11 Sep 2009 16:16
| TR-1: | NOTIFICATION 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 plc | |
| 2. Reason for the notification | ||
| 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): Shares transferred out. | ||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Morgan Stanley (Institutional Securities Group and Global Wealth Management) | |
| 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): | 09/09/09 | |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 11/09/09 | |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 4% | |
| 8. Notified details: | ||
| 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 | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
| Ordinary Shares (GB0031718066) | 34,740,502 | 34,740,502 | 30,962,982 | 30,962,982 | 3.93% | |||
| B: Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights |
| N/A | ||||
| Total (A+B) | |
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| 30,962,982 | 3.93 |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
| Morgan Stanley Securities Ltd 30,962,982 3.93% |
| Proxy Voting | |
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | N/A |
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | N/A |
| 13. Additional information: | N/A |
| 14. Contact name: | Dennine Bullard |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7677 1693 |
| ANNEX NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES | |
| A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation | |
| Full name (including legal form for legal entities) | Morgan Stanley |
| Contact address (registered office for legal entities) | 20 Bank Street Canary Wharf Floor 10 London E14 4AD |
| Phone number | + 44 20 7425 8677 |
| Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) | N/A |
| B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | |
| Full name | Yell Group plc |
| Contact address | Yell Group plc, Queens Walk, Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7PT |
| Phone number | +44 (0) 118 950 6501/ alison.stanesby@yellgroup.com |
| 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 | |