Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2158W

Burberry Group PLC

06 June 2008

 

Burberry Group plc (the 'Company') - Director / PDMR Shareholding

Following the grant of options and awards over the Company's Ordinary Shares of 0.05p each ('Shares') and the purchase of Shares on behalf of directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMRs') on 3 June 2008 under the Burberry Group plc Co-Investment Plan (the 'Co-Investment Plan') and the Burberry Group plc North America Co-Investment Plan (the 'NA Co-Investment Plan'), the Company announces the following changes in the Share interests of its directors and PDMRs.

Co-Investment Plan

In accordance with the rules of the Co-Investment Plan, the directors and PDMRs of the Company named below have opted to defer receipt of their bonus for the year ended 31 March 2008 and to invest it in Shares. The resulting interests in Shares and in their contingent interests in matching Shares awarded under the Co-Investment Plan are as follows:

Name of director / PDMR	Number of Shares acquired on behalf of director / PDMR	Contingent interests in matching Shares arising in respect of director / PDMR
Angela Ahrendts	135,434	416,086
Stacey Cartwright	60,228	185,036
Joy Frommer	25,635	58,083
Pascal Perrier	54,011	97,902

The purchase of the Shares acquired on behalf of the directors and PDMRs was made on 3 June 2008 at a price of 496.4 pence per Share; the award of the matching Shares was made on 3 June 2008. The matching Shares do not vest for three years and if the director or PDMR resigns during the three-year period the right to the matching Shares will be forfeited.

Following these transactions:

(1) Angela Ahrendts has an interest in 217,495 Shares and options and awards over 2,313,337 Shares.

(2) Stacey Cartwright has an interest in 147,007 Shares and options and awards over 1,318,856 Shares.

(3) Joy Frommer has an interest in 69,078 Shares and option and award over 485,091 Shares.

(4) Pascal Perrier has an interest in 91,223 Shares and options and awards over 553,527 Shares.

NA Co-Investment Plan

In accordance with the rules of the NA Co-Investment Plan, Eugenia Ulasewicz, a PDMR has been awarded a conditional award over 19,531 deferred Shares and a matching deferred Share award over 35,403 Shares in the Company.

These awards were made on 3 June 2008. The matching deferred Share award does not vest for three years and if the PDMR resigns during the three -year period the right to the matching deferred Shares will be forfeited.

Following these transactions, Eugenia Ulasewicz has an interest in 13,809 Shares and options and awards over 673,509 Shares.

 

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