Transaction in Own Shares

Burberry Group PLC
13 April 2005

                 BURBERRY GROUP PLC:  Transaction in Own Shares


Pursuant to the irrevocable, non-discretionary authority, given by Burberry
Group plc ('the Company') to its brokers on 31 March 2005, it is announced that
on 13 April 2005 the Company purchased 580,020 of its ordinary shares of 0.05p
each ('Shares') for cancellation.  Of these Shares, 200,000 were purchased
on-market from Merrill Lynch at a price of 395.9 pence per Share and 380,020
were purchased off-market directly from GUS Holdings Limited also at a price of
395.9 pence per Share in accordance with the Agreement dated 20 December 2004
between the Company and GUS plc approved by the Company's shareholders on 20
December 2004.


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