H1 09 Interim Results for the six months ended 30 September November 2008

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2 John Davis, CFO John Condron, CEO Agenda Financials Introduction Strategic update

Financials John Davis CFO

4 Headline results Adjusted earnings figures stated before exceptional items and amortisation throughout this presentation Net Debt : EBITDA ratio calculated at consistent currency Six months ended 30 September 2008 (£m)Actual Growth Growth at constant FX Revenue1, %1.0% Adjusted EBITDA %2.7% Adjusted EBITDA margin33.6%+0.5p p Operating cash flow %14.5% Cash conversion98.4%+10.3p p Free cash flow pre exceptionals % Adjusted diluted earnings per share17.0p16.4%11.0% Net Debt: EBITDA4.7x-0.4x

5 Internet momentum continues Revenue (m) Growth at constant FX% of total revenue UK £80.323% US $ %11% Spain €23.611% LatAm €7.442%26% Total £15841%15% Sold momentum even stronger

6 Yell UK results Six months ended 30 September 2007 £m 2008 £m Change Revenue Printed directories (9.4%) Yell.com % Other (5.3%) Yell UK (3.4%) Yell EBITDA UK % Margin 38.1%39.9% Yell UK Cost %

7 Yellow Book USA results Six months ended 30 September 2007 £m 2008 £m Change Revenue Printed directories at 07/08 FX rate (1.5%) Yellowbook.com at 07/08 FX rate % Yellow Book USA at 07/08 FX rate % Exchange impact-21.4 Yellow Book USA % EBITDA Yellow Book USA at 07/08 FX rate % Exchange impact -6.0 Yellow Book USA % Margin 28.6%28.3% Yellow Book USA Cost at 07/08 FX rate (4.9%)

8 Yellow Book USA revenue growth Organic Growth 2.0% Contribution to revenue growth (%)

9 Yell Publicidad results Six months ended 30 September 2007 £m 2008 £m Change Revenue Yell Publicidad at 07/08 FX rate % Exchange impact-26.6 Yell Publicidad % EBITDA Yell Publicidad at 07/08 FX rate % Exchange impact -9.9 Yell Publicidad % Margin 34.4%35.7% Yell Publicidad Cost at 07/08 FX rate %

10 Yell Publicidad revenue growth €m% growth Revenue for 6 months to 30 Sept Organic(5.1)(2.1)% Resheduling % Discounted or non core operations(5.5)(2.3%) Revenue at constant FX % Latam FX(2.0)(0.8%) Revenue 6 months to 30 Sept %

11 Cash £m 18.2 (23.8) Group cash conversion 98%

12 Analysis of debt Net Debt at 31 March 2008(£3,759m) Free cashflow pre exceptionals £182m Dividend (£44m) Exceptionals and other (£27m) FX impact at closing rate (£163m) Net debt at closing FX rate(£3,811m) FX impact at effective LTM rate £203m Net debt at 30 September 2008 at effective range(£3,608m)  Natural hedging – debt denominated in currency of earnings  c.96% of debt fixed until September 2010 – gives stability  20% covenant headroom reinstated on future earnings  Cost of debt increased to just over 8%

13 Adjusted diluted earnings per share Period ended 30 September 2007 pence 2008 pence Change Actual diluted EPS % Exceptional(0.9)1.0 Amortisation Adjusted diluted EPS % FX-(0.8) Adjusted diluted EPS at constant FX %

14 Guidance  Q3 Organic revenue guidance –UK -6% –US -4% –Yell Publicidad -7%  Full year EBITDA guidance maintained as broadly flat at constant FX  Q3 EBITDA considerably lower than prior year due to timing of expenditure  Cash conversion 85-90% of EBITDA  Cash tax around 20% of adjusted PBT

15 Cost focus  £150 million previously announced  Flexing of discretionary cost this year  Additional cost savings being identified to offset further revenue pressure next year  Investment remains, particularly on internet

16 Financial summary  Robust start to the year  Continuing to invest  Cost management to protect EBITDA  Deleveraging continues

Strategic update John Condron CEO

18 Managing in a downturn  Proving value –£24 return for every £1 spent in the UK –Call counter in UK >40,000 lines –Lead tracker in US > 37,000 lines  Investing for the future –Usage –New product development –Product rationalisation – Business Pages –Mobile

19 Managing in a downturn cont/d…  Efficiencies and cost management –How we sell –How we produce –How we do things  Share shift continuing in US –21% of all YP usages –Shake out continues

20 Yellow Pages metrics UKSpain Down 4.7% US 74%72%Retention87%80%69%71% Advertisers ARPA No ChangeDown 8.9% Up 9.8%Down 1.5%Down 0.6% £1,268 £1,261 $2,404 $2,369 €712 €782 Sept 07Sept 08 Sept 07Sept 08Sept 07Sept Sept 07Sept Sept 07Sept Sept 07Sept 08

21 Internet usage growth Sept 07Sept 08 Sept 07Sept 08 Sept 07Sept 08 Up 48% Unique users (millions) Unique visitors (millions) Yell.comPaginasamarillas.es Up 78%Up 17% Yellowbook.com network from ComScore Paginasamarillas.es network OJD Source: Yell.com ABCe Yellowbook.com network Rapid growth in Yell’s online usage

22 Internet momentum continues UKSpain Down 53.9% US Advertisers RASA Up 7.7%Up 2.4% Up 22.2%Up 88.5% €210 Sept Sept 07Sept Sept 07Sept 08 $443 $235 Sept 07Sept 08 £737 £603 Sept 07Sept Sept 07Sept 08

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