18th Aug 2006 11:36
Burberry Group PLC18 August 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of listed company Burberry Group plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity InternationalLimited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Mr Edward C. Johnson 3d, aprincipal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited. 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a nonbeneficial interest; orin the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouseor children under the age of 18 In respect of non-beneficial interests 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Nominee/Registered Name Management Company Shares Held JP Morgan Bournemouth FPM 484,930Northern Trust London FPM 645,185JP Morgan Bournemouth FPM 392,800State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn FPM 132,038Bank of New York Brussels FPM 68,900Brown Brothers Harriman and Co FMRCO 3,251,205JP Morgan Bournemouth FISL 5,606,343JP Morgan Bournemouth FIL 1,932,342Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux FIL 1,380,144 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired Not disclosed 6 Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed companyshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage) Not disclosed 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed Not applicable 8 Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed companyshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage) Not applicable 9. Class of security Ordinary Shares of 0.05p each 10. Date of transaction Not advised 11. Date listed company informed 17 August 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 13,893,887 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (anytreasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account whencalculating percentage) 3.13% 14. Any additional information FMR Corp. is the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & ResearchCompany (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity ManagementTrust Company (FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee orinvestment manager of various pension and trust accounts. Fidelity International Limited is the parent holding company for various directand indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL),Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited(FIA(K)L), Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and FidelityInvestment International (FII), investment managers for various non-USinvestment companies and institutional clients. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of: Mr Edward C. Johnson 3d, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109, a principalshareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorised unittrust schemes in the U.K., notwithstanding the exemption from reporting pursuantto Section 209(1)(h) of the Companies Act 1985. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate notificationsof interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposes of clarityand efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FMR Corp. andits direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Limited and itsdirect and indirect subsidiaries or Mr Edward C. Johnson 3d act as a group or inconcert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are required tosubmit these notifications on a joint basis. 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Kathryn Dickinson, 020 7968 5682 16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed companyresponsible for making this notification Kathryn Dickinson, Deputy Company Secretary Date of notification 18 August 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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