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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

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the 

notification obligation:

Barclays plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Barclays Bank plc

Barclays Global Investors Ltd

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

Gerrard Investment Management Ltd

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the 

threshold is crossed or reached:

10 November 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11 November 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

6% to 5%

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

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0031718066

47,224,491

47,224,491

46,505,194

0

46,505,194

0.00%

5.92%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

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

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

46,505,194

5.92%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Barclays Bank plc

Barclays Global Investors Ltd

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

Gerrard Investment Management Ltd

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Geoff Smith

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7116 2913

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name 

(including legal form of legal entities)

Barclays Bank plc

Contact address 

(registered office for legal entities)

Barclays Compliance, 1 Churchill Place, 

London, E14 5HP

Phone number & email

020 7116 2913

Geoff.Smith1@barclays.com  

Other useful information 

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Yell Group plc

Contact address

Queens Walk, Oxford Road, Reading, RG1 7PT

Phone number & email

+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)

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.