EGM Statement

Burberry Group PLC
12 December 2005


Burberry Group plc ('the Company')

The Company announces the following results of the poll taken on the resolutions
put to shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting ('EGM') held earlier
today:

                                                                                                   For information
                  For                               Against                                        only
                                      % of Votes                     % of Votes
                                            Cast                           Cast
    Resolution                        (excluding                     (excluding                      
    (see notes          Number of          Votes       Number of          Votes       Total Number        Withheld
        below)              Votes      Withheld)           Votes      Withheld)           of Votes           Votes


            1*        108,041,189        99.9991             940         0.0009        108,042,129     306,820,104
            2*        108,041,189        99.9991             940         0.0009        108,042,129     306,820,104
            3*        108,040,689        99.9996             440         0.0004        108,041,129     306,821,104
             4        414,859,143        99.9997           1,212         0.0003        414,860,355           1,878


*As Resolutions 1 to 3 sought shareholder approval to matters relating to the
demerger of the Company from GUS plc (see notes below for further details), GUS
plc, its associates (as defined in the UKLA Listing Rules) and directors
(including John Peace and David Tyler) abstained from voting on those
resolutions.



Notes

The following resolutions were put to shareholders at the EGM:

Resolution 1       To approve the Demerger Agreement

Resolution 2       To approve amendments to the Company's Articles of Association in connection with the
                   Demerger

Resolution 3       To approve, and authorise the Company to enter into, the Preference Share Repurchase
                   Contract

Resolution 4       To approve amendments to the Company's Articles of Association in connection with the
                   indemnification of directors and officers


In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 R, two copies of the resolutions passed at
the EGM have been submitted to the FSA for publication through the Document
Viewing Facility located at:

Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS

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