Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6982C

Burberry Group PLC

03 September 2008

 



TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

(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 state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: NO

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: NO

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: NO

Other (please specify): In specie transfer in

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

BlackRock, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v):

1 September 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

3 September 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Gone above 10%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of Voting Rights (viii)
GB0031743007	22,211,172	22,211,172

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
GB0031743007	N/A	N/A	43,343,726	N/A	10.01%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv)	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
43,343,726	10.01%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 43,343,726 (10.01%)

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:

Kathryn Dickinson, Deputy Company Secretary, Burberry Group plc

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7968 5682

 

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