REG-Yell Group plc Holding(s) in Company
Released: 04/11/2009
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RNS Number : 9821B
Yell Group plc
04 November 2009
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof Yell Group plc
existing shares to which voting rights areattached:
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
X
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial
instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares
already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar
economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Barclays plc
notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if differentfrom 3.):
Barclays Bank plc
Barclays Global Investors Ltd
Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd
Gerrard Investment Management Ltd
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the 03November2009
threshold is crossed orreached:
6. Date on which issuer notified: 04November 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: 5% to 6%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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 rights
of of of shares rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0031718066 44,079,429 44,079,429 48,429,071 0 48,429,071 0.00% 6.16%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Conversion Period Number of voting % of voting
instrument date rights that may be rights
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise price Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights
instrument Conversion period
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
48,429,071 6.16%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Barclays Bank plc
Barclays Global Investors Ltd
Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd
Gerrard Investment Management Ltd
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto
hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting
rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name: Geoff Smith
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7116 2913
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 Barclays Bank plc
(including legal form of legal entities)
Contact address Barclays Compliance, 1 Churchill Place,
(registered office for legal entities) London, E14 5HP
Phone number & email 020 7116 2913
Geoff.Smith1@barclays.com
Other useful information
(at least legal representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name Yell Group plc
Contact address Queens Walk, Oxford Road, Reading, RG1 7PT
Phone number & email +44 (0) 118 950 6501 Alison.Stanesby@yellgroup.com
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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