Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7086D

Burberry Group PLC

02 February 2018

 

Burberry Group plc

Transaction in own shares

Burberry Group plc ("Burberry") announces that on 1 February 2018 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 0.05 pence each on the London Stock Exchange from Merrill Lynch International. Such purchase was effected pursuant to instructions issued by Burberry on 23 November 2017, as announced on 24 November 2017:

Ordinary Shares

Date of purchase	1 February 2018
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	362,099
Highest price paid per share (pence):	1584.00
Lowest price paid per share (pence):	1566.00
Average price paid per share (pence):	1576.41

Burberry intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Following the above transaction, Burberry holds 7,575,053 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 419,527,051 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 419,527,051 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/7086D_-2018-2-1.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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