Holding(s) in Company

Burberry Group PLC
19 December 2005


                      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. ('GS 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


The interest of the shareholder named in 2 above has been notified as follows:


Details                                                            No. of Shares

Interest held by Goldman, Sachs & Co., a wholly-owned direct           5,359,446
subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian for its customers.

Interest of Goldman, Sachs & Co., acting as discretionary manager.       155,762

Beneficial interest of Goldman, Sachs & Co.                                   12

Beneficial interest of Goldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned     9,626,909
indirect subsidiary of GS Inc.


TOTAL                                                                 15,142,129



4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them



Registered Holder                                                  No. of Shares

Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited                           5,515,220

CREST Account: CREPTEMP                                                9,626,909


TOTAL                                                                 15,142,129



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


Not advised



6. Percentage of issued class


Not applicable



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


Not advised



8. Percentage of issued class


Not applicable



9. Class of security


Ordinary Shares of 0.05p each



10. Date of transaction


Not advised



11. Date company informed


16 December 2005



12. Total holding following this notification


15,142,129



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


3.24%



14. Any additional information


None



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, Deputy Company Secretary



Date of notification


19 December 2005



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