14th Feb 2006 15:01
Burberry Group PLC14 February 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Burberry Group plc ("the Company") 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Janus Capital Management LLC ("Janus") 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 In respect of a non-beneficial interest 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Not advised 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired Not advised 6. Percentage of issued class Not applicable 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed Not advised 8. Percentage of issued class Not applicable 9. Class of security Ordinary Shares of 0.05p each 10. Date of transaction Not advised 11. Date company informed 13 February 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 20,931,600 (as at Wednesday, 8 February 2006) 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.60% 14. Any additional information Janus provides investment advice to various mutual funds and other accounts("Janus Clients"). The shares of the Company are held by Janus on behalf ofvarious Janus Clients only for investment purposes and not to exercise controlover the Company. Included within the holding disclosed in 13 above is an interest of 3.08% of theCompany's issued Ordinary shares which were acquired by Janus on behalf of JanusInvestment Fund, a Massachusetts business trust registered as an open-endinvestment company under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940. 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Raj Bhasin - 020 7968 0533 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Raj Bhasin, Deputy Company Secretary Date of notification 14 February 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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