(YELL.L) Yell Group PLC Buy/Sell

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 issuer of Yell Group plc

existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

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 the acquisition 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) Barclays plc

subject to the notification obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.): Barclays Bank plc
Barclays Global Investors Ltd
Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd
Gerrard Investment Management Ltd
5. Date of the transaction and 03 November 2009

date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

6. Date on which issuer 04 November 2009

notified:

7. Threshold(s) that is/are 5% to 6%

crossed or reached:

8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction

if possible using the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
of of of shares rights 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/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion rights that may be rights
Period 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 Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights
instrument price date Conversion rights instrument
period refers to
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 cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting 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,
(registered office for legal entities) 1 Churchill Place,
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

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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