YouGov PLC Holding(s) in Company (7529E)
July 20 2016 - 6:14AM
UK Regulatory
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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
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
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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
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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
gary_greb@troweprice.com
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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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