31st Oct 2005 10:14
Yell Group plc31 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 Franklin Resources, Inc. and it's affiliates, Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC and Templeton Worldwide, Inc. and itsaffiliates. 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 2 above. 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Registered Holder Holding BANK OF NEW YORK, EUROPE 6,490BANK OF NEW YORK, LONDON 164,547JP MORGAN/CHASE, WOOLGATE HOUSE, COLEMAN STREET, LONDON 20,244,621CITIBANK NOMINEES LTD, LEWISHAM HOUSE, MOLESWORTH STREET, LEWISHAM HOUSE, LONDON 483,206EUROCLEAR BRUXELLES BIC MGT, BRUSSELS 11,000HSBC, LONDON 84,194MELLON BANK, LONDON 4,571,677MERRILL LYNCH INTL LTD 985,430NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, 155 BISHOPGATE, LONDON, 1,490,859ROYAL TRUST CORP OF CANADA, LONDON 2,310,300STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED, 12-13 NICHOLS LANE, LONDON 4,402,123 TOTAL HOLDING 34,754,447 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. 11. Date company informed 31st October 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 34,754,447 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.9307% Based on an issued share capital of 704,862,333 14. Any additional information N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Melissa Bolger Company Secretarial Assistant + 44 (0) 118 960 3133 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Miss Melissa Bolger Date of notification 31st 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
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