Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Yell Group 

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes 

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of 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 notification obligation:

Taube Hodson Stonex Partners LLP

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

-

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

10th February 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11th February 2009 

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

5%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

GB0031718066

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

39,204,230

Number of voting 

rights

39,204,230

Number of shares

38,026,870

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

-

Indirect

38,026,870

Direct

-

Indirect

4.84%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

38,026,870

4.84%

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

N/A 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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:

Taube Hodson Stonex Partners LLP ('THS') is a discretionary fund manager and does not invest on its own behalf but invests on behalf of its clients (that are large institutional funds i.e. Pension Funds, Unit trusts). THS controls the shares on the client's behalf. 

14 Contact name:

Kim van Tonder

15. Contact telephone name:

020 7659 4250 

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

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)

Taube Hodson Stonex Partners LLP

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

1st Floor Cassini House

57-59 St James Street

London SW1A 1LD

Phone number 

(020) 7659 4250

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

Taube Hodson Stonex Partners LLP ('THS') is a discretionary fund manager and does not invest on its own behalf of its clients (that are large institutional funds ie Pension Funds, Unit trusts). THS controls the shares on the client's behalf.

B:  Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name 

Alison Stanesby

Contact address 

Yell Group plc, Queens Walk, Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7PT

Phone number 

+44 (0) 118 960 3437

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

N/A

C: Additional information

N/A