27th Oct 2009 17:34
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: NO
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):
26 October 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:
27 October 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Below 5% 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 |
43,045,926 |
43,045,926 |
|
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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|
Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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|
|
|
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
|
GB00317430007 |
N/A |
N/A |
21,266,598 |
N/A |
4.90% |
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 |
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 |
|
|
Nominal |
Delta |
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Total (A+B+C)
|
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
|
21,266,598 |
4.90% |
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 - 21,266,598 (4.90%)
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