Director Shareholding

Burberry Group PLC
02 June 2003

Burberry Group plc ('the Company')

As potential beneficiaries of the holding of The Burberry Group plc ESOP Trust
('the Trust'), employees of the Company and its subsidiaries and the following
directors of the Company; Rose Marie Bravo, Thomas J. O'Neill and Michael
Metcalf ('the Directors') are deemed, under section 324 Companies Act 1985, to
have an interest in the Ordinary Shares of 0.05p each in the Company ('Shares')
held by the Trust.

The Company received notification on 30 May 2003 from Abacus Corporate Trustee
Limited as trustee of the Trust and on behalf of the Directors that, on 29 May
2003, it had acquired 14,956 Shares at a price of £2.50 per Share.

The Company also received notification on 2 June 2003 from Abacus Corporate
Trustee Limited as trustee of the Trust and on behalf of the Directors that, on
30 May 2003, it had acquired 488,975 Shares at a price of £2.5797 per Share.




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