THE ARMANI GROUP GROWS REVENUES AND FURTHER EXPANDS STORE NETWORK IN 2008

– Consolidated Revenues of 1,620.3 million Euros, or 1.5% improvement vs prior year (2.4% increase at constant rates) – Wholesale Revenues including licensed products of 2,516.9 million Euros or + 6.6% vs prior year (+9.5% at constant exchange rates) – Capital Investments of over 170 million Euros, almost double the amount of 95 million Euros in 2007 – 50 new store openings worldwide, bringing the Group’s global retail network to 539 stores – EBITDA of a strong 18.7% on…