27th Oct 2016 17:39
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||||
| 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 | 24 October 2016 | |||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 26 October 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 | |||||||||||||
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 GB0031743007 | Below 3% | Below 3% | 208,201 | 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 | 14,866,690 | 3.36% | ||||||||||||||
| 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 
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 | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||
| 15,074,891 | 3.41% | ||||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
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 -----------------The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; 15,074,891 shares; 3.41% 
 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) 
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| 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 | |
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