Burberry Group PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2014

Nov 12, 2014

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RNS Number : 8749W

Burberry Group PLC

12 November 2014

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii			Burberry Group plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv		See Schedule A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		10 November 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:		11 November 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Below 6%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction						Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares			Number of Voting Rights			Number of shares		Number of voting rights			% of  voting rights x
Direct		Direct xi		Indirect xii	Direct			Indirect
Ordinary Shares (GB0031743007)	26,765,383			26,765,383							26,342,653				5.9294%
ADRs (US12082W2044)	1,169			2,338							646				0.0001%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date xiii		Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv					Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.				% of voting rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Exercise price		Expiration date xvii		Exercise/ Conversion period xviii			Number of voting rights instrument refers to				% of voting rights xix, xx
													Nominal			Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
26,343,299								5.9295%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
See Schedule A
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Christopher Aquino
15. Contact telephone number:	(213) 615-0469

Schedule A

As of 10 November 2014

Burberry Group plc

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings	Number of Shares 26,343,299	Percent of Outstanding 5.930%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
·      Capital Guardian Trust Company	646	0.000%
·      Capital Research and Management Company · New Perspective Fund	26,342,653	5.929%

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