RNS Number:8090S
Yell Group plc
03 December 2003

3 December 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 1 December 2003, FMR Corp. and its direct and
indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited ("FIL") and its direct
and indirect subsidiaries, both being non-beneficial holders, have an interest
in 35,752,414 ordinary shares of the Company representing 5.15% of the issued
share capital.  The shares are registered as follows:


Holder                                                                                   Number of Shares


Chase Nominees Limited                                                                           5,836,400
State Street Nominees Limited                                                                      558,900
State Street Bank & Trust Company                                                                  886,400
State Street Nominees Ltd                                                                          105,900
Chase Manhattan Bank London                                                                      6,395,887
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                                               1,001,300
Northern Trust                                                                                     579,800
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                                               1,243,400
Deutsche Bank                                                                                       43,700
Citibank                                                                                            87,300
Bank of New York London                                                                            329,000
HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited                                                       12,524,800
Chase Manhattan Bank London                                                                        496,127
Northern Trust                                                                                   1,549,500
Bank of New York London                                                                          1,160,500
Bank of New York Brussels                                                                          144,400
State Street Bank & Trust                                                                           52,900
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                                               1,925,700
Deutsche Bank                                                                                       88,200
Citibank                                                                                            65,700
Nortrust Nominees Ltd                                                                              560,800
MSS Nominees Ltd                                                                                   115,800






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