14th Mar 2007 09:53
Yell Group plc14 March 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Yell Group plcexisting shares to which voting rights are attached: 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&obligation: G) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): N/A 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold 12/03/2007is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 14/03/2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: • From 4% to 3% (L&G) 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/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 36,427,498 36,427,498 30,412,210 30,412,210 3.90 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of votingfinancial datei Period/ Date that may be acquired if rightsinstrument the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 30,412,210 3.90% 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) (30,412,210 = 3.90% - LGAS, LGPL & PMC) • Legal & General Investment Management • Legal & General Insurance Holdings(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Limited (Direct) (LGIH) • Legal & General Assurance (Pensions • Legal & General Assurance SocietyManagement) Limited (PMC) Limited (LGAS & LGPL) • Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: • Notification using the total voting rights figure of 779,155,325 14. Contact name: Helen Lewis 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 obligation Full name (including legal form for legal entities) Legal & General Group plc Contact address (registered office for legal Bucklersbury Houseentities) 3 Queen Victoria Street London, EC4N 8NH Phone number +44 (0)20 7489-1888 Other useful information (at least legal N/Arepresentative for legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicableFull name Melissa Bolger - Company Secretarial Assistant Contact address Yell Group plc, Queens Walk, Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7PT Phone number +44 (0)118 960-3133 Other useful information (e.g. functional N/Arelationship with the person or legal entity subjectto the notification obligation) C: Additional information N/A This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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