RNS Number:8755N
Yell Group plc
23 July 2003

23 July 2003





                         Yell Group plc ("the Company")

                    Disclosure of Interest in Share Capital


The Company has received notification, pursuant to sections 198 to 203 of the
Companies Act 1985, that, as at close on 17 July 2003, The Goldman Sachs Group,
Inc. was interested, by attribution only, in a total of 34,719,080 ordinary
shares of the Company representing 5.00% of the issued share capital. The shares
were registered as follows:


Holder                                                   Number of Shares

Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Limited                     4,884,400
Goldman Sachs International Acc: CREPTEMP                      29,834,680





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