RNS Number:4298O
Yell Group plc
07 August 2003

7 August 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 29 July 2003, The Goldman Sachs Group,
Inc. was interested, by attribution only, in a total of 35,235,750 ordinary
shares of the Company representing 5.07% of the issued share capital. The shares
were registered as follows:


Holder                                                          Number of Shares
Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Limited                            2,342,900
Goldman Sachs International Acc: CREPTEMP                             32,892,850





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