Frasers Group PLCLSE: FRAS

Frasers Group: Holding(s) in Company

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Summary by 6ix AI

Frasers Group Plc notified Burberry Group PLC on October 2, 2026 that it crossed a notifiable voting-rights threshold on September 30, 2026. On that date it held 0.000000% of voting rights attached to shares and 6.321192% through financial instruments, up from 4.155003% in its previous notification.

Key details

  • The financial instruments are sold put options covering 23000000 voting rights. These are options Frasers Group Plc has sold that could lead it to acquire Burberry shares if they are exercised.
  • The options expire in three batches: 5000000 voting rights (1.374172%) in October 2026, 9000000 (2.473510%) in March 2027 and 9000000 (2.473510%) in September 2027.
  • Michael Ashley is listed as the ultimate controlling person.

What’s still pending

  • The voting rights would be acquired only if the options are exercised.

6ix AI wrote this summary from the release below and checked it against the release.

Burberry Group PLC
05 October 2026
 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB0031743007

Issuer Name

BURBERRY GROUP PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Frasers Group Plc

City of registered office (if applicable)

Mansfield

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United Kingdom

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

30-Sep-2026

6. Date on which Issuer notified

02-Oct-2026

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 held in issuer

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

0.000000

6.321192

6.321192

23000000

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

0.000000

4.155003

4.155003

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

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)

Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)

Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)

% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)

% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)

Sub Total 8.A

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(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

sold put option

October 2026

5000000

1.374172

sold put option

March 2027

9000000

2.473510

sold put option

September 2027

9000000

2.473510

Sub Total 8.B1

23000000

6.321192%

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/conversion period

Physical or cash settlement

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Sub Total 8.B2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. 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 entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person

Name of controlled undertaking

% 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

Michael Ashley

Frasers Group plc

6.321192

6.321192%

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

If date does not apply, explain below

11. Additional Information

12. Date of Completion

02-Oct-2026

13. Place Of Completion

Shirebrook, England

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