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Yell Group plc03 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 FMR CORP AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, FIDELITY INTERNATIONALLIMITED ("FIL") AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND MR E C JOHNSON (APRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER OF FMR CORP AND FIL), being non-beneficial holders. 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 in 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 Management Company Shares NORTHERN TRUST LONDON FPM 2,514,029JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FPM 2,277,274BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS FPM 1,546,400MELLON BANK FPM 794,230STATE STR BK AND TR CO. LONDON FPM 261,959CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRANKFURT FPM 90,100JP MORGAN CHASE BANK FPM 48,000DEXIA PRIVATBANK FPM 9,700CHASE MANHATTAN LONDON FPM 9,400STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO. FMTC 1,036,316BROWN BROS HARRIMN AND CO FMTC 635,802JP MORGAN CHASE BANK FMTC 245,000BANK OF NEW YORK FMTC 197,900NORTHERN TRUST CO. FMTC 195,500CIBC MELLON TRUST FMTC 37,500JP MORGAN CHASE BANK FMRCO 11,214,965STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO. FMRCO 142,700NORTHERN TRUST LONDON FMRCO 119,400MELLON BANK N.A. FMRCO 39,100JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FISL 7,251,964BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX FIL 16,752,838JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FIL 5,021,289BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS FIL 333,000JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FIL 174,200NORTHERN TRUST LONDON FIL 194,810STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN FIL 114,430BNP PARIBAS, PARIS (C) FIL 19,920NATIONAL ASTL BK MELBOURNE FIL 39,900MORGAN STANLEY LONDON FIL 12,188BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN FII 3,084,996PNP PARIBAS, PARIS FIGEST 132,100STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO FICL 336,800STATE STREET HONG KONG FIA(K)L 24,100 TOTAL HOLDING 54,907,810 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 8,500,823 ordinary 1p shares. 8. Percentage of issued class Not disclosed. 9. Class of security Ordinary 1p Shares 10. Date of transaction Not disclosed. Balance as at 2nd May 2006 11. Date company informed 3rd May 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 54,907,810 - Balance as at 3rd April 2006 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 7.77% Based on an issued share capital of 706,145,947 14. Any additional information N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Melissa Bolger Company 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 3rd 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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