1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying
issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
Burberry Group
2. Reason for the notification
(please tick the appropriate box or
boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting
rights
Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying
financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting
rights are attached.
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 the
notification obligation:
Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):
N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
28 March 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:
29 March 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
L&G (From 4% to 3%)
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering
transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of voting rights
Direct
Indirect
Direct
Indirect
Ordinary 5p
17,544,824
(as on 24/12/2010)
17,483,873
17,483,873
3.98%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering
transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date
Exercise/
Conversion Period
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic
effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering
transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date
Exercise/
Conversion period
Number of voting rights instrument refers
to
% of voting rights
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
17,483,873
3.98%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through
which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if
applicable:
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and
Indirect) (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management
(Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and
Indirect)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited
(Indirect) (LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G)
(17,483,873 - 3.98%= LGAS,
LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)
Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
(Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)
Limited
(PMC)
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
(LGAS & LGPL)
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)
(LGPL)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will
cease
to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to
hold
voting rights:
N/A
13. Additional information:
Notification using the total voting rights
figure of 438,698,916
14. Contact name:
Paul Toon (LGIM)
15. Contact telephone number:
020 3124 3854
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