RNS Number:1373T
Yell Group plc
11 December 2003


Disclosure of Interest In Shares Under Section 198


Consequent upon a sale in the market of 50,000 shares on the 09 December 2003,
Legal &General Group Plc Companies are the beneficial owners of the following
number of shares which are not subject to a concert party and will be registered
as follows:

                                        
Material Interest                                        No. of shares



HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 914945             182,000

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 923363             198,000

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775237              84,225

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 886603           1,851,000

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775245           2,266,499

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 130007             170,000

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 770286             165,000

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 357206          12,337,586

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 866203             710,000

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 754612             962,000

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 361602              16,000

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 282605           1,120,000

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 360509             640,000

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 766793              53,000

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 824434              13,000

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 924422              37,500


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                                                         20,805,810
                                                      ----------------

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                                                              2.99%
                                                     -----------------


Please note that this percentage is based on our understanding that your issued
share capital is 694,840,733 which is the figure quoted by Exshare.


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