HIBU.L Regulatory News (HIBU)

7 Oct 2005 16:37

Yell Group plc07 October 2005 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 HoldingState Street Nominees Limited 1,241,728Bank Of New York Nominees 262,400Northern Trust 130,500Chase Nominees Limited 4,732,250Bt Globenet Nominees Ltd 130,000Midland Bank plc 882,100Cede & Co 85,400Bankers Trust 342,000Nortrust Nominees 1,749,700Royal Bank Of Scotland 13,300MSS Nominees Limited 3,700State Street Bank & Trust Co. 17,500Citibank 12,800Citibank Na 6,100Mellon Bank N.A. 37,100ROY Nominees Limited 1,200Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 368,500HSBC 3,800Jp Morgan Chase Bank 351,900Total 10,371,978 Capital International Limited HoldingState Street Nominees Limited 111,800Bank of New York Nominees 3,169,600Northern Trust 1,069,000Chase Nominees Limited 1,766,200Midland Bank plc 102,000Bankers Trust 107,900Barclays Bank 71,700Citibank London 157,700Morgan Guaranty 195,500Nortrust Nominees 2,130,096Royal Bank of Scotland 94,000State Street Bank & Trust Co. 537,700National Westminster Bank 23,400Deutsche Bank AG 708,600HSBC Bank plc 606,100Mellon Bank N.A 228,400Northern Trust AVFC 102,100KAS UK 9,500Bank One London 95,400Total 11,286,696 Capital International S.A HoldingBank of New York nominees 8,200Chase Nominees Limited 175,100Midland Bank plc 2,600Royal Bank of Scotland 13,800National Westminster Bank 7,900Lloyds Bank 5,500HSBC Bank plc 41,000Total 254,100 Capital International, Inc. HoldingNortrust Nominees 24,000HSBC Bank plc 19,800Total 43,800 TOTAL HOLDING 21,956,574 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 4th October 2005. 11. Date company informed 7th October 2005. 12. Total holding following this notification 21,956,574 Ordinary Shares. 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.115% - Based on an Issued Share Capital of: 704,850,088 14. Any additional information N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Melissa Bolger Company Secretarial Assistant + 44 (0) 118 990 3133 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Miss Melissa Bolger Date of notification 7th October 2005 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