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TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests 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 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): | Â | no |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Â Standard Life Investments Ltd |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | Â Vidacos Nominees |
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached): | 1 February 2010 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 2 February 2010 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 11% |
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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 | |||
259,055,639 | 259,055,639 | |||
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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 | |
262,045,560 | 109,644,392 | 152,401,168 | 4.644% | 6.455% |
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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  | |
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Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
262,045,560 | 11.100% |
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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: Â | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: Â |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: Â |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: Â |
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13. Additional information: Â |
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14. Contact name: Â | investments_mo@standardlife.com Standard Life Investments Ltd |
15. Contact telephone number: Â | (0131) 245 6565 |
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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) | Standard Life Investments Ltd |
Contact address (registered office for legal entities) |
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Phone number | Tel No: +44(0) 131 245 6565 Investments_mo@standardlife.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 | Queens Walk, Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7PT |
Phone number | +44 (0) 118 950 6501/ alison.stanesby@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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