Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5697S

Burberry Group PLC

20 May 2009

TR-1: NOTIFICATION 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

Other (please specify):

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

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group

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

See additional information under 13.

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

18 May 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19 May 2009

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

Gone above 5% threshold

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Number of shares

Number of Voting Rights

GB0031743007

N/A

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0031743007	21,706,716	321,203	21,385,513	0.074%	4.938%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date	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
21,706,716	5.012%

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

Ameriprise Financial Inc., which controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd

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:

Registered Owner	Account Number	Number of Shares
Littledown Nominees Ltd	35822	17,000
Chase Nominees Ltd	41407	242,816
KDTC KAS Depositary Trust Company	22.36.31.213	335,000
William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd	301780	50,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	03449	303,166
Littledown Nominees Ltd	02891	10,543,715
The Bank Of New York (Nominees) Limited	52260	383,789
The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited	52266	139,439
The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited	52286	543,113
Littledown Nominees Ltd	07198	321,203
Littledown Nominees Ltd	11121	11,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	10479	12,893
Littledown Nominees Ltd	07205	608,575
Littledown Nominees Ltd	21688	169,785
Littledown Nominees Ltd	07207	994,012
Littledown Nominees Ltd	07199	56,200
Littledown Nominees Ltd	18668	212,157
Littledown Nominees Ltd	10496	625,815
Littledown Nominees Ltd	10491	2,462,471
Littledown Nominees Ltd	10488	1,738,831
Littledown Nominees Ltd	10495	674,337
Littledown Nominees Ltd	10489	204,829
Littledown Nominees Ltd	31348	145,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	02642	911,570