26 Feb 2010 12:17
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 (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 |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
| Invesco Limited |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 22 February 2010 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 25 February 2010 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| 24% |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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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 | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
Ordinary 1 p shares | 543,251,619 | 543,251,619 |
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| 566,777,302 |
| 24.00% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.
| % of voting rights |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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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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| Nominal | Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
566,777,302 | 24.00% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
Bank of Ireland (Dublin) - 12,511,723
Bank of New York - 472,689,124
Bank Paribas - 2,606,802
Boston Safe Deposit - 2,311,527
Citibank (Hong Kong) - 4,612,488
JP Morgan Chase - 8,396,531
HSBC Nominees - 8,324,618
Mellon Bank, Pittsburgh - 2,157,973
State Street Trust & Banking Co (London) - 48,858,777
Trust & Custody Services - 149,378
Northern Trust Company (London) - 3,569,524
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management Limited - 588,837 |
Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name:
| Sam Edwards |
15. Contact telephone number:
| 01491 416381 |
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) | Invesco Limited |
Contact address (registered office for legal entities) |
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Phone number |
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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 |
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 |