YouGov PLC Holding(s) in Company (6355V)

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RNS Number : 6355V

YouGov PLC

31 January 2017

 
 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                           ü 
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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)                               Kabouter Management, LLC 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                          Kabouter I (QP), LLC 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                             Kabouter Fund II, LLC 
                                                          Kabouter Fund III, LLC 
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 5. Date of the transaction                              27 January 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                 31 January 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                             Crossed below 9% 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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) 
-------------      -----------      ------------    --------------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 Ordinary 
 shares           9,463,844        9,463,844         9,287,844       9,287,844                  8.903% 
                 ---------------  ----------------  --------------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 ISIN: 
 GB00B1VQ6H25 
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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. 
-----------------  ---------------  --------------------------------  -------------------------  ----------------------- 
 N/A                N/A              N/A                               N/A                        N/A 
-----------------  ---------------  --------------------------------  -------------------------  ----------------------- 
 
 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) 
-------------  ---------------  ----------------  --------------  ---------------------------  ------------------------- 
 N/A            N/A              N/A               N/A                                          Nominal     Delta 
-------------  ---------------  ----------------  --------------                               ----------  ------------- 
                                                                   N/A                          N/A         N/A 
-------------      -----------      ------------    ------------  ---------------------------  ----------  ------------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                           Percentage of voting rights 
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 9,287,844                                                         8.903% 
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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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   N/A 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                            N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                        N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                      N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                              N/A 
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 14. Contact name:                                        Christopher Yarbrough 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                            [phone] 
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