Yell Group plc

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Yell Wins Lenders' Backing for Refinancing
Wall Street Journal, The | 5 days 22 hours 10 minutes ago
ByJASON DOUGLAS AndAINSLEY THOMSON LONDON -- U.K. directories group Yell Group PLC said Monday it has received the backing needed from its lenders to push ahead with plans to cut its £3.8 billion ($5.59 billion) debt.


NOVEMBER 2, 2009, 4:58 A.M. ET Yell Wins Lenders' Backing for Refinancing
Barron's (subscription required) | 5 days 23 hours 5 minutes ago
LONDON -- U.K. directories group Yell Group PLC said Monday it has received the backing needed from its lenders to push ahead with plans to cut its £3.8 billion ($5.59 billion) debt.


Yell finally wins lenders' backing for refinancing
Total Telecom Magazine (U.K.) | 5 days 22 hours 5 minutes ago
Agreement paves the way for directories firm to launch £500 million share sale.


UK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Yell Debt Plan Could Go To Court -Source
Wall Street Journal, The | 11 days 14 hours 40 minutes ago
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps YELL GROUP PLC (YELL.LN), a directories firm, is considering heading to court to enforce a plan to cut its GBP3.8 billion debt pile if the firm's lenders fail to back its consensual refinancing proposal, a person familiar with the matter told Dow Jones Newswires Tuesday.


BP shares jump in steady FTSE 100 - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 11 days 23 hours 59 minutes ago
The integrated oil major said that it third-quarter profit fell 34%, as declining oil and gas prices offset improving production and refinery output.


Yell Group Extends Deadline on Debt Refinancing Proposal for Second Time
Bloomberg | 11 days 22 hours 15 minutes ago
Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Yell Group Plc, the publisher of the U.K.'s Yellow Pages phone directory, said it extended the deadline for its refinancing proposals a second time.


UK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Yell Extends Debt Plan Deadline Again
Wall Street Journal, The | 11 days 15 hours 38 minutes ago
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps YELL GROUP PLC (YELL.LN), a directories firm, Tuesday announced a further short extension of the deadline for its lenders to respond to its refinancing proposals.


YeYell Group Awaits Final Two Lenders Acceptances
Wall Street Journal, The | 9 days 1 hour 11 minutes ago
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Yell Group PLC (YELL.LN) said Friday it is now awaiting acceptances from the final two lenders, both of which are necessary to cross the 95% threshold for its comprehensive refinancing proposals to be approved.


Yell extends refinancing deadline
Total Telecom Magazine (U.K.) | 10 days 5 minutes ago
Directories group may have to resort to court-enforced plan, if it cannot reach acceptance threshold on Thursday.


UPDATE 1-Yell extends deadline for lending agreement
Reuters | 19 days 22 hours 6 minutes ago
LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - British Yellow Pages publisher Yell Group Plc (YELL.L) said on Monday it had extended the deadline for its lending syndicate to agree to its plans to refinance.


Yell Group Presents Refinancing Bid To Wider Lending Syndicate
Wall Street Journal, The | 19 days 22 hours 13 minutes ago
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Yell Group PLC (YEL.LN) said Monday it was presenting proposals to its wider lending syndicate as part of its plans for the comprehensive refinancing of the Group, and explained that it was seeking approval from lenders representing 95% by value of its current term debt facilities.


Yell awaits debt restructuring vote result
Total Telecom Magazine (U.K.) | 19 days 23 hours 6 minutes ago
Directories firm needs 95% of lenders to change lending terms.


UPDATE 2-Yell extends deadline for lending agreement
Forbes | 19 days 20 hours 28 minutes ago
LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - British Yellow Pages publisher Yell Group Plc extended the deadline for lenders to agree to its refinancing plans after an initial favourable response, it said on Monday.


ARM Holdings, BP, GlaxoSmithKline, RBS, Yell: U.K., Irish Equity Preview
Bloomberg | 12 days 4 hours 15 minutes ago
Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in U.K. and Irish markets today. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are from the last market close.


Yell extends refinancing deadline for second time
Total Telecom Magazine (U.K.) | 11 days 22 hours 1 minute ago
Directories firm hopes to rais £500 million to slash debt.





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Company Overview


Company: Yell Group plc
Industry: Directories & Yellow Pages Publishers
Website: http://www.yellgroup.com

If your phone book has a cover with the distinctive walking hands logo, then chances are good that Yell Group published it. One of the top three largest directory publishers in the world, Yell Group publishes directories across the UK through its Yell UK subsidiary, which includes the Yellow Pages and Business Pages units, as well as Web site Yell.com and telephone information service Yellow Pages 118 24 7. Its Yellow Book USA division publishes directories in 47 US states and the District of Columbia. Yellow Book USA also operates online directory service Yellowbook.com. Yell Group's Yell Publicidad provides directory services in Spain, Argentina, Chile, and Peru. The company went public in 2003.


Key Numbers

Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 3,407.2 (2009)
One-year % Growth in Sales -23.0 (2009)
Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) -1,621.8 (2009)
One-year % Growth in Net Income 0.0 (2009)
Number of Employees 14,642 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Number of Employees 5.4 (2008)
Fiscal Year-End March