Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6682H
Burberry Group PLC
06 November 2008
 



TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:


Burberry Group plc


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:


YES


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


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


Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)


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


Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)



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


  03 November 2008


6. Date on which issuer notified:


05 November 2008


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


From 4%-3%


8. Notified Details:  


A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction



ORD GBP 0.05

Number of shares

18,104,519

Number of voting rights 

18,104,519




Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights



ORD GBP 0.05


16,968,588

Direct

16,968,588

Indirect

Direct

3.92%

Indirect


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial instrument

Expiration date 



Exercise/conversion period/date


No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted)

% of voting rights









Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

16,968,588

3.92%


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



Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) Group



Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)



Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (16,968,588 - 3.92% = LGAS,LGPL & PMC



Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (15,152,364 - 3.50% = PMC)


Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (15,152,364 - 3.50% = PMC)


Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)


Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)




Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:


N/A


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


N/A


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


N/A


13. Additional information:


Notification using the total voting rights figure of 432,853,944


14. Contact name:


Kathryn Dickinson, Deputy Company Secretary, Burberry Group plc


15. Contact telephone number:


020 7968 5682


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