REG - Burberry Group PLC - Holding(s) in Company

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25/02/2020 17:15

RNS Number : 1099E
  
Burberry Group PLC
  
25 February 2020
  
 

Burberry Group plc (the "Company") - Notification of Major Interests in Shares
The Company was sent the below form TR-1 at 2.06pm on 18 February 2020.  The form was sent to an email account which is not routinely monitored and which is not used to receive regulatory notifications.  The form came to the Company's attention today.
25 February 2020
The form TR-1 is set out below:




TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings




 




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




 




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


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):


 




3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation




Name


Massachusetts Financial Services Company




City and country of registered office (if applicable)


Boston, US




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




Name


MFS invests in securities of the issuer on behalf of its various mutual funds and institutional account clients
 




City and country of registered office (if applicable)


 




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


14/02/2020




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


18/02/2020




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 issuer




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


5.10%


 


5.10%


404,669,662




Position of previous notification (if applicable)


4.84%


 


4.84%


 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 



 




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




A: Voting rights attached to shares




Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)


Number of voting rights


% 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 Common Stock


 


20,668,065


 


5.10%




 


 


 


 


 




SUBTOTAL 8.A


20,668,065


5.10%




 




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




Type of financial instrument


Expiration date


Exercise/ Conversion Period


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


Expiration date


Exercise/ Conversion Period


Physical or cash settlement


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) issuer.


 




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


X




Name


% 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




Massachusetts Financial Services Company


5.10%


 


5.10%




 


 


 


 




Massachusetts Financial Services Company


5.10%


 


5.10%




MFS International Limited


 


 


 




MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd


 


 


 




MFS International (U.K.) Limited


 


 


 




 


 


 


 




Massachusetts Financial Services Company


5.10%


 


5.10%




MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.


 


 


 




 


 


 


 




Massachusetts Financial Services Company


5.10%


 


5.10%




MFS International Limited


 


 


 




MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd


 


 


 




MFS Investment Management K.K.


 


 


 




 


 


 


 




Massachusetts Financial Services Company


5.10%


 


5.10%




MFS International Limited


 


 


 




MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd


 


 


 




MFS International Australia Pty Ltd


 


 


 




 


 


 


 




Massachusetts Financial Services Company


5.10%


 


5.10%




MFS Heritage Trust Company


 


 


 




 


 


 


 




Massachusetts Financial Services Company


5.10%


 


5.10%




MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.


 


 


 




MFS Investment Management Canada Limited


 


 


 




 


 


 


 




Massachusetts Financial Services Company


5.10%


 


5.10%




MFS International Limited


 


 


 




MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd


 


 


 




MFS Investment Management Company (LUX) S.a r.l.


 


 


 




 


 


 


 




Massachusetts Financial Services Company


5.10%


 


5.10%




MFS International Limited


 


 


 




MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd


 


 


 




MFS International Singapore Pte. Ltd.


 


 


 




 


 


 


 




 




 




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 information:


 




 


 




 




Place of completion


Boston




Date of completion


18/02/2020



 
 
 
 
 
 
 



 


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