Holding(s) in Company

Burberry Group PLC
12 October 2006

                         NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of listed company

Burberry Group plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Franklin Templeton Investments, acting on behalf of Franklin Resources, Inc and 
its affiliates.

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a nonbeneficial interest; or
in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse
or children under the age of 18

In respect of non-beneficial interests

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

Nominee/Registered Name                              Shares Held

Bank of New York, London                             356,640
Clydesdale Bank Plc, London                          738,190
JPMorgan Chase Bank, London                          14,300,189
Euroclear, Bruxelles                                 4,883
Goldman Sachs Secs Nominees                          1,626,459
HSBC Bank Plc, London                                134,212
Mellon Bank NA, London                               1,081,270
Northern Trust Company, London                       364,180
Royal Trust Corp. of Canada, London                  148,390
State Street Bank, London                            3,226,365

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

Not disclosed

6 Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company
should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

Not disclosed

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

Not applicable

8 Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company
should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

Not applicable

9. Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 0.05p each

10. Date of transaction

Not advised

11. Date listed company informed

11 October 2006

12. Total holding following this notification

21,980,778

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any
treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when
calculating percentage)

4.980%

14. Any additional information

Not applicable

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Kathryn Dickinson, 020 7968 5682

16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
responsible for making this notification

Kathryn Dickinson, Deputy Company Secretary

Date of notification

12 October 2006

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