25th Oct 2005 17:12
Burberry Group PLC25 October 2005 BURBERRY GROUP PLC: Transaction in Own Shares Pursuant to the irrevocable, non-discretionary authority, given by BurberryGroup plc ('the Company') to its brokers on 30 September 2005, it is announcedthat on 25 October 2005 the Company purchased 286,027 of its ordinary shares of0.05p each ('Shares') for cancellation. Of these Shares, 100,000 were purchasedon-market from Merrill Lynch at a price of 386 pence per Share and 186,027 werepurchased off-market directly from GUS Holdings Limited also at a price of 386pence per Share in accordance with the Agreement dated 14th July 2005 betweenthe Company and GUS plc approved by the Company's shareholders on 14th July2005. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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