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Yell Group plc24 April 2006 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 andTempleton Worldwide, Inc. and its affiliates. 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, LONDON 193,007JP MORGAN CHASE BK, LONDON 13,792,426CITIBANK NA 623,971EUROCLEAR BANKS SA, BRUSSELS 11,000HSBC BANK PLC, LONDON 87,284MELLON BANK NA, LONDON 4,401,102MERRILL LYNCH INTL LTD 1,138,190NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, LONDON, 1,546,289ROYAL TRUST CORP OF CANADA, LONDON 2,405,160STATE STREET BANK, LONDON 3,879,737 TOTAL HOLDING 28,078,166 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 21 April 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 28,078,166 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.976% Based on an issued share capital of 704,144,082 14. Any additional information N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Mrs. Alison Stanesby Assistant Company Secretary + 44 (0) 118 960 3437 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Mrs. Alison Stanesby Date of notification 24 April 2006 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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