Result of AGM

Burberry Group PLC 14 July 2005 Burberry Group plc ('the Company') The Company announces the following results of the poll taken at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today: For information only For Against % of Votes % of Votes Cast Cast (excluding (excluding Resolution Votes Votes (see Notes Number of Withheld) Number of Withheld) Total Number Votes below) Votes Votes of Votes Withheld 1 429,929,132 99.99 2,783 0.01 429,931,915 844,987 2 427,592,496 99.32 2,930,092 0.68 430,522,588 254,314 3 430,704,902 100 0 0 430,704,902 72,000 4 429,495,525 99.73 1,141,934 0.27 430,637,459 139,443 5 428,695,560 99.69 1,351,834 0.31 430,047,394 729,508 6 429,538,951 99.73 1,165,951 0.27 430,704,902 72,000 7 430,051,931 99.93 320,802 0.07 430,372,733 404,169 8 430,679,621 99.99 25,181 0.01 430,704,802 72,100 9 427,853,826 99.34 2,849,351 0.66 430,703,177 73,725 10 427,852,826 99.34 2,849,351 0.66 430,702,177 74,725 11 430,679,621 99.99 100 0.01 430,679,721 97,181 12 115,865,175 100 0 0 115,865,175 314,911,727* 13 430,704,802 100 0 0 430,704,802 72,100 14 430,522,802 100 0 0 430,522,802 254,100 15 430,702,802 100 0 0 430,702,802 74,100 16 422,969,097 100 0 0 422,969,097 7,807,805 *As Resolution 12 sought shareholder approval for the Share Repurchase Agreement between GUS plc and the Company (see notes below for further details), GUS plc, its associates (as defined in the FSA Listing Rules) and directors (including John Peace and David Tyler) abstained from voting on the Resolution. Notes The following are the Resolutions voted on at the Company's AGM. Resolution 1 To receive the Company's accounts for the year ended 31 March 2005 and the reports of the Directors and auditors thereon. Resolution 2 To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 March 2005. Resolution 3 To declare a final dividend of 4.5p per share. Resolution 4 To elect Mr B E Blake as a Director of the Company. Resolution 5 To re-elect Ms R M Bravo as a Director of the Company. Resolution 6 To re-elect Mr P Bowman as a Director of the Company. Resolution 7 To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company. Resolution 8 To authorise the Board to determine the auditors' remuneration. Resolution 9 To authorise 'political' expenditure by the Company. Resolution 10 To authorise 'political' expenditure by Burberry Limited. Resolution 11 To authorise the Company to purchase its own Ordinary Shares (Special Resolution). Resolution 12 To authorise the Company to enter into an agreement with GUS plc pursuant to which the Company shall repurchase its Ordinary Shares from GUS plc in accordance with the terms of that agreement (Special Resolution). Resolution 13 To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares Resolution 14 To renew Section 89 Authority in connection with a Rights lssue (Special Resolution). Resolution 15 To renew Section 89 Authority otherwise than in connection with a Rights lssue (Special Resolution). Resolution 16 To amend the Company's Articles of Association (Special Resolution). The full text of resolutions 9,10,12 and 16 constituting Special Business have been submitted to the FSA for publication through the Document Viewing Facility located at: Financial Services Authority 25 The North Colonnade Canary Wharf London E14 5HS Tel. 020 7066 1000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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