Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

TR-1: Notifications 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 

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

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 notification obligation:

Standard Life Investments Ltd

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

Vidacos Nominees

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

6 May 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

7 May 2009

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

5%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

GB0031718066

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

37,142,024

Number of voting 

rights

37,142,024

Number of shares

39,493,148

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

20,039,579

Indirect

19,453,569

Direct

2.550%

Indirect

2.475%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

39,493,148

5.025%

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

Standard Life Investments Limited

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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:

[email protected] Standard Life Investments Ltd

15. Contact telephone name:

(0131) 245 6565

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

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)

Standard Life Investments Ltd

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

Phone number 

Tel No: +44(0) 131 550 6235

[email protected] 

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

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