HIBU.L Regulatory News (HIBU)

8 Dec 2006 12:26

Yell Group plc08 December 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Yell Group plc. 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Capital Group Companies, Inc. and its subsidiaries, Capital International, Inc., Capital International S.A., Capital International Limited, and Capital Guardian Trust Company 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 As above. 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Registered Holder Capital Guardian Trust Company HOLDING State Street Nominees Limited 2,867,800Bank Of New York Nominees 1,663,264Northern Trust 219,400Westpac Custodian Nominees 48,400Chase Manhattan Bank Australia Ltd 6,800Chase Nominees Limited 11,179,751Bt Globenet Nominees Ltd 472,700Midland Bank plc 1,787,500Cede & Co 203,600Deutsche Bank Mannheim 2,800Bankers Trust 891,800Barclays Bank 17,400Citibank London 8,100Royal Trust 22,300Brown Bros. 25,900Nortrust Nominees 3,669,015MSS Nominees Limited 56,900State Street Bank & Trust Co. 218,000Citibank NA 28,400Deutsche Bank AG 3,300HSBC Bank plc 3,100Mellon Bank N.A. 131,600Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 2,500ROY Nominees Limited 21,500Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 795,506HSBC 32,800JP Morgan Chase Bank 923,500 Total 25,303,636 Capital International Limited HOLDING State Street Nominees Limited 417,200Bank of New York Nominees 7,790,975Northern Trust 4,380,000Chase Nominees Limited 6,792,543Midland Bank plc 394,200Bankers Trust 150,000Barclays Bank 68,000Morgan Guaranty 790,400Nortrust Nominees 5,610,700MSS Nominees Limited 148,900State Street Bank & Trust Co. 1,738,087Lloyds Bank 78,400Citibank 83,500Citibank NA 935,500Deutsche Bank AG 91,200Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd 98,300HSBC Bank plc 2,454,600Mellon Bank N.A 380,785KAS UK 130,300Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 123,000Bank One London 531,900HSBC 18,130JP Morgan Chase Bank 87,500Raiffeisen Zentral Bank 1,222,600Fortis Bank 20,500Metzler Seel Sohn & Co. 115,300Nordea Bank 200,000Bayerische Hypo Und Vereinsbank AG 29,500 TOTAL 34,882,020 Capital International S.A HOLDING State Street Nominees Limited 30,500Chase Nominees Limited 990,600Midland Bank plc 127,800Barclays Bank 20,400Pictet & Cie, Geneva 131,900Nortrust Nominees 17,400Morgan Stanley 20,100JP Morgan 1,602,400State Street Bank & Trust Co. 165,100Lloyds Bank 53,700Citibank NA 13,900HSBC Bank plc 535,800JP Morgan Chase Bank 30,900Lombard Odier Et Cie, Geneva 234,100Metzler Seet Sohn & Co. 24,700Credit Suisse, Zurich 37,300 Total 4,036,600 Capital International, Inc. HOLDING State Street Nominees Limited 897,300Bank of New York Nominees 691,500Northern Trust 33,000Chase Nominees Limited 2,127,100Midland Bank plc 57,600Bankers Trust 31,900Nortrust Nominees 343,600State Street Bank & Trust Co. 380,400Citibank 21,800Citibank NA 345,600HSBC Bank plc 83,400JP Morgan Chase Bank 84,700 Total 5,097,900 TOTAL HOLDING 69,320,156 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired Not Disclosed 6. Percentage of issued class Not Disclosed 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed Not Disclosed 8. Percentage of issued class Not Disclosed 9. Class of security Ordinary 1p Shares 10. Date of transaction Not disclosed. Balance as at 7 December 2006 11. Date company informed 07 December 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 69,320,156 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 8.91% Based on an issued share capital of 777,496,900 14. Any additional information N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Melissa Bolger Assistant Company Secretary Ph: +44(0) 118 - 960 - 3133 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Miss Melissa Bolger Date of notification 08 December 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange