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Yell Group plc02 May 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Yell Group plc. 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Capital Group Companies, Inc. and its subsidiaries, Capital International, Inc.,Capital International S.A., Capital International Limited, and Capital GuardianTrust Company 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 above. 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Registered Holder Capital Guardian Trust CompanyState Street Nominees Limited 2,872,100Bank Of New York Nominees 1,606,000Northern Trust 205,200Chase Manhattan Bank Australia Ltd 6,800Chase Nominees Limited 11,383,944Bt Globenet Nominees Ltd 434,400Midland Bank plc 2,089,700Cede & Co 195,000Deutsche Bank Mannheim 2,800Bankers Trust 849,000Barclays Bank 17,400Citibank London 8,100Royal Trust 22,300Brown Bros. 23,600Nortrust Nominees 3,637,115MSS Nominees Limited 54,500State Street Bank & Trust Co. 211,600Citibank 12,800Citibank NA 28,400Deutsche Bank AG 3,300HSBC Bank plc 3,500Mellon Bank N.A. 119,200ROY Nominees Limited 21,500Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 756,306Bank One London 7,600HSBC 30,200JP Morgan Chase Bank 938,700Total 25,541,065 Capital International Limited HOLDINGState Street Nominees Limited 319,600Bank of New York Nominees 8,150,729Northern Trust 3,939,200Chase Nominees Limited 6,600,500Midland Bank plc 349,500Bankers Trust 150,000Barclays Bank 178,700Morgan Guaranty 659,100Nortrust Nominees 5,612,900MSS Nominees Limited 79,200State Street Bank & Trust Co. 3,452,900Lloyds Bank 69,500Citibank 50,600Citibank NA 526,100Deutsche Bank AG 119,300Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd 98,300HSBC Bank plc 2,192,200Mellon Bank N.A 327,585Northern Trust AVFC 706,400KAS UK 94,800Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 74,600Bank One London 420,300HSBC 18,130JP Morgan Chase Bank 118,400Raiffeisen Zentral Bank 872,100Fortis Bank 20,500Metzler Seel Sohn & Co. 115,300Nordea Bank 67,000Bayerische Hypo Und Vereinsbank AG 29,500TOTAL 35,412,944 Capital International S.A HOLDINGState Street Nominees Limited 30,500Bank of New York Nominees 17,200Chase Nominees Limited 645,000Midland Bank plc 117,900Barclays Bank 20,400Pictet & Cie, Geneva 81,100Nortrust Nominees 17,400Morgan Stanley 20,100JP Morgan 1,586,400State Street Bank & Trust Co. 73,900Lloyds Bank 35,000HSBC Bank plc 397,900Lombard Odier Et Cie, Geneva 264,300Metzler Seet Sohn & Co. 24,700Credit Suisse, Zurich 37,300Total 3,369,100 Capital International, Inc. HOLDINGState Street Nominees Limited 1,135,300Bank of New York Nominees 508,000Northern Trust 24,700Chase Nominees Limited 1,539,000Midland Bank plc 40,600Bankers Trust 7,400Nortrust Nominees 218,500State Street Bank & Trust Co. 246,400Citibank 16,500Citibank NA 261,900HSBC Bank plc 64,900JP Morgan Chase Bank 65,900Total 4,129,100 TOTAL HOLDING 68,452,209 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 Balance as at 28th April 2006 11. Date company informed 1st May 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 68,452,209 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 9.69% Based on an issued share capital of 706,145,426 14. Any additional information N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Melissa BolgerCompany Secretarial Assistant+ 44 (0) 118 990 3133 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Miss Melissa Bolger Date of notification 2nd May 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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