Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4342C

Burberry Group PLC

01 September 2008

 

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Burberry Group plc

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:

YES

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:

NO

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:

NO

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Viking Global Investors LP

Viking Global Performance LLC

Viking Global Equities LP

Viking Global Equities II LP

VGE III Portfolio Ltd

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :

Viking Global Equities LP

Viking Global Equities II LP

VGE III Portfolio Ltd

(collectively 'the Funds)

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

   28 August 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

29 August 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

3%

8a. Notified Details: The Funds

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
GB0031743007	Number of shares 14,480,300	Number of voting rights  14,480,300

	Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
GB0031743007	12,051,526	Direct 12,051,526	Indirect	Direct 2.8%	Indirect

8b. Notified Details: Viking Global Investors LP / Viking Global Performance LLC

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
GB0031743007	Number of shares 14,480,300	Number of voting rights  14,480,300

	Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
GB0031743007	12,051,526	Direct	Indirect 12,051,526	Direct	Indirect 2.8%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted)	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
12,051,526	2.8%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :

N/A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

Viking Global Investors LP

Viking Global Performance LLC

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Kathryn Dickinson, Deputy Company Secretary, Burberry Group plc

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7968 5682

 

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