Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8258Y
Burberry Group PLC
10 July 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 (Investment Manager)

Viking Global Performance LLC

(Investment Advisor)

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):


  08 July 2008


6. Date on which issuer notified:


10 July 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

12,583,400

Number of voting rights 

12,583,400




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


15,258,400

Direct

15,258,400

Indirect

Direct

3.5%

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

12,583,400

Number of voting rights 

12, 583,400




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


15,258,400

Direct

Indirect

15,258,400

Direct

Indirect

3.5%



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

15,258,400

3.5%


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:



14. Contact name:


Kathryn Dickinson, Deputy Company Secretary, Burberry Group plc


15. Contact telephone number:


020 7968 5682


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