Director Shareholding

Burberry Group PLC
30 May 2003

GUS plc made the following announcement yesterday, 29 May 2003:

'On 7 April 2000 the Company (GUS plc) made awards under its Performance Share
Plan to directors with such awards taking the form of a deferred right to
acquire shares at no cost to the participant. The April 2000 awards included an
award of 146,393 Ordinary shares to John Peace and an award of 69,204 Ordinary
shares to David Tyler.

The vesting of such awards is subject to performance conditions and the
conditions in respect of this award have now been satisfied. Accordingly, after
the sale of sufficient shares to satisfy the UK tax liability, the following
shares have been transferred to directors of the Company (GUS plc) today:

John Peace - 90,961 Ordinary shares

David Tyler - 43,000 Ordinary shares

Following these transfers John Peace holds 187,331 Ordinary shares in the
Company (GUS plc) and David Tyler holds 95,882 Ordinary shares in the Company
(GUS plc).

The sale of the shares to satisfy the tax liability was made on 28 May at a
price of 632.356p per share.'

Accordingly, Burberry Group plc wishes to announce, pursuant to s329 Companies
Act 1985, the change in the interests of two of its directors, namely John Peace
and David Tyler, in the shares of GUS plc, which owns approximately 77% of the
Ordinary Shares in Burberry Group plc.

Burberry Group plc was notified by GUS plc of the changes in the above interests
on 29 May 2003.


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