TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Burberry Group plc |
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2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
Due to a company reorganization, Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") and Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII") will no longer report relevant holdings under management separately. Instead the relevant holdings under management by CRMC and CGII will be reported in aggregate by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC"). It is solely for this reason (and not as a result of any additional acquisition or disposal) that CGC is reporting this aggregated holding. |
X |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
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The Capital Group Companies, Inc. |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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See Schedule A |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed reached:
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3 September 2012 |
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6. Date on which the issuer notified:
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4 September 2012 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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Above 7% |
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8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of shares If possible using the ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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Ordinary (GB0031743007) |
33,448,691 |
33,448,691 |
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33,448,691 |
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33,448,691 |
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7.5744% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/Conversion Period |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted |
% of voting rights |
N/A |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights
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N/A |
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Nominal |
Delta |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
33,448,691 |
7.5744% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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See Schedule A |
Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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14. Contact Name:
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Gina Martinez |
15. Contact telephone number:
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(213) 615-0469
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As of 3 September 2012
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Burberry Group plc
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Number of shares
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Percent of Outstanding
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The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (“CG”) holdings
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33,448,691
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7.574%
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Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds. |
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· Capital Research and Management Company
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33,448,691
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7.574%
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· New Perspective Fund, Inc.
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