Holding(s) in Company

TR-1:

NOTIFICATION 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 plc

2. Reason for the notification  

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 the notification obligation:

Capital Group International, Inc.

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

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

22 January 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

23 January 2009

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

Below 7%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares 

 if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights 

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares

(GB0031718066)

55,161,528

55,161,528

54,899,028

54,899,028

6.9858

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date 

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. 

% of voting rights

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

54,899,028

6.9858%

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

Capital Group International, Inc. ('CGII') Holdings

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:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Gina Martinez or Vivien Tan

15. Contact telephone number:

Ph: +1 (213) 615 - 0469

Fax: +1 (213) 486 - 9698

Email: [email protected]

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)

Capital Group International, Inc.

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

111000 Santa Monica boulevard, 15th Floor

Los Angeles

CA 90025

Phone number 

+1 (213) 486 - 9200

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

N/A

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