2 Dec 2009 15:58
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Yell Group plc |
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | x | |
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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| Other (please specify): | Increase in total voting rights issued by the Company | x |
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | FIL Limited |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | See section 9 |
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 30 November 2009 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 2 December 2009 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 10%, 11% |
| 8. Notified details: | |||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
| Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
| Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
| Ordinary 1p | 78,219,264 | 78,219,264 | 263,238,807 |
| 263,238,807 |
| 11.16% |
| GB0031718066 | |||||||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights |
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights | |
| Nominal | Delta | |||||
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| Total (A+B+C) | |
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| 263,238,807 | 11.16% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||||||||
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| Proxy Voting: | |
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | FIL Limited |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire: | 185,019,543 |
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights: | 30 November 2009 |
| 13. Additional information: | Increase in total voting rights issued by the Company |
| 14. Contact name: | Amanda Chana |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | Fil-regreporting@fil.com |
| 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 (including legal form of legal entities) | FIL Limited | |
| Contact address (registered office for legal entities) | ||
| Phone number & email | Amanda Chana | |
| Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) | Fil-regreporting@fil.com | |
| B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | ||
| Full name | Yell Group plc | |
| Contact address | Alison Stanesby, Yell, Queens Walk, Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7PT | |
| Phone number & email | 0118 950 6501 alison.stanesby@yellgroup.com | |
| Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) | Yell Group plc | |