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RNS Number : 2490P

Burberry Group PLC

16 February 2016

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ		Burberry Group PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			X
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: ⁱⁱⁱ	HSBC Holdings plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv	HSBC Bank plc HSBC Broking Securities (Asia) Limited HSBC Global Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited HSBC International Trustee Limited HSBC Investment Management HSBC Trust Company (UK) Limited INKA Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschft mbH,Dusseldorf HSBC Bank Brasil S.A. - Banco Multiplo
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	11^th February 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:	15^th February 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	Above 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}

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 ^x

Direct

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0031743007

Below Threshold

11,411,033

1,506,264

2.564 %

0.339 %

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date ^xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period ^xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

Right to recall (Stock Lent)

117,442

0.026 %

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments ^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date ^xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period ^xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights ^{xix, xx}

Equity Swap

Cash Settled Option

11,138,026

Nominal

Delta

2.503 %

0.000 %

2.503 %

0.000 %

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

24,172,770

5.432 %

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi
NA

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		NA
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		NA
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		NA

13. Additional information:	None
14. Contact name:	Sanjeev Kalha
15. Contact telephone number:	+44 (0) 20 7992 3452 (sanjeev.kalha@hsbcgroup.com)

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