Director Shareholding

Burberry Group PLC
30 June 2003

GUS plc announced on 27 June 2003, the increase in the share interests of its
directors resulting from the following purchases on 25 June 2003, by Towers
Perrin Share Plan Services (Guernsey) Limited, of Ordinary shares of 25p each in
GUS plc ('Ordinary shares'):


  • 600,000 Ordinary shares as trustee of the GUS plc ESOP Trust (No.2) at a
    price of £6.610158 per share.

  • 900,000 Ordinary shares as trustee of the GUS plc ESOP Trust (No.3) at a
    price of £6.610158 per share.

Rose Marie Bravo, Michael Metcalf and Thomas O'Neill are, together with other
employees of the GUS group, potential beneficiaries of the holdings of the GUS
plc ESOP Trust (No.2) and, as such, each of these directors of Burberry Group
plc ('the Company') are deemed, under section 324 Companies Act 1985, to have an
interest in the Ordinary shares of GUS plc held by that trust.

John Peace, Rose Marie Bravo, Michael Metcalf, Thomas O'Neill and David Tyler
are, together with other employees of the GUS group, potential beneficiaries of
the holdings of the GUS plc ESOP Trust (No.3) and, as such, each of these
directors of the Company are deemed, under section 324 Companies Act 1985, to
have an interest in the Ordinary shares of GUS plc held by that trust.

Accordingly, Burberry Group plc wishes to announce the change in the interests
of the above directors in the shares of the GUS group, the majority shareholder
of the Company.

The Company was notified of the above purchases on 27 June 2003.




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