 2008, the Company purchased a total number of 260,575 Benetton ordinary shares at the average price of Euro, for a total value of Euro 3,392,376.31.

Details of the transactions on a daily basis:

Following the purchases announced today, Benetton Group holds a total amount of 4,397,045 treasury shares, equal to 2.407% of the share capital.

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