9th Nov 2010 11:08
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 place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: YES
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: NO
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: YES
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: NO
Other (please specify) :
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:
BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
5 November 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:
8 November 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Above 10% threshold
8. Notified Details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | |
Number of shares | Number of voting rights | |
GB0031743007
| 38,510,030 | 38,510,030 |
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 | ||
Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||
GB00317430007
| N/A | N/A | 42,873,589 | N/A | 9.85% |
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 |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument | Exercise date | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period | No. of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights | |
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| Nominal | Delta |
CFD |
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| 1,220,240 | 0.28% | 0.28% |
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
44,093,829 | 10.13% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 44,093,829 (10.13%)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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
Related Shares:
Burberry