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Yell Group plc23 January 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Yell Group plc. 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Capital Group Companies, Inc. and its subsidiaries, Capital International, Inc., Capital International S.A., Capital International Limited, and Capital Guardian Trust Company. 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 Above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Registered HolderCapital Guardian Trust Company Holding State Street Nominees Limited 2,123,800Bank Of New York Nominees 446,800Northern Trust 91,500Chase Nominees Limited 8,088,050Bt Globenet Nominees Ltd 258,400Midland Bank plc 1,594,500Cede & Co 126,700Bankers Trust 607,000Barclays Bank 13,000Citibank London 8,100Brown Bros. 20,600Nortrust Nominees 2,641,615Royal Bank Of Scotland 35,600MSS Nominees Limited 21,600State Street Bank & Trust Co. 123,000Citibank 12,800Citibank NA Toronto 20,800Mellon Bank N.A. 61,000HSBC Bank plc 3,100ROY Nominees Limited 13,500Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 634,200HSBC 16,900JP Morgan Chase Bank 670,100Total 17,649,265 Capital International Limited Holding State Street Nominees Limited 72,600Bank of New York Nominees 7,788,142Northern Trust 2,977,700Chase Nominees Limited 4,924,200Midland Bank plc 165,100Barclays Bank 110,700Citibank London 236,500Morgan Guaranty 608,200Nortrust Nominees 5,010,000Royal Bank of Scotland 169,000State Street Bank & Trust Co. 1,478,000National Westminster Bank 17,900Deutsche Bank AG 2,403,100HSBC Bank plc 1,870,100Mellon Bank N.A 249,485Northern Trust AVFC 175,800KAS UK 16,500Bank One London 262,800Total 28,535,827 Capital International S.A Holding Bank of New York Nominees 12,200Chase Nominees Limited 151,600Midland Bank plc 11,200Royal Bank of Scotland 24,300National Westminster Bank 7,900Lloyds Bank 9,500HSBC Bank plc 69,900Total 286,600 Capital International, Inc. HoldingNortrust Nominees 41,000HSBC Bank plc 28,100Total 69,100 TOTAL HOLDING 46,540,792 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 Not disclosed. 8. Percentage of issued class Not disclosed. 9. Class of security Ordinary 1p Shares. 10. Date of transaction Balance as at 19 January 2006. 11. Date company informed 20 January 2006. 12. Total holding following this notification 46,540,792 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 6.59% - Based on an issued share capital of 706,102,446. 14. Any additional information N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Mrs. Alison StanesbyAssistant Company Secretary+ 44 (0) 118 960 3437 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Mrs. Alison Stanesby Date of notification 23 January 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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