RNS Number : 5675R
YouGov PLC
28 October 2013
 



 

For filings with the FCA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii

YouGov Plc

 

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached


An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):

 


 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.): iv

JP Morgan Chase

Bank of New York Mellon Bank, N.A.

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

24 October 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

28 October 20

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or

reached: vi, vii

10%

 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B1VQ6H25

9,003,774

9,003,774

10,402,353


10,402,353


10.70%

 

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date xiii

Exercise/
Conversion
Period xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

 

% of voting
rights






 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise
price

Expiration
date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion
period xviii

Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

 






Nominal

Delta

 



 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

 10,402,353

 10.70%

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

 

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 7,636,259 shares. Such shares are registered in the following name(s):

JP Morgan Chase - 10,160,539 Bank of New York Mellon Bank, N.A. - 241,814

 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


 

13. Additional information:


14. Contact name:

 Ryan Nolan, Vice President & Legal Counsel

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

15. Contact telephone number:

 001 410 345 6618

 

 

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares xxii


A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

Phone number & email

001 410 345 6618

Ryan_Nolan@troweprice.com

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)




B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name


Contact address


Phone number & email


Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)



C: Additional information


For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.

 


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