26th Jan 2005 18:00
Burberry Group PLC26 January 2005 BURBERRY GROUP PLC: Transaction in Own Shares Burberry Group plc ("the Company") announces that it has today purchased 638,043of its ordinary shares of 0.05p each ("Shares") for cancellation. Of theseShares, 220,000 were purchased on-market from Morgan Stanley at a price of395.2634 pence per Share and 418,043 were purchased off-market directly from GUSHoldings Limited also at a price of 395.2634 pence per share in accordance withthe Agreement dated 20 December 2004 between the Company and GUS plc approved bythe Company's shareholders on 20 December 2004. Amendment to Announcement dated 25 January 2005 (RNS Number: 7894H) Please note that the number of shares bought from GUS should have read 418,043meaning that the total purchased on the 25 January 2005 was 638,043. END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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