1st Dec 2009 16:22
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |||||
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | Yell Group PLC | ||||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | |||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | X | ||||
| Other (please specify): | |||||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | Jupiter Asset Management Limited ('Jupiter') | ||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | |||||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 30 November 2009 | ||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 1 December 2009 | ||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | 7% - 2% | ||||
| 8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 x | |||||||||||||
| Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||||
| Ordinary Shares GB0031718066 | 58,253,951 | 58,253,951 | 0 | 0 | 58,253,951 | 0 | 2.47% | ||||||||||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights | |||||||||||||
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |||||||||||||
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx | ||||||||||||
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||
| 58,253,951 | 2.47% | ||||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
| The shares will appear on the register in the following names: Nortrust Nominees Limited - 57,395,010 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited - 817,323 HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Limited - 41,618 Of the 58,253,951 shares held by Jupiter, 49,603,567 are held on behalf of Jupiter's client, Jupiter Income Fund. | ||
| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. Name of the 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: | ||
| 14. Contact name: | Shannon Craddock | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 0207 314 4775 | |
| Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer | |
| Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii | |
| A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation | |
| Full name (including legal form of legal entities) | Jupiter Asset Management Limited | 
| Contact address (registered office for legal entities) | 1 Grosvenor Place, London SW1X 7JJ | 
| Phone number & email | 0207 412 0703 | 
| Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) | |
| B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | |
| Full name | Yell Group plc | 
| Contact address | Queens Walk, Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7PT | 
| Phone number & email | 01189 506501 [email protected] | 
| Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) | |
| C: Additional information | |
| Due to a completion of comprehensive refinancing by Yell Group Plc | |
| For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. | |
Related Shares:
HIBU.L