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16/07/2015 15:43

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Burberry Group PLC
16 July 2015
BURBERRY GROUP PLC
(the "Company")
Result of Annual General Meeting
The Company announces the results of voting at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today and confirms that all resolutions were passed with large majorities as set out below.
Resolutions 1 to 19 were proposed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 20 to 23 as special resolutions as follows:
Resolution 
Votes For*
%
Votes Against
%
Total votes validly cast
Total votes cast as % of issued share capital
Votes Withheld**
1
To receive the Company's Annual Report and
Accounts for the financial year ended 31 March 2015.
330,174,782
99.54
1,524,478
0.46
331,699,260
74.57%
4,646,501
2
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 March 2015.
293,615,258
92.27
24,597,147
7.73
318,212,405
71.54%
18,133,355
3
To declare a final dividend of 25.5p per Ordinary Share for the year ended 31 March 2015.
334,386,916
100.00
450
0.00
334,387,366
75.17%
1,958,395
4
To re-elect Sir John Peace as a director of the Company.
312,377,940
96.15
12,514,269
3.85
324,892,209
73.04%
11,453,552
5
To elect Fabiola Arredondo as a director of the Company.
332,517,784
99.47
1,770,399
0.53
334,288,183
75.15%
2,057,578
6
To re-elect Philip Bowman as a director of the Company.
310,628,315
96.05
12,779,989
3.95
323,408,304
72.70%
12,937,456
7
To re-elect Ian Carter as a director of the Company.
326,425,978
99.37
2,058,098
0.63
328,484,076
73.84%
7,861,684
8
To re-elect Jeremy Darroch as a director
of the Company.
329,812,165
99.79
698,139
0.21
330,510,304
74.30%
5,835,456
9
To re-elect Stephanie George as a director of the Company.
332,568,484
99.58
1,411,841
0.42
333,980,325
75.08%
2,365,435
10
To re-elect Matthew Key as a director of the Company.
334,036,150
99.94
191,152
0.06
334,227,302
75.14%
2,118,458
11
To elect Carolyn McCall as a director of the Company.
329,813,614
99.79
698,218
0.21
330,511,832
74.30%
5,833,928
12
To re-elect David Tyler as a director of the Company.
321,240,570
97.61
7,871,665
2.39
329,112,235
73.99%
7,233,525
13
To re-elect Christopher Bailey as a director of the Company.
330,336,612
98.82
3,956,043
1.18
334,292,655
75.15%
2,053,105
14
To re-elect Carol Fairweather as a director of the Company.
332,680,016
99.52
1,617,570
0.48
334,297,586
75.15%
2,048,175
15
To re-elect John Smith as a director of the Company.
332,776,648
99.55
1,515,814
0.45
334,292,462
75.15%
2,053,299
16
To reappoint Pricewaterhouse
Coopers LLP as Auditors of the Company.
326,609,744
97.68
7,773,576
2.32
334,383,320
75.17%
1,962,440
17
To authorise the Audit Committee of the Company to determine the Auditors' remuneration.
334,192,201
99.94
189,107
0.06
334,381,308
75.17%
1,964,453
18
To authorise political donations by the Company and its subsidiaries.
328,286,277
98.18
6,084,872
1.82
334,371,149
75.17%
1,974,612
19
To authorise the directors to allot shares. 
324,672,482
97.10
9,702,832
2.90
334,375,314
75.17%
1,970,447
20
To renew the directors' authority to disapply pre-emption rights. 
332,295,506
99.36
2,153,253
0.64
334,448,759
75.19%
1,897,002
21
To authorise the Company to purchase its own Ordinary shares.
333,858,584
99.84
523,006
0.16
334,381,590
75.17%
1,964,171
22
To authorise the directors to call general meetings (other than an annual general meeting) on not less than 14 clear days' notice. 
301,606,441
90.20
32,782,595
9.80
334,389,036
75.17%
1,956,725
23
To adopt new Articles of Association of the
Company.
334,337,274
99.99
23,457
0.01
334,360,731
75.17%
1,985,030
* Includes discretionary votes
** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.
Every shareholder has one vote for every Ordinary Share held. As at 16 July 2015, the share capital of the Company consisted of 444,833,213 Ordinary Shares with voting rights. The Company did not hold any shares in Treasury. Therefore the total voting rights in Burberry Group plc as at 16 July 2015 are 444,833,213.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm
16 July 2015

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