REG-Yell Group plc Holding(s) in Company
Released: 29/10/2009
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RNS Number : 6188B
Yell Group plc
29 October 2009
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Yell Group
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:ii
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of
shares already issued to which voting rights are attached No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial
instruments No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
No
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:iii AEGON UK Group of Companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or 26thOctober 2009
reached:v
6. Date on which issuer notified:
28thOctober 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii 4-3%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
if possible using transaction
the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rightsx
of of of shares rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Directxi Indirectxii Direct Indirect
GB0031718066 35,240,001 35,240,001 30,826,486 28,544,561 2,281,925 3.63 0.29
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise price Expiration date xvii Exercise/ Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights xix, xx
instrument Conversion period xviii
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
30,826,486 3.92%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi
AEGON UK Group of companies - parent undertaking of:
AEGON Asset Management UK plc
AEGON Investment Management UK ltd.
AEGON ICVC
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: AEGON UK Group of Companies
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease -4,413,515
to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold 29th October 2009
voting rights:
13. Additional information: AEGON UK Group of Companies consists of:
AEGON Asset Management UK plc
AEGON Investment Management UK ltd
AEGON ICVC
14. Contact name: Miranda Beacham
15. Contact telephone number: 0131 549 3460
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in share
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name AEGON Asset Management UK plc
(including legal form of legal entities)
Contact address AEGON House,
(registered office for legal entities) 3 Lochside Avenue,
EdinburghPark,
Edinburgh,
EH12 9SA
Phone number & email 0870 60 90 101
Other useful information Ian G Young, Company secretary,
(at least legal representative for legal persons) 0131 549 6398
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name Yell Group plc
Contact address Queens Walk, Reading, Berkshire RG1 7PT
Phone number & email Alison.Stanesby@yellgroup.com 01189 506 501
Other useful information
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.
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