YouGov PLC Holding(s) in Company (7965O)
November 09 2016 - 12:21PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 7965O
YouGov PLC
09 November 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 S
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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) BlackRock, Inc.
subject to the
notification obligation:
(iii)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):(iv)
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5. Date of the transaction 8 November, 2016
and date on
which the threshold is
crossed or
reached: (v)
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6. Date on which issuer 9 November, 2016
notified:
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are Total holding for BlackRock
crossed or Investment Management (UK)
reached: (vi, vii) Limited has gone below 12%
Total holding for BlackRock,
Inc. has gone below 12%
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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 12,429,813 12,429,813 N/A N/A 12,092,167 N/A 11.59%
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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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CFD 387,585 Nominal Delta
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0.37% 0.37%
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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12,479,752 11.96%
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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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See Annex 1
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: BlackRock Regulatory Threshold
Reporting Team
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14. Contact name: Marc-Oliver Lesch
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15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 3650
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Annex 1
Name % of voting % of voting Total of
rights if rights through both if
it equals financial it equals
or is higher instruments or is higher
than the if it equals than the
notifiable or is higher notifiable
threshold than the threshold
notifiable
threshold
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Group Limited
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BlackRock Investment
Management (UK) Limited 11.59% 0.37% 11.96%
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