20th Sep 2006 17:15
Burberry Group PLC20 September 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of listed company Burberry Group plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Franklin Templeton Investments, acting on behalf of Franklin Resources, Inc and its affiliates. 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a nonbeneficial interest; orin the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouseor children under the age of 18 In respect of non-beneficial interests 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Nominee/Registered Name Shares HeldBank of New York, London 356,640Clydesdale Bank Plc, London 738,190JPMorgan Chase Bank, London 14,298,779Euroclear, Bruxelles 4,883Goldman Sachs Secs Nominees 2,264,955HSBC Bank Plc, London 134,212Mellon Bank NA, London 1,069,880Northern Trust Company, London 364,180Royal Trust Corp. of Canada, London 148,390State Street Bank, London 3,226,365 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired Not disclosed 6 Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed companyshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage) Not disclosed 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed Not applicable 8 Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed companyshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage) Not applicable 9. Class of security Ordinary Shares of 0.05p each 10. Date of transaction Not advised 11. Date listed company informed 20 September 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 22,606,474 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (anytreasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account whencalculating percentage) 5.1% 14. Any additional information Not applicable 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Michael Mahony, 020 7968 2307 16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed companyresponsible for making this notification Michael Mahony, Company Secretary Date of notification 20 September 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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