RNS Number : 9946R
Burberry Group PLC
15 December 2016
 



Burberry Group plc (the "Company") - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

 

The Company has received the forms TR-1 below.  Both forms were sent to an email account which is not routinely monitored and which is not used to receive regulatory notifications.  The forms came to the Company's attention today.

 

15 December 2016

 

The forms TR-1 are 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: ii

Burberry Group plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights


An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

X

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

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv

Goldman Sachs International

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v

09 December 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

13 December 2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii

Above 3%


 

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 3%

Below 3%



219,926


0.05%



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

Stock Loan (Physical)       

Open


13,123,363

2.98%


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

 





 

 

Nominal

Delta




Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

13,343,289

3.03%

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

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; 13,343,289 shares; 3.03%

 

Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C. (Controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.);

Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited (Controlled by Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C.);

Goldman Sachs International (Controlled by Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited

 

The Goldman, Sachs & Co. L.L.C. (Controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.)

Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Controlled by The Goldman, Sachs & Co. L.L.C.)

 

GSAM Holdings LLC (Controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.)

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (Controlled by GSAM Holdings LLC)


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:

Please note, total amount of voting rights have been rounded to 2 decimal places therefore there is a possibility of a rounding error.

General email contact:

shareholderdisclosures@gs.com

 

14. Contact name:

Joanna Foley

15. Contact telephone number:


+44 207 051 9996

 

 

 

 

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: ii

Burberry Group plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights


An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

X

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

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv

Goldman Sachs International

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v

15 November  2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

17 November 2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii

Below 3%


 

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

210,416

210,416



Below 3%


Below 3%



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




Below 3%

Below 3%


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

 





 

 

Nominal

Delta




Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Below 3%

Below 3%


 

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

 

N/A


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:

Please note, total amount of voting rights have been rounded to 2 decimal places therefore there is a possibility of a rounding error.

General email contact:

shareholderdisclosures@gs.com

 

14. Contact name:

Joanna Foley

15. Contact telephone number:


+44 207 051 9996

 

 


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