15th Dec 2016 15:20
Burberry Group plc (the "Company") - Notification of Major Interests in Shares
The Company has received the forms TR-1 below. Both forms were sent to an email account which is not routinely monitored and which is not used to receive regulatory notifications. The forms came to the Company's attention today.
15 December 2016
The forms TR-1 are set out below:
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Burberry Group plc | |||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | X | |||
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 thenotification obligation: iii | The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | Goldman Sachs International Goldman, Sachs & Co. Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 09 December 2016 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 13 December 2016 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | Above 3% | |||
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | |||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||||
GB0031743007 | Below 3% | Below 3% | 219,926 | 0.05% | |||||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | |||||||||||||
Stock Loan (Physical) | Open | 13,123,363 | 2.98% | ||||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
13,343,289 | 3.03% | ||||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; 13,343,289 shares; 3.03%
Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C. (Controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.); Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited (Controlled by Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C.); Goldman Sachs International (Controlled by Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited
The Goldman, Sachs & Co. L.L.C. (Controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.) Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Controlled by The Goldman, Sachs & Co. L.L.C.)
GSAM Holdings LLC (Controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.) Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (Controlled by GSAM Holdings LLC) | ||
Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | N/A | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | N/A | |
13. Additional information: | Please note, total amount of voting rights have been rounded to 2 decimal places therefore there is a possibility of a rounding error. General email contact:
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14. Contact name: | Joanna Foley | |
15. Contact telephone number: | +44 207 051 9996 | |
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Burberry Group plc | |||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | X | |||
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 thenotification obligation: iii | The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | Goldman Sachs International Goldman, Sachs & Co. Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 15 November 2016 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 17 November 2016 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | Below 3% | |||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
GB0031743007 | 210,416 | 210,416 | Below 3% | Below 3% | ||||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||||||||
Below 3% | Below 3% | |||||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | 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 | |||||||||||||||
Below 3% | Below 3% | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
N/A | ||
Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | N/A | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | N/A | |
13. Additional information: | Please note, total amount of voting rights have been rounded to 2 decimal places therefore there is a possibility of a rounding error. General email contact:
| |
14. Contact name: | Joanna Foley | |
15. Contact telephone number: | +44 207 051 9996 | |
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