2 Oct 2008 10:25
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): | ||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | INVESCO Limited | |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | ||
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 29 September 2008 | |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 30 September 2008 | |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 20% | |
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 | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||
Ordinary 1p GB0031718066 | 154,613,707 | 154,613,707 | 157,322,465 | 157,322,465 | 20.13% |
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 |
N/A |
Total (A+B) | |
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
157,322,465 | 20.13% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
Bank of Ireland (Dublin) - 2,036,206 Bank of New York - 330,839 Bank Paribas - 401,895 Bank of New York (Brussels) - 216,104 Citibank (Hong Kong) - 735,490 JP Morgan Chase - 8,949,466 Citibank - 123,079,043 HSBC Nominees - 2,917,482 Mellon Bank, Pittsburgh - 927,954 Santander Central Hispano Investment - 4,678 State Street Trust & Banking Co (London) - 16,286,259 Trust & Custody Services - 25,770 Northern Trust Company (London) - 1,293,866 Other - 117,413 |
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: | N/A |
14. Contact name: | Sam Edwards |
15. Contact telephone number: | 01491 416 381 |
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) | INVESCO Limited |
Contact address (registered office for legal entities) | |
Phone number | |
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) |
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | |
Full name | Alison Stanesby Assistant Company Secretary |
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 |