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Yell Group plc08 February 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) Name of company Yell Group plc. 2) Name of shareholder having a major interest Aviva plc. 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 Please see below. 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. Please see below. 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. N/A 6) Percentage of issued Class N/A 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 3,188,577 8) Percentage of issued Class Undisclosed 9) Class of security Ordinary 1p shares 10) Date of transaction 4 February 2005 11) Date company informed 7 February 2005 12) Total holding following this notification 32,094,595 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.58% 14) Any additional information Please see below 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries Mrs. Alison Stanesby,Assistant Company Secretary+44 (0) 118 960 [email protected] 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification. Mrs. Alison Stanesby Date of Notification 8 February 2005 Letter to Yell Group plc dated 7 February 2005 YELL GROUP PLC (THE "COMPANY") - SEDOL 3171806 This notification is prompted by sales totalling 3,188,577 on 4 February 2005. This notification relates to issued ordinary shares of GBP0.01 each in thecapital of the Company (the "shares") and is given in fulfilment of theobligations imposed by sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act 1985 (the"Act"). 1. Notification on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary ofAviva plc). 1.1 We hereby notify you on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited thatimmediately after the time when the obligation to make this notification aroseMorley Fund Management Limited were interested in 32,094,595 shares. 1.2 The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which thisnotification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set outin the Appendix below; Morley Fund Management Limited. 2. Notification on behalf of Aviva plc. 2.1 We hereby notify you on behalf of Aviva plc that immediately after the timewhen the obligation to make this notification arose Aviva plc were interested in32,094,595 shares giving the Aviva group a total percentage interest in theshares of 4.58%. 2.2 The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which thisnotification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set outin the Appendix below; Aviva plc. We are only required to notify interests which are defined as material interestswhen the holding is equal to 3% or more of the Company's relevant share capital.The term material interests exclude certain categories where we do not hold abeneficial interest, for example where the shares are held in an Authorised UnitTrust Scheme or Open Ended Investment Company. Holdings in those categories aretherefore not included in the holding notified under this letter. From Aviva PLC APPENDIX: MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED Registered Holder Number of shares held BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 5,729,891 (Material)Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 19,025,470 (Material)Chase Nominees Ltd 981,500 (Material)CUIM Nominee Ltd 6,357,734 (Material) TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED: 4.58% ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 700,767,558 APPENDIX: AVIVA PLC Registered Holder Number of shares held BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 5,729,891 (Material)Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 19,025,470 (Material)Chase Nominees Ltd 981,500 (Material)CUIM Nominee Ltd 6,357,734 (Material) TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF AVIVA PLC: 4.58% ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 700,767,558 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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