Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3648S

Burberry Group PLC

18 November 2011

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii			Burberry Group Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				ü
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		FMR LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		See attached schedule
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		15 November 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:		17 November 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Indirect

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0031743007

22,248,013

22,248,013

21,867,513

21,867,513

4.98

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

21,867,513

4.98%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
See attached schedule
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:	FMR LLC
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	380,500
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	15 November 2011

SCHEDULE TO TR1

FMR LLC is the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, FIL Management Trust Company (FMTC), Pyramis Global Advisors Trust Company(PGATC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC) and Pyramis Trust Company (PTC).

SHARES HELD	NOMINEE	MANAGEMENT COMPANY
11,692,054	BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO	FMRCO
15,200	BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO	PTC
11,300	CIBC MELLON TRUST	FCL
137,400	JP MORGAN CHASE BANK	FMR
7,787,092	JP MORGAN CHASE BANK	FMRCO
8,900	JP MORGAN CHASE BANK	FMTC
81,700	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK	FMR
191,700	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK	PTC
211,987	MELLON BANK N.A.	FMRCO
18,500	MELLON BANK N.A.	FMTC
44,400	NORTHERN TRUST CO	FMTC
82,987	STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	FICL
740,171	STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	FMRCO
27,100	STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	FMTC
180,500	STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	PTC
4,300	MORGAN STANLEY AND CO INC	PTC
283,315	CIBC MELLON TRUST (C)	FCL
68,100	ROYAL TRUST-TORONTO	FCL
58,727	MELLON BANK NA (C)	PTC
144,400	NORTHERN TRUST CO (C)	FMR
28,400	NATIONAL BANK TRUST (C)	FCL
13,800	ROYAL TRUST- TORONTO (C)	FCL
20,780	US BANK NA (C)	PTC
12,700	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA (C)	PTC
2,000	N/A	N/A

 

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