Transaction in Own Shares

Burberry Group PLC
30 September 2005

'Burberry Group plc ('Burberry')
Close Period Share Repurchase Programme

Burberry announces today that it has given its brokers an irrevocable,
non-discretionary authority, approved by the UKLA, to purchase Burberry Ordinary
Shares ('Burberry Shares') on its own behalf, for cancellation during its close
period between 12th October 2005 when Burberry will release its trading update
and the release of Burberry's interim results on 15 November 2005.

Any acquisitions will be effected within certain pre-set parameters, and in
accordance with both Burberry's general authority to repurchase Burberry Shares
and Chapter 12 of the Listing Rules, which required that the maximum price paid
be limited to no more then 105 per cent of the average middle market closing
price of Burberry Shares for the five dealing days preceding the date of
purchase.'




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