Wednesday 09 December, 2009
Yell Group plc
Holding(s) in Company
RNS Number : 8703D Yell Group plc 09 December 2009
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
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Yell Group plc
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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x
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
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FIL Limited
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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See section 9
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
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8 December 2009
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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9 December 2009
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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12%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
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Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Number
of
Shares
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Number
of
Voting
Rights
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Number
of shares
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Number of voting
rights
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% of voting rights
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Direct
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Direct
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Indirect
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Direct
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Indirect
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Ordinary 1p
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277,734,017
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277,734,017
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294,929,569
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294,929,569
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12.50%
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GB0031718066
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial
instrument
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Expiration
date
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Exercise/
Conversion
Period
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Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
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% of voting
rights
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial
instrument
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Exercise
price
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Expiration
date
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Exercise/
Conversion
period
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Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to
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% of voting rights
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Nominal
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Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights
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Percentage of voting rights
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294,929,569
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12.50%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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Shares Held
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Nominee
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Management Company
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FIL limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including FIL Fund Management Ltd (FFML), FIL Investment Services Ltd (FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL Asset Management (Korea) Ltd (FIAKL), FIL Investment Management (Hong Kong) Ltd (FIMHK), FIL Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity Investements Japan (FIJ) and FIL Investments International (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients
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81,442,491
23,194,918
377,467
187,502,883
657,330
1,754,480
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Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux
JP Morgan Bournemouth
JP Morgan, Bournemouth
JP Morgan, Bournemouth
Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux (C)
JP Morgan, Bournemouth (C)
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FIL
FII
FIL
FISL
FIL
FIL
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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FIL Limited
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:
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17,195,552
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12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:
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8 December 2009
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13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name:
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Amanda Chana
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15. Contact telephone number:
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Fil-regreporting@fil.com
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Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
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Annex: Notification of major interests in share
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A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
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Full name
(including legal form of legal entities)
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FIL Limited
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Contact address
(registered office for legal entities)
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Phone number & email
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Amanda Chana
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Other useful information
(at least legal representative for legal persons)
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Fil-regreporting@fil.com
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B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
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Full name
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Yell Group plc
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Contact address
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Alison Stanesby, Yell, Queens Walk, Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7PT
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Phone number & email
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0118 950 6501 alison.stanesby@yellgroup.com
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Other useful information
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
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Yell Group plc
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