Transaction in Own Shares

Burberry Group PLC
29 April 2005


                 BURBERRY GROUP PLC:  Transaction in Own Shares

Pursuant to the irrevocable, non-discretionary authority, given by Burberry
Group plc ('the Company') to its brokers on 31 March 2005, it is announced that
on 29 April 2005 the Company purchased 290,010 of its ordinary shares of 0.05p
each ('Shares') for cancellation.  Of these Shares, 100,000 were purchased
on-market from Merrill Lynch at a price of 361.416 pence per Share and 190,010
were purchased off-market directly from GUS Holdings Limited also at a price of
361.416 pence per Share in accordance with the Agreement dated 20 December 2004
between the Company and GUS plc approved by the Company's shareholders on 20
December 2004.


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