7th Dec 2016 17:20
Burberry Group plc (the "Company") - Notification of Major Interests in Shares
The Company received an email from Thornburg Investment Management on 5 December 2016, after market close, attaching a form TR-1 (Notification of Major Interests in Shares) dated 18 August 2014 stating that the "Under 3%" threshold had been crossed on 13 August 2014. Burberry has found no record of this form having been received by it at that time.
7 December 2016
The form TR-1 is set out below:
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 notification (yes/no) | |||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | ||
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||
Other (please specify):______________ | |||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: | Thornburg Investment management | ||
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): | 13 August 2014 | ||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 18 August 2014 | ||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | Under 3% | ||
8: Notified Details | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of shares If possible use 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 | Percentage of voting rights | |||
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect | ||||
Ordinary GB0031743007 Over 3% 10,178,653 10,178,653 2.29%% ADR US12082W2044 Over 5% 1,394,529 1,394,529 0..63%
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B: Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period/date | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) | Percentage of voting rights |
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Total (A+B)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
11,573,182 | 2.92%* |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of 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:
| Ronald Olexsak |
15. Contact telephone name:
| USA 505.467.7447 |
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.
*The Company notes that the percentage figure of 2.92%, notified by Thornburg, should have been 2.61%.
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in shares |
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation | |
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)
| Thornburg Investment Management |
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)
| 2300 North Ridgetop Road Santa Fe, NM 87506 USA |
Phone number & email
| USA 505.467.7447 |
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
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B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | |
Full name
| Ronald Olexsak |
Contact address
| 2300 North Ridgetop Road Santa Fe, NM 87506 USA |
Phone number & email
| USA 505.467.7447 |
Other useful information
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) | |
C: Additional information |
Related Shares:
Burberry