YouGov PLC Holding(s) in Company (7529E)

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RNS Number : 7529E

YouGov PLC

20 July 2016

 
 For filings with the FCA 
  include the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                      YouGov Plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                 X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                          T. Rowe Price Associates, 
  subject to the                                                                         Inc. 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                               JP Morgan Chase 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                   Bank of New York Mellon Bank, 
                                                                                         N.A. 
                                                                    State Street Bank & Trust 
                                                                                          Co. 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                      15 July 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                         19 July 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                      10% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                   Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                    triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number            Number             Number          Number of                % of voting 
                 of                of                 of shares       voting                   rights (x) 
                 Shares            Voting                             rights 
                                   Rights 
-------------  ----------------  -----------------  --------------  -----------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                     Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      ------------    -------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB00B1VQ6H25   10,652,745        10,652,745         10,091,511                 10,091,511                  9.67% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration      Exercise/                          Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial           date            Conversion                         rights that                rights 
 instrument          (xiii)          Period (xiv)                       may be 
                                                                        acquired if 
                                                                        the 
                                                                        instrument 
                                                                        is 
                                                                        exercised/ 
                                                                        converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise        Expiration       Exercise/         Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial         price          date             Conversion         rights instrument          rights (xix, 
 instrument                       (xvii)           period             refers to                  xx) 
                                                   (xviii) 
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                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
---------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------  -------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                               Percentage of voting rights 
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 10,091,511                                            9.67% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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 T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (TRPA) serves as investment 
  adviser, with dispositive and voting authority, to various 
  institutional clients that own shares of YouGov Plc, 
  including the T. Rowe Price International Discovery 
  Fund, which owns 8,208,078 shares. Such shares are registered 
  in the following name(s): 
 
  State Street Bank & Trust Co. - 239,299 
  JP Morgan Chase - 9,455,191 
  Bank of New York Mellon Bank, N.A. - 397,021 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                  Gary Greb, Vice President 
                                                                    T. Rowe Price Associates, 
                                                                                         Inc. 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                               001 410 345 2527 
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 Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not 
  the issuer 
 Annex: Notification of major interests in share 
 
 A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to 
  the notification obligation 
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 Full name                                     T. Rowe Price Associates, 
  (including legal form of                                          Inc. 
  legal entities) 
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 Contact address                       100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, 
  (registered office for legal                                  MD 21202 
  entities) 
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 Phone number & email                                   001 410 345 2527 
                                                [e-mail] 
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 Other useful information 
  (at least legal representative 
  for legal persons) 
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 B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable 
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 Full name 
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 Contact address 
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 Phone number & email 
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 Other useful information 
  (e.g. functional relationship 
  with the person or legal 
  entity subject to the notification 
  obligation) 
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 C: Additional information 
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 For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the 
  FCA website. 
 

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