Holding(s) in Company

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 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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