Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 3921A
Burberry Group PLC
24 March 2017
 

Burberry Group plc

 

Transaction in own shares

 

Burberry Group plc ("Burberry") announces that on 23 March 2017 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 0.05 pence each on the London Stock Exchange from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. Such purchase was effected pursuant to instructions issued by Burberry on 19 July 2016, as announced on 20 July 2016:

Ordinary Shares

Date of purchase

23 March 2017

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

21,301

Highest price paid per share (pence):

1771.00

Lowest price paid per share (pence):

1744.00

Average price paid per share (pence):

1756.83

 

Burberry intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Following the above transaction, Burberry holds 6,594,715 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 438,577,554 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 438,577,554 and this figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

A full breakdown of the individual trades is attached to this announcement.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/3921A_-2017-3-23.pdf 

This announcement does not constitute an invitation to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of any Burberry Group plc shares, in the UK, or in the US, or under the US Securities Act 1933 or in any other jurisdiction.

Burberry is listed on the London Stock Exchange (BRBY.L) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. ADR symbol OTC:BURBY.

BURBERRY, the Equestrian Knight Device and the Burberry Check are trademarks belonging to Burberry which are registered and enforced worldwide.


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