Form 6-K

Securities and Exchange Commision 
  Washington, D.C. 20549Report of Foreign Issuer
  Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
  Of The
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934

|For the month of May 2005 | Commision file number 1-12260
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DE RIGO S.P.A.
  (Translation of registrant's name in English)

Republic of Italy
  (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Zona Industriale Villanova
  32013 Longarone (BL)
  Italy
  (Address of principal executive offices)

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|For further information, please contact: |  | May 12th2005         
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|Maurizio Dessolis                        |  | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
|Chief Financial Officer                  |  |                      
|Tel 39 0437 7777                         |  |                      
|Fax 39 0437 770727                       |  |                      
|e-mail: investor@derigo.com              |  |                      
|NYSE: DER                                |  |                      

|DE RIGO
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reports sales results for the first quarter of 2005

De Rigo S.p.A. (NYSE: DER) posted net sales of EUR 130.9 m1for the first quarter of 2005, a decrease of 6.0% as compared with the same period
last year.

Highlights of the Groups unaudited sales results for the first quarter of 2005 include:

| | Consolidated net sales were EUR 130.9 m, as compared with EUR 139.2 m posted in the first quarter of 2004. Foreign currency effects had a negative impact of 1.0% on net sales.2                                          
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| | Wholesale & manufacturing sales amounted to EUR 39.7 m, a decrease of 6.1% from EUR 42.3	m posted in the first quarter of 2004. Foreign currency effects had a negative impact of 0.4% on wholesale & manufacturing sales.
| | Sales through the retail companies amounted to EUR 95.1 m, a decrease of 4.8% from EUR 99.9	m posted in the first quarter of 2004. Foreign currency effects had a negative impact of 1.2% on retail sales.                

In this release, De Rigo is reporting net sales on a consolidated basis, as well as sales for each of its two principal business segments. In calculating its consolidated net sales, De Rigo has eliminated the intercompany
sales between the Groups business segments, as detailed in the following table:

1The Group reports its results in Euro. On May 10th, 2005, the Euro/U.S. Dollar exchange rate, as fixed by the European Central Bank, was EUR 1 = USD 1.2854.The financial results reported in this press
release have not been audited by the Groups independent public accountants and are presented on the basis of accounting principles generally accepted in Italy (Italian GAAP).2In addition to reporting its Italian GAAP results, the De Rigo Group uses certain measures of financial performance that
exclude the impact of fluctuations in currency exchange rates in the translation of its operating results into Euro. In doing so, the Group has calculated its sales for the first quarter of 2005 on the basis of the same average exchange rates used
to calculate sales for the first quarter of 2004. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to both management and investors by allowing a comparison of sales performance on an exchange rate neutral
basis. See the table on page 2 of this release. The De Rigo Group's method of calculating sales performance excluding the impact of changes in exchange rates may differ from methods used by other companies.

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|SALES BY BUSINESS SEGMENT         |         |         |        |                |                |       
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|(Euro in millions)                |         |         |        |                |                |       
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|                                  | 1Q 2004 | 1Q 2005 |        | 1Q 2005        | 1Q 2005        |       
|                                  |         |         | %      | Effect of      | Sales at       | %     
|                                  | Sales   | Sales   | change | application of | constant       | change
|                                  |         |         |        | constant       | exchange rates |       
|                                  |         |         |        | exchange rates | (Non-GAAP)     |       
|                                  |         |         |        |                |                |       
|Wholesale & Manufacturing         | 42.3    | 39.7    | -6.1%  | 0.2            | 39.9           | -5.7% 
|Retail                            | 99.9    | 95.1    | -4.8%  | 1.2            | 96.3           | -3.6% 
|- D&A                             | 63.5    | 59.1    | -6.9%  | 1.2            | 60.3           | -5.0% 
|- GO                              | 36.4    | 36.0    | -1.1%  | 0.0            | 36.0           | -1.1% 
|Elimination of Intercompany Sales | -3.0    | -3.9    | +30.0% | 0.0            | -3.9           | +30.0%
|                                  |         |         |        |                |                |       
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|Consolidated net sales            | 139.2   | 130.9   | -6.0%  | 1.4            | 132.3          | -5.0% 
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The Groups consolidated net sales of EUR 130.9 m were broken down as follows: eyewear sales of EUR 60.2 m, lens sales of EUR 39.6 m, contact lens sales of EUR 18.7 m and other sales and revenues of EUR 12.4 m, as
compared with sales of EUR 65.6 m, EUR 42.0 m, EUR 18.6 m and EUR 13.0 m, respectively, for the first quarter of 2004.

Foreign currency translation differences had a negative effect on consolidated net sales, particularly with regard to the translation into Euro of sales made in Japanese Yen, Pounds Sterling and Hong Kong Dollars, as the
average exchange rate for these currencies in the first quarter of 2005 was less favourable to the Group than that during the first quarter of 2004.

Analysing consolidated net sales by geographic area, net sales in Europe amounted to EUR 118.1 m, a decrease of 6.7%, primarily as a result of lower sales through the Groups retail companies and a decline in wholesale
sales in certain markets. Net sales in the Rest of the World increased by 7.9% to EUR 10,9 m, reflecting the Groups positive results in the Far East. Net sales in the Americas amounted to EUR 1.9 m, a decrease of 24.0%, primarily as a result
of lower sales in the US market.

De Rigos overall consolidated net sales results reflected the contribution of each of the Groups principal business segments:

Wholesale & manufacturing

Wholesale & manufacturing sales amounted to EUR 39.7 m, a decrease of 6.1% from EUR 42.3 m posted in the first quarter of 2004. Foreign exchange rates had a negative impact of 0.4% on sales, reflecting the appreciation
  of the Euro against certain currencies in which De Rigo makes sales.

Wholesale & manufacturing sales in the first quarter were impacted by the expiry of the Groups license agreement with Fendi as of the end of 2004.  Management expects that the negative impact on the segments sales of the expiry of the Fendi license will eventually be more than offset by increased sales under the new license agreements De Rigo has signed with Chopard, Ermenegildo Zegna, Escada and Jean Paul Gaultier during the last quarter of 2004 and first quarter of 2005. However, deliveries of Chopard and Escada branded eyewear have only started recently, while those of Ermenegildo Zegna and Jean Paul Gaultier have not yet started. As a result, sales of the new brands contributed less to the segments sales during the first quarter of 2005 than those of Fendi-branded eyewear during the first quarter of last year.

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|Retail
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Sales through the retail companies amounted to EUR 95.1 m, a decrease of 4.8% from EUR 99.9 m posted in the first quarter of 2004.

The following table sets forth certain data on the sales and store network of De Rigos two retail chains: D&A, one of the leading retailers in the British optical market and GO, the leading retail chain in the
Spanish optical market.

|             | 1Q 2004  Euro in 
        millions | 1Q 2005 Euro inmillions | %Change | 31 Mar 04Owned
        stores | 31 Mar 05
        Ownedstores | Unitchange | 31 Mar 04
        Franchisedstores | 31 Mar 05
        Franchisedstores | Unitchange
|------------ | ---------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------- | ----------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ----------
|             |                                    |                         |         |                               |                               |            |                                    |                                    |           
|D&A          | 63.5                               | 59.1                    | -6.9%   | 232                           | 234                           | +2         | 143                                | 140                                | -3        
|GO           | 36.4                               | 36.0                    | -1.1%   | 143                           | 150                           | +7         | 14                                 | 20                                 | +6        
|             |                                    |                         |         |                               |                               |            |                                    |                                    |           
|Total Retail | 99.9                               | 95.1                    | -4.8%   | 375                           | 384                           | +9         | 157                                | 160                                | +3        
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D&As sales were EUR 59.1 m, a decrease of 6.9% as compared with sales of EUR 63.5 m posted in the first quarter of 2004. Sales declined by 5.0% in Pound Sterling terms, less than in Euro Terms, reflecting the
decrease of the Pound Sterlings value against the Euro. Same store sales per working day in Pound Sterling terms decreased by 4.6% .  Sales of franchised stores during the period amounted to EUR 16.0 m, a decrease of 9.1%; in Pound Sterling
terms, sales of franchised stores decreased by 7.3% .

D&As sales were negatively affected by a general slowdown in the British optical market, as management believes D&A has essentially maintained its market share in value terms; the sales decline also reflected
a reduction in the number of working days during the period due to the Easter holiday falling in March.

At March 31, 2005, D&A operated a network of 234 owned shops and 140 franchised shops.

GOs same store sales continued to grow, rising by 1.2% on top of the 8.4% increase posted in the first quarter of 2004: two-years same store sales increase was 9.7% . However, a reduction in the number of working days
due to the Easter holiday falling in March was reflected in an 1.1% decline in GOs total sales, which decreased to EUR 36.0 m from the EUR 36.4 m posted in the first quarter of 2004. The chains sales were also negatively affected by bad weather conditions during the months of January and February.

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At March 31, 2005, GO operated a network of 150 owned shops and 20 franchised shops, having opened a net total of 7 owned shops and 6 franchised shops during the last twelve months.

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De Rigo is one of the worlds largest manufacturers and distributors of premium eyewear, the major optical retailer in Spain through General Optica, one of the leading retailers in the British optical market through
Dollond & Aitchison and a partner of the LVMH Fashion Group for the manufacture and distribution of Celine, Givenchy and Loewe eyewear. De Rigo also manufactures and distributes the licensed brands Chopard, Escada, Etro, Fila, Furla, Jean Paul
Gaultier, La Perla, Mini and Ermenegildo Zegna, as well as its own brands Police, Sting and Lozza.

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SIGNATURES

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.

|Date: May 12, 2005 | DE RIGO S.p.A.
        By:/s/ Ennio De Rigo
          Ennio De Rigo 
          Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
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