4 Aug 2009 14:29
RNS Number : 8548W
Yell Group plc
04 August 2009
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 PLC |
2: Reason for notification (yes/no) | ||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | yes | |
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | no | |
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | no | |
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | no | |
Other (please specify): | | no |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Standard Life Investments Ltd |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | Vidacos Nominees |
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached): | 3 August 2009 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 4 August 2009 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 9% |
8: Notified Details | ||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||
Class/type of share If possible use ISIN code | GB0031718066 | |||
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Situation previous to the triggering transaction | ||||
Number of shares | Number of voting rights | |||
67,820,129 | 67,820,129 | |||
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||
Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |
72,409,820 | 27,271,753 | 45,138,067 | 3.470% | 5.744% |
B: Qualifying 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 |
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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 |
72,409,820 | 9.214% |
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: | |
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: | investments_mo@standardlife.com Standard Life Investments Ltd |
15. Contact telephone number: | (0131) 245 6565 |
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.
A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation | |
Full name (including legal form for legal entities) | Standard Life Investments Ltd |
Contact address (registered office for legal entities) | |
Phone number | Tel No: +44(0) 131 550 6235 investments_mo@standardlife.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 | Alison Stanesby, Yell Group plc, Queens Walk, Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7PT |
Phone number | +44 (0) 118 950 6501 |
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 |
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