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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Yell Group plc |
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
 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 | ||
 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | ||
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||
 Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Â | FIL Limited |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Â | See section 9 |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: Â | 17 January 2011 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: Â | 18 January 2011 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Â | 12% |
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8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares  | |||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | |||
Indirect | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
 Ordinary 1 p shares | 284,103,060 | 284,103,060 | 279,603,060 | 279,603,060 | 11.84 | ||
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/ConversionPeriod | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. Â | % of votingrights |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights  | |
Nominal | Delta  | |||||
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Total (A+B+C) Â | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
279,603,060 | 11.84% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||||||||
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Proxy Voting: Â | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: Â | FIL Limited |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: Â | 4,500,000 |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: Â | 17 January 2011 |
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13. Additional information: Â | None |
14. Contact name: Â | Robert Crayston |
15. Contact telephone number: Â | fil-regreporting@fil.com |
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.
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A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation | |
Full name (including legal form for legal entities) | FIL Limited |
Contact address (registered office for legal entities) | Oakhill House, 130 Tonbridge Road, Hildenborough, Tonbridge Kent TN11 9DZ Â |
Phone number | Fil-regreporting@fil.com |
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) |
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B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | |
Full name | Yell Group plc |
Contact address | One Reading CentralForbury RoadReadingBerkshire RG1 3YL |
Phone number | +44 (0) 118 358 2501, alison.painter@yellgroup.com |
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) | N/A |
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C: Additional information |
N/A |
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