15th Aug 2007 15:02
Yell Group plc15 August 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer ofexisting shares to which voting rights are attached: Yell Group plc 2. Reason for the notification An acquisition or disposal of voting rights x An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisitionof 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 Legal & General Group plc (L&G)obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold 08/08/2007is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 14//08/2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: • From 3% to 4% (L&G) 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares Triggering transaction if possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsusing the Shares Voting Rights sharesISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary 1p 31,099,251 31,099,251 32,343,976 32,343,976 4.15 B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Expiration Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of votingfinancial date Period/ Date that may be acquired if rightsinstrument the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 32,343,976 4.15% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financialinstruments are effectively held, if applicable: • Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) • Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) • Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (32,343,976 - 4.15% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) • Legal & General Investment Management • Legal & General Insurance Holdings (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Limited (Direct) (LGIH) (25,553,744 - 3.27% = PMC) • Legal & General Assurance Society• Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Limited (LGAS & LGPL) Management) Limited (PMC) (25,553,774 - 3.27% = PMC) • Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: • Notification using the total voting rights figure of 779,342,845 • Please note that this notification has been delayed due to the large number of disclosures required following a substantial amount of new business which has come to us in the form of an in-specie transfer. 14. Contact name: Helen Lewis (LGIM) 15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0) 20 7528 6742 ANNEX NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligationFull name (including legal form for legal entities) Legal & General Group plcContact address (registered office for legal Bucklersbury Houseentities) 3 Queen Victoria Street London, EC4N 8NHPhone number +44 (0)20 7489 1888Other useful information (at least legal N/Arepresentative for legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicableFull name Melissa Bolger Company Secretarial AssistantContact address Yell Group plc, Queens Walk, Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7PTPhone number +44 (0) 118 960 3133Other useful information (e.g. functional N/Arelationship with the person or legal entity subjectto the notification obligation) C: Additional informationN/A This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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