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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):

10 January 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11 January 2013

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

5%

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                                                      19,912,489         19,912,489                                  4.51%

ADR

US12082W2044                                                       1,139,005           2,280,642                                  0.52%

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

22,193,131

5.03

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




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