Burberry Group PLC
25 July 2005
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of listed company
Burberry Group plc
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International
Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Mr Edward C. Johnson 3d, a
principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited.
3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a nonbeneficial interest; or
in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse
or children under the age of 18
In respect of non-beneficial interests
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
Nominee/Registered Name Management Company Shares Held
HSBC Bank plc FPM 209,200
JP Morgan Bournemouth FPM 727,500
Mellon Bank FPM 264,600
Midland Security Services FPM 55,000
Northern Trust London FPM 834,100
State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn FPM 879,588
Bankers Trust London FPM 110,000
Brown Bros Harriman Ltd Lux FIL 478,110
J P Morgan, Bournemouth FISL 447,567
Bank of New York Brussels FIL 55,500
Brown Brothers Harriman and Co FMRCO 10,410,805
Bank of New York Brussels FPM 357,900
5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
Not stated
6 Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company
should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
Not applicable
7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
Not applicable
8 Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company
should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
Not applicable
9. Class of security
Ordinary Shares of 0.05p each
10. Date of transaction
Not advised
11. Date listed company informed
22 July 2005
12. Total holding following this notification
14,872,070
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any
treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when
calculating percentage)
3.08%
14. Any additional information
FMR Corp. is the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research
Company (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds and Fidelity Management
Trust Company (FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or
investment manager of various pension and trust accounts.
Fidelity International Limited is the parent holding company for various direct
and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL)
and Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), investment managers for various non-US
investment companies and institutional clients.
The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorised unit
trust schemes in the U.K., notwithstanding the exemption from reporting pursuant
to Section 209(1)(h) of the Companies Act 1985.
The notification of disclosable interests constitute separate notifications of
interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposes of clarity and
efficiency. Nothing should be taken to indicate that FMR Corp. and its direct
and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Limited and its direct and
indirect subsidiaries or Mr Edward C. Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in
respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are required to submit these
notifications on a joint basis.
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Raj Bhasin, 020 7968 0533
16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
responsible for making this notification
Raj Bhasin
Date of notification
25 July 2005
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