Burberry Regulatory News (BRBY)

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:

Burberry Group plc

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify)iii:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv

Name

1. The Desmarais Family Residuary Trust

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Montréal, Canada

Name

2. Albert Frère

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Gerpinnes, Belgium

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

Name

GBL Energy Sàrl

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Route d'Arlon 19-21 - 8009 Strassen - Luxembourg

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:

20/07/2017

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

24/07/2017

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuervii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

4.0033%

-

4.0033%

4.0033%

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

3.0002%

-

3.0002%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type ofshares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rightsix

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

GB0031743007

0

17,417,764

0%

4.0033%

SUBTOTAL 8. A

17,417,764

4.0033%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expirationdatex

Exercise/Conversion Periodxi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

-

-

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expirationdatex

Exercise/Conversion Period xi

Physical or cash

settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

-

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

-

-

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the

applicable box with an "X")

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)

X

Namexv

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Albert Frère

-

-

-

Parjointco N.V.

-

-

-

Pargesa Holding S.A.

-

-

-

Pargesa Netherlands B.V.

-

-

-

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert

-

-

-

GBL Energy Sàrl

4.0033%

-

4.0033%

The Desmarais Family Residuary Trust

-

-

-

Parjointco N.V.

-

-

-

Pargesa Holding S.A.

-

-

-

Pargesa Netherlands B.V.

-

-

-

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert

-

-

-

GBL Energy Sàrl

4.0033%

-

4.0033%

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

-

The number and % of voting rights held

-

The date until which the voting rights will be held

-

11. Additional informationxvi

Place of completion

Brussels, Belgium

Date of completion

24/07/2017