15 Jul 2008 17:24
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Yell Group plc | |
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | |
| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | ||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||
| Other (please specify): | ||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon 75008 Paris and its group of companies | |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | ||
| 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 14/07/2008 | |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 15/07/2008 | |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 17% | |
| 8. Notified details: | ||
| 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 GB0031718066 | 122,021,812 | 122,021,812 | 11,919,407 | 11,919,407 | 127,303,875 | 1.53 | 16.30 |
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights |
| N/A | ||||
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| 139,223,282 | 17.82% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||
| Name of the Company/ Fund | Number of Shares | % of issued share capital |
| AXA Sun Life plc (fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc) Direct | 400,000 | 0.05121 |
| Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X Direct | 955,000 | 0.12226 |
| AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Growth Fund Indirect | 370,000 | 0.04737 |
| PPP Healthcare Group plc Direct | 30,000 | 0.00384 |
| Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd Direct | 195,000 | 0.02496 |
| Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c Direct | 220,000 | 0.02817 |
| Sun Life Assurance Society Plc Direct | 200,000 | 0.02560 |
| AXA Insurance UK Direct | 100,000 | 0.01280 |
| AXA UK Group Pension Scheme Indirect | 70,000 | 0.00896 |
| AXA General Unit Trust Indirect | 935,000 | 0.11970 |
| AXA Financial, Inc Indirect | 125,624,449 | 16.08301 |
| Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd Direct | 600,000 | 0.07681 |
| AXA France Indirect | 36,426 | 0.00466 |
| AXA Australia Indirect | 268,000 | 0.03431 |
| Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd Direct | 85,105 | 0.01090 |
| Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity Direct | 240,000 | 0.03073 |
| Sun Life Unit AssuranceLtd ABL High Alpha Direct | 843,430 | 0.10798 |
| Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker Direct | 131,841 | 0.01688 |
| Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity Direct | 900,000 | 0.11522 |
| Sun Life Pensions Management ABL High Alpha Direct | 5,357,990 | 0.68595 |
| Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share Tracker Direct | 667,119 | 0.08541 |
| AXA Winterthur Direct | 200,130 | 0.02562 |
| Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive Direct | 530,233 | 0.06788 |
| Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive Direct | 263,559 | 0.03374 |
| 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: | Terry Marsh |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7003 2637 |
| A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation | |
| Full name (including legal form for legal entities) | AXA S.A and its group of companies |
| Contact address (registered office for legal entities) | 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris |
| Phone number | (020) 7003 2637 |
| Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) | AXA IM UK is a 100% direct subsidiary of AXA IM S.A., which is in turn indirectly wholly owned by AXA S.A. |
| B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | |
| Full name | Alison Stanesby |
| Contact address | Yell Group plc, Queens Walk, Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7PT |
| Phone number | +44 (0) 118 960 3437 |
| Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) | N/A |
| C: Additional information |
| N/A |