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Burberry Group PLC
07 December 2016
 

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


 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


 

Other (please specify):______________


 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Thornburg Investment management

 

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


 

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%

 

 

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%

 

 

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



 

 



 

 

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:


 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of proxy holder:

 


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

 


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

 


 

13. Additional information:

 


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)

 


 

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)


 

C: Additional information


 


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