Director/PDMR Shareholding

Burberry Group PLC
21 December 2005


Burberry Group plc ('the Company')
21 December 2005

The Company received the notification copied below on 20 December 2005.
Accordingly, the Company wishes to announce changes in the interests of two of
its directors, namely John Peace and David Tyler, in the Ordinary Shares of
0.05p each and the Preference Shares of 0.05p each in the Company.

The notification relates to transactions effected in London.


'20 December 2005

To:     The Secretary
        Burberry Group plc (the 'Company')


Dear Sir

Notice under Sections 324 to 328 of the Companies Act 1985

In fulfilment of the obligations of John Peace and David Tyler respectively
under Sections 324 to 328 of the Companies Act 1985, we hereby notify the
Company that,

1.   Following payment of
          
     (a)  the dividend in specie by GUS plc of ordinary shares of 0.05p in
          the Company (the 'Burberry Ordinary Shares') and the subsequent sale 
          of fractional entitlements as a result of the dividend in specie, and

     (b)  the dividend in specie by GUS plc of preference shares of 0.05p in
          the Company (the 'Burberry Preference Shares') to the Law Debenture 
          Trust Corporation plc to hold on trust for the GUS plc shareholders on 
          the register at 13 December 2005 (the 'Preference Share Trust'),

the GUS plc ESOP Trust (the 'Trust') received Burberry Ordinary Shares and a
beneficial interest in Burberry Preference Shares.
     
2.   Each of John Peace and David Tyler is a potential beneficiary of the GUS      
     plc ESOP Trust and accordingly any changes in the shareholdings and 
     interests of the Trust are deemed to change their respective interests.

Burberry Ordinary Shares
          
3.   We have been advised by Abacus Corporate Trustee Limited ('Abacus') as
     Trustee of the Trust, of the following movements of interests in Burberry
     Ordinary Shares;
          
     (a)  On 13 December 2005, Abacus received a special dividend of 3,952,210 
          Burberry Ordinary Shares into the Trust.
          
     (b)  On 13 December 2005, Abacus sold 500,000 Burberry Ordinary Shares in 
          their capacity as Trustee of the Trust at a price of £4.192186 per
          share.

     (c)  On 14 December 2005, Abacus sold 750,000 Burberry Ordinary Shares in 
          their capacity as Trustees of the Trust at a price of £4.09583 per
          share.
          
     (d)  On 15 December 2005, Abacus sold 1,250,000 Burberry Ordinary Shares, 
          in their capacity as Trustee of the Trust at a price of £4.027112 per
          share.
          
     (e)  On 16 December 2005, Abacus sold 1,000,000 Burberry Ordinary Shares, 
          in their capacity as Trustee of the Trust at a price of £4.098825 per
          share.
          
     (f)  On 19 December 2005, Abacus sold 452,210 Burberry Ordinary Shares in 
          their capacity as Trustee of the Trust at a price of £4.09808369 per
          share.

After these movements of shares on 19 December 2005 the Trust ceased to hold any
Burberry Ordinary Shares.

Burberry Preference Shares
     
4.   On 13 December 2005, Abacus received a beneficial interest in 20,317,003 
     Burberry Preferences Shares.'


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