RNS Number:5998O
Yell Group plc
12 August 2003

12 August 2003



                         Yell Group plc (the "Company")

                             Director Shareholding

Pursuant to the exercise of the over-allotment option by Merrill Lynch
International announced on 7th August 2003, the Company has been advised that
executive directors John Condron and John Davis have sold ordinary shares in the
Company pursuant to the over-allotment option at a price of 285 pence per
ordinary share. Details of the sales and their resulting holdings are as
follows:

Director                     No. of ordinary       Resultant holding        % Issued ordinary share capital
                          shares sold pursuant                                      currently held
                          to the over-allotment
                                 option

John Condron                     238,826               6,549,853                         0.94%
John Davis                       99,511                2,901,739                         0.42%


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