Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6361T

Burberry Group PLC

09 June 2009

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION 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

Other (please specify): 

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

Capital Research and Management Company

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

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

2 June 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

4 June 2009

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

Gone below 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of Voting Rights
GB0031743007	21,891,464	21,891,464

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0031743007	N/A	N/A	20,645,893	N/A	4.7674%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
20,645,893	4.7674%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

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

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

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Kathryn Dickinson, Deputy Company Secretary, Burberry Group plc

15. Contact telephone number:

020 3367 3505

 

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