Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0695K

Burberry Group PLC

12 April 2010

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 acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: 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:

9 April 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

12 April 2010

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

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	555,800	555,800	21,163,930	0.128%	4.866%

B: Qualifying 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

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Exercise Price	Expiration Date	Exercise/Con-version Period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights
					Nominal	Delta
CFD				52,000	0.012%

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
21,771,730	5.006%

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

Ameriprise Financial Inc., which through intermediate holding companies controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Management Luxembourg SA and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself 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	A/c 35822	17,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 38295	170,000
The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited	A/c PTG 4268	235,341
The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited	A/c 961111	10,223
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 39364	547,667
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 41408	36,989
Chase Nominees Ltd	A/c 42048	110,454
KDTC KAS Depositary Trust Company	A/c 22.36.31.213.	165,000
State Street Nominees Limited	A/c 00401323	365,125
Ameriprise Financial Inc	A/c	23,594
Chase Nominees Ltd	A/c 51653	11,767
Chase Nominees Ltd	A/c	12,200
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd	A/c 1013333	36,000
The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited	A/c 10602670	13,025
Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A.	A/c	36,612
Royal Trust Corp of Canada	A/c 719306	279,565
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd	A/c 5000212310	209,156
The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited	A/c PTG 10972	1,978
The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited	A/c PTG 468	80,109
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd	A/c 2456820	180,008
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd	A/c 01014405	12,000
Morgan Stanley Nominees Limited	A/c	44,000
Chetwynd Nominees Ltd IPB	A/c XTHRF11	8,000
William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd	A/c 301780	50,000
William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd	A/c 301778	50,000
William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd	A/c 301781	31,800
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 03449	235,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 02891	7,064,133
The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited	A/c 52260	558,775
The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited	A/c 52262	541,599
The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited	A/c 52266	148,592
The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited	A/c 52286	735,842
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 07198	363,465
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 27642	12,112
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 11121	11,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10479	11,593
State Street Bank & Trust Boston	A/c GPE1	232,353
The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited	A/c 960011	23,595
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 07205	359,039
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 21688	103,308
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 07207	934,027
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 07196	19,195
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 07199	23,483
Roy Nominees	A/c 104450	31,795
Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd	A/c WWSF0004002	140,557
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10497	1,100,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 18668	290,110
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10491	1,979,754
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10488	1,936,809
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10495	540,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10489	357,324
Threadneedle Specialist Funds ICVC	A/c 34204	206,156
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 31348	117,617
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 02642	956,884