Director Shareholding

Burberry Group PLC
25 November 2004



Burberry Group plc ('the Company') has received notification from Brian Blake,
following his appointment as a director of the Company on 16th November 2004,
that on 2 August 2004 he was awarded:

(i)   options over 231,640 Ordinary Shares of 0.05p each in the Company under 
      the Burberry Group plc Approved Executive Share Option Scheme 2002
      and the Burberry Group plc Non Approved Executive Share Option Scheme 
      2002, with an exercise price of 378p per share;

(ii)  a nil-cost option over 231,640 Ordinary Shares of 0.05p each in the 
      Company subject to terms which are materially the same as the terms of
      the Burberry Senior Executive IPO Restricted Share Plan and subject to 
      such terms 50% of the option will become exercisable on 2 August 2007, 25% 
      on 2 August 2008 and 25% on 2 August 2009.






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