3 Dec 2008 11:54
TR-1: | NOTIFICATION 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 plc | |
2. Reason for the notification | ||
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): Change in shareholding is a result of an internal system coding | ||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Franklin Templeton Investments Corp | |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | Bank of New York London JPMorgan Chase Bank Mellon Bank Royal Trust Corp of Canada State Street Bank Northern Trust HSBC Bank plc London | |
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 01 December 2008 | |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 02 December 2008 | |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | Below 5% | |
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 GB0031718066 | 39,401,224 | 39,401,224 | Less than 5% | ||||||
B: Financial Instruments | ||||
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 |
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Total (A+B) | |
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
Less than 5% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
Proxy Voting | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | N/A |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | N/A |
13. Additional information: | |
14. Contact name: | Lori A. Weber Assistant Secretary, Francklin Resources, Inc. |
15. Contact telephone number: | +1-954-847-2283 |
ANNEX NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES |
A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation | |
Full name (including legal form for legal entities) | Franklin Resources Inc. |
Contact address (registered office for legal entities) | One Franklin Parkway San Mateo CA 94403-1906 |
Phone number | +1-650-312-2000 |
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) | N/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 |