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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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