Holding(s) in Company

Burberry Group PLC
03 December 2003



                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company
Burberry Group plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18
 In respect of the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above and in respect of a non-beneficial
interest.

 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
Registered Name                                            Shares Held
Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Limited                1,445,248
Crest Account: CREPTEMP                                    14,096,468

 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
Not known

6. Percentage of issued class
Not known

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
Not known

8. Percentage of issued class
Not known

9. Class of security
Ordinary Shares of 0.05p each

10. Date of transaction
27 November 2003

11. Date company informed
3 December 2003

12. Total holding following this notification
15,541,716

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.11%

14. Any additional information
The interest in 1,445,248 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman, Sachs & Co., acting as
custodian.

The interest in 14,096,468 shares arose from a beneficial interest held by Goldman Sachs International.

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Raj Bhasin - 020 7968 0533

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Raj Bhasin - Assistant Company Secretary

Date of notification
3 December 2003




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