Burberry Group PLC Directorate Change (8608Z)

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RNS Number : 8608Z

Burberry Group PLC

17 March 2017

Burberry Group plc - Board Changes

As previously announced the Company confirms that John Smith, an executive director of the Company, will step down from the Board on 31 March 2017 and will leave the business on 12 June 2017.

17 March 2017

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   Charlotte Cowley         Director of Investor Relations                    020 3367 3524 

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   Andrew Roberts           VP, Corporate Relations                         020 3367 3764 
   Nick Claydon                Brunswick                                            020 7404 5959 

Certain statements made in this announcement are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on current expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from any expected future results in forward-looking statements. Burberry Group plc undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements and will not publicly release any revisions it may make to these forward-looking statements that may result from events or circumstances arising after the date of this document. Nothing in this announcement should be construed as a profit forecast. All persons, wherever located, should consult any additional disclosures that Burberry Group plc may make in any regulatory announcements or documents which it publishes. All persons, wherever located, should take note of these disclosures. This announcement does not constitute an invitation to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of any Burberry Group plc shares, in the UK, or in the US, or under the US Securities Act 1933 or in any other jurisdiction.

BURBERRY, the Equestrian Knight Device and the Burberry Check are trademarks belonging to Burberry which are registered and enforced worldwide.

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