22nd Mar 2013 10:15
| TR-1: Notification 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 tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |||
| 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): | ||||
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: 
 | The Capital Group Companies, Inc. | |||
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): 
 | See Schedule A | |||
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 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed reached: 
 | 19 March 2013 | |||
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 6. Date on which the issuer notified: 
 | 20 March 2013 | |||
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 
 | Above 9% | |||
| 8. Notified details: | ||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
| Ordindary (GB0031743007) | 39,210,912 | 39,210,912 | 40,656,191 | 40,656,191 | 9.196% | |||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted | % of voting rights | 
| N/A | ||||
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
| Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to 
 | % of voting rights 
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| N/A | 
 
 | Nominal | Delta | |||
| Total (A+B+C) | |
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | 
| 40,656,191 | 9.196% | 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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| See Schedule A | 
| Proxy Voting: | |
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
 | |
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 
 | |
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 
 | |
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 13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact Name: 
 | Gina Martinez | 
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 15. Contact telephone number: 
 | (213) 615 0469 | 
Schedule A
As of 19 March 2013
Burberry Group plc
| Number of shares | Percent of Outstanding 
 | |
| The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings 
 | 40,656,191 
 | 9.196% 
 | 
| Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: 
 | ||
| • Capital Guardian Trust Company 
 | 236,300 
 | 0.053% 
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| • Capital International Limited 
 | 167,900 
 | 0.038% 
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| • Capital International SÁrl 
 | 176,600 
 | 0.040% 
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| • Capital International, Inc. 
 | 294,000 
 | 0.067% 
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| • Capital Research and Management Company - New Perspective Fund | 39,781,391 
 | 8.998% 
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Related Shares:
Burberry