Burberry Group plc (the "Company") - Notification of Major Interests in Shares
The Company received an email from Thornburg Investment Management on 5 December 2016, after market close, attaching a form TR-1 (Notification of Major Interests in Shares) dated 18 August 2014 stating that the "Under 3%" threshold had been crossed on 13 August 2014. Burberry has found no record of this form having been received by it at that time.
7 December 2016
The form TR-1 is set out below:
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Burberry Group plc |
2. Reason for notification (yes/no) |
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
Yes |
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify):______________ |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: |
Thornburg Investment management |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): |
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5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): |
13 August 2014 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
18 August 2014 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
Under 3% |
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8: Notified Details |
A: Voting rights attached to shares |
Class/type of shares If possible use 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 |
Percentage of voting rights |
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
Ordinary GB0031743007 Over 3% 10,178,653 10,178,653 2.29%% ADR US12082W2044 Over 5% 1,394,529 1,394,529 0..63% |
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B: Financial Instruments |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ conversion period/date |
No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) |
Percentage of voting rights |
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Total (A+B) |
Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
11,573,182 |
2.92%* |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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Proxy Voting: |
10. Name of proxy holder: |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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13. Additional information: |
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14 Contact name: |
Ronald Olexsak |
15. Contact telephone name: |
USA 505.467.7447 |
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.
*The Company notes that the percentage figure of 2.92%, notified by Thornburg, should have been 2.61%.
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in shares |
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation |
Full name (including legal form of legal entities) |
Thornburg Investment Management |
Contact address (registered office for legal entities) |
2300 North Ridgetop Road Santa Fe, NM 87506 USA |
Phone number & email |
USA 505.467.7447 rolexsak@thornburg.com |
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) |
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B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable |
Full name |
Ronald Olexsak |
Contact address |
2300 North Ridgetop Road Santa Fe, NM 87506 USA |
Phone number & email |
USA 505.467.7447 rolexsak@thornburg.com |
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) |
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C: Additional information |
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