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Burberry Group PLC

Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement Jun 10, 2011

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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BURBERRY GROUP PLC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2011 ADMISSION CARD

Please note that the Annual General Meeting ('AGM') is a private meeting for shareholders and duly authorised proxies/representatives. If you are attending the AGM please complete this admission card where indicated and hand it in at the registration desk. The AGM will be held at the offices of Slaughter and May, One Bunhill Row, London EC1Y 8YY on Thursday, 14 July 2011 at 9.30am. Doors will open for registration at 9.00am and the AGM will commence at 9.30am. Date: Signature: BURBERRY GROUP PLC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2011 FORM OF PROXY Voting ID Task ID Shareholder Reference Number I/We being (a) member(s) of the above named Company hereby appoint the Chairman of the Meeting or the following person (see note 2 overleaf): Name Number of shares as my/our proxy to exercise all or any of my/our rights to attend and to speak and vote for me/us and on my/our behalf at the AGM of the Company to be held on Thursday, 14 July 2011 at 9.30am and at any adjournment thereof. I/We direct my/our proxy to vote (or withhold my/our vote) on each of the resolutions referred to in the Notice of AGM as indicated with an X in the appropriate boxes below. Please tick here if this proxy appointment is one of multiple appointments being made (please refer to note 3 overleaf) Please indicate your vote by marking with an X in the appropriate boxes in black ink below how you wish to vote on each resolution. If you wish to abstain on any particular resolution, you can use the 'Withheld' option. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and will not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution. 2556-032-S Accounts and Notice of Annual General Meeting at www.burberryplc.com. You can submit your proxy via the internet at www.sharevote.co.uk. Offices of Slaughter and May WH TI ECROSS STREET ONE BUNHILL ROW PASSAGE LAMB'S DUFFERIN ST GOLDEN LANE BEECH STREET ALDERSGATE STREET FORE ST FINSBURY CIRCUS FINSBURY CITY ROAD WORSHIP ST SILK ST CHISWELL ST MOOR LANE SQUARE WILSON ST ROPEMAKER ST ELDON ST PAUL ST MOORGATE BARBICAN BUNHILL FIELDS HAC GROUNDS BARBICAN ARTS CENTRE MUSEUM OF LONDON

Resolutions
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Resolutions For Against Withheld
1. To receive the audited accounts for the year
ended 31 March 2011 and the Directors'
and Auditors' reports thereon.
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
for the year ended 31 March 2011.
3. To declare a final dividend of 15.0p per
Ordinary Share for the year ended 31 March 2011.
4. To re-elect John Peace as a director
of the Company.
5. To re-elect Angela Ahrendts as a director
of the Company.
6. To re-elect Philip Bowman as a director
of the Company.
7. To re-elect Ian Carter as a director
of the Company.
8. To re-elect Stacey Cartwright as a director
of the Company.
For Against Withheld
11. To re-elect John Smith as a director
of the Company.
12. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
as Auditors of the Company.
13. To authorise the Audit Committee of the Company
to determine the Auditors' remuneration.
14. To adopt the Burberry Group plc Sharesave
Plan 2011.
15. To authorise political donations and expenditure
by the Company and its subsidiaries.
16. To authorise the Company to purchase its own
ordinary shares (Special Resolution).
17. To authorise the directors to allot shares.
18. To renew the directors' authority to disapply
pre-emption rights (Special Resolution).

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NOTES

    1. To be valid, this Form of Proxy and the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed and dated must be received by Equiniti not later than 9.30am on Tuesday, 12 July 2011.
    1. If you wish to appoint as your proxy someone other than the Chairman of the Meeting, insert their name in the space provided in the first box. If the proxy is being appointed in relation to part of your holding only, enter the number of shares over which they are authorised to act as your proxy in the box next to the proxy's name. If this box is left blank, they will be authorised in respect of your full voting entitlement.
    1. To appoint more than one proxy, either photocopy this form or contact Equiniti on 0871 384 2839 (calls to this number are charged at 8p per minute from a BT landline, other providers' costs may vary. Lines open 8:30am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday. Equiniti's overseas helpline number is +44 (0)121 415 7047). Ensure you specify the number of shares over which each proxy can act, as in Note 2 above. Multiple Forms of Proxy should be returned together in the same envelope. No proxy may be authorised to exercise votes which any other proxy has been authorised to exercise. Photocopies may only be used in respect of the same registered shareholder name (and designated account as applicable) as it appears on the original form.
    1. To register the appointment of a proxy electronically, visit www.sharevote.co.uk and follow the instructions provided. The proxy appointment must be received by Equniti at the address referred to on the website by 9.30am on Tuesday, 12 July 2011.
    1. Please see the Notice of AGM for further advice on how to appoint/instruct proxies via CREST.
    1. The Form of Proxy must be signed and dated by the shareholder or his attorney duly authorised in writing. In the case of a corporation, the proxy appointment must be under seal or signed by a duly authorised officer or attorney. In the case of joint holdings, any one holder may sign this form, but the vote of the first named in the register of members will be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of joint holders.
    1. If no specific directions are given, the proxy will vote or abstain from voting as he thinks fit on the specified resolutions, and, unless instructed otherwise, the person appointed proxy may also vote or abstain from voting as he thinks fit on any business (including amendments to resolutions) which may properly come before the AGM.
    1. A proxy need not be a member of the Company but must attend the AGM to represent you. If no name is inserted in the box provided, the Chairman will be deemed appointed as the proxy.
    1. Any alteration to this Form of Proxy should be initialled by the person who signed it.
    1. If you do not wish anyone other than the Company or Equiniti to see the Form of Proxy, you may fold it in half and send it in an envelope to: Equiniti, FREEPOST SEA 10846, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing BN99 6ZL.
    1. The completion and return of this Form of Proxy will not preclude a member from attending the AGM and voting in person.

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