Burberry Group PLC Transaction in Own Shares (9463X)

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RNS Number : 9463X

Burberry Group PLC

16 August 2018

Burberry Group plc

Transaction in own shares

Burberry Group plc ("Burberry") announces that on 15 August 2018 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 0.05 pence each on the London Stock Exchange from Merrill Lynch International. Such purchase was effected pursuant to instructions issued by Burberry on 21 June 2018, as announced on 22 June 2018:

Ordinary Shares

 
 Date of purchase                15 August 2018 
 Number of ordinary shares 
  purchased:                     68,613 
                                --------------- 
 Highest price paid per share 
  (pence):                       2290.00 
                                --------------- 
 Lowest price paid per share 
  (pence):                       2206.00 
                                --------------- 
 Average price paid per share 
  (pence):                       2236.21 
                                --------------- 
 

Burberry intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Following the above transaction, Burberry holds 3,851,947 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 414,443,383 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 414,443,383 and this figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

A full breakdown of the individual trades is attached to this announcement.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9463X_1-2018-8-15.pdf

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 is listed on the London Stock Exchange (BRBY.L) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. ADR symbol OTC:BURBY.

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

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