Holding(s) in Company

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

YELL GROUP

2. Reason for the notification  (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 

X

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:

Ignis Investment Services Limited

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):

23/11/2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

24/11/2009

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

3%

8. Notified details:

Nominee holdings

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 viii

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights ix

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct x

Indirect xi

Direct

Indirect

GB0031718066

25,123,919

3.20%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv 

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

% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

25,123,919

3.20%

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

Pearl Group Limited

Impala Holdings Limited

Pearl Group Holdings (No.1) Ltd

Ignis Asset Management Ltd 

Ignis Investment Services Ltd (indirect)

Vidacos Nominees Ltd (19,833,985.00 2.52%)

State Street Nominees (3,210,368.00 0.41%)

BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd (2,079,566.00 0.27%)

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:

Percentage calculation based on Issued Share Capital of 785,893,311

14. Contact name:

Deborah A. Wagner

15. Contact telephone number:

0141 222 8000

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name 

(including legal form of legal entities)

Ignis Investment Services Limited

Contact address 

(registered office for legal entities)

Phone number & email

 Deborah A. Wagner - 0141 222 8000

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, RG1 7PT

Phone number & email

+44 (0) 118 950 6501

Alison.S[email protected]

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.