Burberry Group plc Strong progress in first year of transformation

Burberry Group plc (LON:BRBY) today announced preliminary results for the 52 weeks ended 30 March 2019.

“We made excellent progress in the first year of our plan to transform Burberry, while at the same time delivering financial performance in line with expectations. Riccardo Tisci’s first collections arrived in stores at the end of February and the initial reaction from customers is very encouraging. The implementation of our plan is on track, we are energised by the early results and we confirm our outlook for FY 2020.”

Marco Gobbetti, Burberry Chief Executive Officer

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· Successfully launched new creative vision including new product aesthetic

· Built brand heat and shifted consumer perceptions with improved social media reach, wider press coverage and organic endorsement from influencers

· Excellent wholesale sell-in of new collections including recent February runway

· Strong double-digit percentage growth year on year from Riccardo Tisci’s first collections, consistent with our ambitions

· Financial performance in line with guidance; savings ahead of plan

Outlook

· Confirming guidance for broadly stable revenue and adjusted operating margin at CER in FY 2020

· As planned, we anticipate a more pronounced weighting of operating profit in H2 relative to H1 in FY 2020 than in the prior year**

· Increasing cumulative cost saving guidance to £135m in FY 2022

· Announcing share buyback of £150m