Burberry Group PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Aug 1, 2018

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RNS Number : 5285W

Burberry Group PLC

01 August 2018

Burberry Group plc (the "Company") - Director/PDMR Shareholdings

The Company announces that it was notified on 31 July 2018 of changes in the interests of directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") in the Ordinary Shares of 0.05p each in the Company ("Shares"), as set out below.

1.    In accordance with the rules of the Burberry Group plc Executive Share Plan 2014 ("ESP"), the directors and PDMRs named below were granted nil-cost options or conditional awards over Shares:

Directors/PDMRs	Number of Shares
Marco Gobbetti	172,532
Julie Brown	101,348
Marco Gentile	49,044
Gianluca Flore	32,356
Gavin Haig	66,240

For the awards granted, 50% of each award will vest on the third anniversary of grant, and 50% on the fourth anniversary of grant. The awards are subject to the achievement of performance conditions.

2.   In accordance with the rules of the Burberry Group plc Share Incentive Plan 2002 ("SIP") and the Burberry Group plc International Free Share Plan 2003 ("IFSP") the directors and PDMRs named below were granted Shares at nil-cost:

Directors/PDMRs	Number of Shares under the SIP	Number of Shares under the IFSP
Marco Gobbetti	23
Julie Brown	23
Marco Gentile	23
Gianluca Flore		23

1 August 2018

The following disclosures are made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Marco Gobbetti

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Executive Officer

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Burberry Group plc

b)

LEI

213800PE1KEFCNFR1R50

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 0.05 pence each

GB0031743007

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of nil-cost options under the Burberry Group plc Executive Share Plan 2014

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£21.135	172,532

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Aggregate Price	Aggregate Volume	Aggregate Total
£21.135	172,532	£3,646,463.82

e)

Date of the transaction

2018-07-31

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 0.05 pence each

GB0031743007

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of nil-cost options under the Burberry Group plc Share Incentive Plan 2002

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£21.263	23

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Aggregate Price	Aggregate Volume	Aggregate Total
£21.263	23	£489.05

e)

Date of the transaction

2018-07-31

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Julie Brown

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Operating and Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Burberry Group plc

b)

LEI

213800PE1KEFCNFR1R50

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 0.05 pence each

GB0031743007

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of nil-cost options under the Burberry Group plc Executive Share Plan 2014

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£21.135	101,348

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Aggregate Price	Aggregate Volume	Aggregate Total
£21.135	101,348	£2,141,989.98

e)

Date of the transaction

2018-07-31

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 0.05 pence each

GB0031743007

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of nil-cost options under the Burberry Group plc Share Incentive Plan 2002

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£21.263	23

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Aggregate Price	Aggregate Volume	Aggregate Total
£21.263	23	£489.05

e)

Date of the transaction

2018-07-31

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Marco Gentile

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

President, EMEIA

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Burberry Group plc

b)

LEI

213800PE1KEFCNFR1R50

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 0.05 pence each

GB0031743007

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of nil-cost options under the Burberry Group plc Executive Share Plan 2014

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£21.135	49,044

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Aggregate Price	Aggregate Volume	Aggregate Total
£21.135	49,044	£1,036,544.94

e)

Date of the transaction

2018-07-31

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 0.05 pence each

GB0031743007

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of nil-cost options under the Burberry Group plc Share Incentive Plan 2002

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£21.263	23

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Aggregate Price	Aggregate Volume	Aggregate Total
£21.263	23	£489.05

e)

Date of the transaction

2018-07-31

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Gianluca Flore

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

President of Americas & Global Retail Excellence

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Burberry Group plc

b)

LEI

213800PE1KEFCNFR1R50

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 0.05 pence each

GB0031743007

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of conditional award over shares under the Burberry Group plc Executive Share Plan 2014

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£21.135	32,356

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Aggregate Price	Aggregate Volume	Aggregate Total
£21.135	32,356	£683,844.06

e)

Date of the transaction

2018-07-31

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 0.05 pence each

GB0031743007

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of nil-cost options under the Burberry Group plc International Free Share Plan 2003

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£21.263	23

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Aggregate Price	Aggregate Volume	Aggregate Total
£21.263	23	£489.05

e)

Date of the transaction

2018-07-31

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Gavin Haig

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Commercial Officer

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Burberry Group plc

b)

LEI

213800PE1KEFCNFR1R50

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 0.05 pence each

GB0031743007

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of nil-cost options under the Burberry Group plc Executive Share Plan 2014

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£21.135	66,240

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Aggregate Price	Aggregate Volume	Aggregate Total
£21.135	66,240	£1,399,982.40

e)

Date of the transaction

2018-07-31

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

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