21 May 2009 17:20
Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007
| For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex |
| TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | YELL GROUP | ||
| 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) | |||
| 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 notification obligation: | Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited | ||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited Credit Suisse Clariden Leu | ||
| 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 20.05.09 | ||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 21.05.09 | ||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 4% | ||
| 8: Notified Details | |||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
| Class/type of shares If possible use 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 | Percentage of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||
| ORD GB0031718066 | 36,780,447 | 36,780,447 | 26,660,093 | 26,660,093 | N/A | 3.39% | N/A |
| B: Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period/date | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) | Percentage of voting rights |
| Total (A+B) | |
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| 26,660,093 | 3.39% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
| Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited and Credit Suissse International are part of the Investment Banking division of Credit Suisse ("CSIBD"), which is part of the Credit Suisse Group ("CSG"). CSIBD is a segregated business unit within CSG with an independent management structure and exercises its voting rights independently from other divsions of CSG |
| Proxy Voting: | |
| 10. Name of 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: | Simon Crawley/ Carolyn Collins |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | + 44 207 888 5416 / 0241 |
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
| Annex: Notification of major interests in shares |
| A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation | |
| Full name (including legal form of legal entities) | Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited |
| Contact address (registered office for legal entities) | One Cabot Square, London E14 4QJ |
| Phone number & email | 0207 888 5416 / 0241 simon.crawley@credit-suisse.com carolyn.collins@credit-suisse.com |
| Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) | Simon Crawley / Carolyn Collins |
| B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | |
| Full name | Yell Group plc |
| Contact address | Queens Walk, 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) | |
| C: Additional information |
| Our ref: 61849 |