REG - YouGov PLC - Grant of awards under LTIP 2019

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02/11/2020 07:05

RNS Number : 8450D
  
YouGov PLC
  
02 November 2020
  
 

 
2 November 2020
YouGov plc
 
("YouGov" or "the Company")
 
Grant of awards under Long-Term Incentive Plan 2019
 
 
YouGov, the international research and data analytics group, announces that the Board's Remuneration Committee has approved the conditional grant of nil cost options over ordinary shares of £0.02 under the YouGov Long-Term Incentive Plan 2019 ("LTIP 2019") over a total number of 1,159,816 ordinary shares (the "Award"). 
As announced on 8 October 2019, the YouGov LTIP 2019 is designed to motivate and reward key employees for the achievement of highly demanding earnings per share growth targets over the four-year performance period from 1 August 2019 to 31 July 2023, in alignment with the Company's long-term strategic growth plan ("FYP2"). 
The Award constitutes the first of three annual tranches of awards due to be granted under the plan. The granting of each tranche is conditional upon the participant's achievement of specific and demanding personal performance objectives to be satisfied in the financial year preceding the award. 
 
The vesting of awards is dependent on earnings per share growth - of at least 35% for the awards to vest in full - over the plan period. The normal vesting date for awards granted under the plan will be the date of the public announcement of YouGov's full year financial results for the year ended 31 July 2023, expected to be in October 2023. 
 
The Award includes the following conditional awards granted to Executive Directors of the Company:
 




Executive Director


No. Conditional Awards




Stephan Shakespeare


191,262




Alex McIntosh


68,918




Sundip Chahal


88,253




Total awards granted


348,433




 
Details of the conditional awards made to the Executive Directors and further PDMRs are provided in the below tables. 
 
Enquiries:




YouGov plc
Tilly Heald (Company Secretary)  


 
020 7012 6000




 
FTI Consulting
Charles Palmer / Elena Kalinskaya


 
 
020 3727 1000




 
Numis Securities (NOMAD and Joint Broker)
Nick Westlake / Hugo Rubinstein / Matt Lewis


 
 
020 7260 1000




 
Berenberg (Joint Broker)
Mark Whitmore / Alix Mecklenburg-Solodkoff 


 
 
020 3207 7800




 
 
 
DEALING NOTIFICATION FORM

FOR USE BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THEIR CLOSELY ASSOCIATED PERSONS




1.       


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name:


Stephan Shakespeare




2.       


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status:


Chief Executive Officer




b)


Initial notification/Amendment:


Initial notification




3.       


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name:


YouGov plc




b)


LEI:


213800MZGBGCJIPOBB41




4.       


Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted




a)


Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument:
Identification code:


Grant of conditional awards under YouGov LTIP 2019
 
GB00B1VQ6H25




b)


Nature of the transaction:


Grant of conditional awards




c)


Price(s) and volume(s):
 






Price(s)


Volume(s)




Nil


191,262




 




d)


Aggregated information:
·      Aggregated volume:
·      Price:


 
n/a




e)


Date of the transaction: 


30 October 2020




f)


Place of the transaction:


London Stock Exchange [XLON]




 
 
 
DEALING NOTIFICATION FORM

FOR USE BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THEIR CLOSELY ASSOCIATED PERSONS




5.       


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name:


Sundip Chahal




6.       


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status:


Chief Operating Officer




b)


Initial notification/Amendment:


Initial notification




7.       


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name:


YouGov plc




b)


LEI:


213800MZGBGCJIPOBB41




8.       


Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted




a)


Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument:
Identification code:


Grant of conditional awards under YouGov LTIP 2019
 
GB00B1VQ6H25




b)


Nature of the transaction:


Grant of conditional awards




c)


Price(s) and volume(s):
 






Price(s)


Volume(s)




Nil


88,253




 




d)


Aggregated information:
·      Aggregated volume:
·      Price:


 
n/a




e)


Date of the transaction: 


30 October 2020




f)


Place of the transaction:


London Stock Exchange [XLON]




 
 
 
DEALING NOTIFICATION FORM

FOR USE BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THEIR CLOSELY ASSOCIATED PERSONS




9.       


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name:


Alex McIntosh




10.     


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status:


Chief Finance Officer




b)


Initial notification/Amendment:


Initial notification




11.     


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name:


YouGov plc




b)


LEI:


213800MZGBGCJIPOBB41




12.     


Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted




a)


Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument:
Identification code:


Grant of conditional awards under YouGov LTIP 2019
 
GB00B1VQ6H25




b)


Nature of the transaction:


Grant of conditional awards




c)


Price(s) and volume(s):
 






Price(s)


Volume(s)




Nil


68,918




 




d)


Aggregated information:
·      Aggregated volume:
·      Price:


 
n/a




e)


Date of the transaction: 


30 October 2020




f)


Place of the transaction:


London Stock Exchange [XLON]




 
 
 
DEALING NOTIFICATION FORM

FOR USE BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THEIR CLOSELY ASSOCIATED PERSONS




13.   


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name:


Doug Rivers




14.   


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status:


Chief Scientist




b)


Initial notification/Amendment:


Initial notification




15.   


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name:


YouGov plc




b)


LEI:


213800MZGBGCJIPOBB41




16.   


Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted




a)


Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument:
Identification code:


Grant of conditional awards under YouGov LTIP 2019
 
GB00B1VQ6H25




b)


Nature of the transaction:


Grant of conditional awards




c)


Price(s) and volume(s):
 






Price(s)


Volume(s)




Nil


117,334




 




d)


Aggregated information:
·      Aggregated volume:
·      Price:


 
n/a




e)


Date of the transaction: 


30 October 2020




f)


Place of the transaction:


London Stock Exchange [XLON]




 
 
DEALING NOTIFICATION FORM

FOR USE BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THEIR CLOSELY ASSOCIATED PERSONS




17.   


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name:


Bianca Bruhn




18.   


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status:


Regional CEO - Mainland Europe




b)


Initial notification/Amendment:


Initial notification




19.   


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name:


YouGov plc




b)


LEI:


213800MZGBGCJIPOBB41




20.   


Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted




a)


Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument:
Identification code:


Grant of conditional awards under YouGov LTIP 2019
 
GB00B1VQ6H25




b)


Nature of the transaction:


Grant of conditional awards




c)


Price(s) and volume(s):
 






Price(s)


Volume(s)




Nil


27,448




 




d)


Aggregated information:
·      Aggregated volume:
·      Price:


 
n/a




e)


Date of the transaction: 


30 October 2020




f)


Place of the transaction:


London Stock Exchange [XLON]




 
 
 
DEALING NOTIFICATION FORM

FOR USE BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THEIR CLOSELY ASSOCIATED PERSONS




21.   


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name:


Andy Morris




22.   


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status:


Chief Innovations Officer




b)


Initial notification/Amendment:


Initial notification




23.   


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name:


YouGov plc




b)


LEI:


213800MZGBGCJIPOBB41




24.   


Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted




a)


Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument:
Identification code:


Grant of conditional awards under YouGov LTIP 2019
 
GB00B1VQ6H25




b)


Nature of the transaction:


Grant of conditional awards




c)


Price(s) and volume(s):
 






Price(s)


Volume(s)




Nil


23,628




 




d)


Aggregated information:
·      Aggregated volume:
·      Price:


 
n/a




e)


Date of the transaction: 


30 October 2020




f)


Place of the transaction:


London Stock Exchange [XLON]




 
 
 
DEALING NOTIFICATION FORM

FOR USE BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THEIR CLOSELY ASSOCIATED PERSONS




25.   


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name:


Stefan Kazsubowski




26.   


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status:


Global Head of Custom Research




b)


Initial notification/Amendment:


Initial notification




27.   


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name:


YouGov plc




b)


LEI:


213800MZGBGCJIPOBB41




28.   


Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted




a)


Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument:
Identification code:


Grant of conditional awards under YouGov LTIP 2019
 
GB00B1VQ6H25




b)


Nature of the transaction:


Grant of conditional awards




c)


Price(s) and volume(s):
 






Price(s)


Volume(s)




Nil


23,311




 




d)


Aggregated information:
·      Aggregated volume:
·      Price:


 
n/a




e)


Date of the transaction: 


30 October 2020




f)


Place of the transaction:


London Stock Exchange [XLON]




 
 
DEALING NOTIFICATION FORM

FOR USE BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THEIR CLOSELY ASSOCIATED PERSONS




29.   


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name:


Julien Chevignon




30.   


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status:


CEO, APAC




b)


Initial notification/Amendment:


Initial notification




31.   


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name:


YouGov plc




b)


LEI:


213800MZGBGCJIPOBB41




32.   


Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted




a)


Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument:
Identification code:


Grant of conditional awards under YouGov LTIP 2019
 
GB00B1VQ6H25




b)


Nature of the transaction:


Grant of conditional awards




c)


Price(s) and volume(s):
 






Price(s)


Volume(s)




Nil


21,758




 




d)


Aggregated information:
·      Aggregated volume:
·      Price:


 
n/a




e)


Date of the transaction: 


30 October 2020




f)


Place of the transaction:


London Stock Exchange [XLON]




 
 
DEALING NOTIFICATION FORM

FOR USE BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THEIR CLOSELY ASSOCIATED PERSONS




33.   


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name:


Ray Martin




34.   


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status:


Global Head of Client Services




b)


Initial notification/Amendment:


Initial notification




35.   


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name:


YouGov plc




b)


LEI:


213800MZGBGCJIPOBB41




36.   


Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted




a)


Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument:
Identification code:


Grant of conditional awards under YouGov LTIP 2019
 
GB00B1VQ6H25




b)


Nature of the transaction:


Grant of conditional awards




c)


Price(s) and volume(s):
 






Price(s)


Volume(s)




Nil


40,480




 




d)


Aggregated information:
·      Aggregated volume:
·      Price:


 
n/a




e)


Date of the transaction: 


30 October 2020




f)


Place of the transaction:


London Stock Exchange [XLON]




 
 
DEALING NOTIFICATION FORM

FOR USE BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THEIR CLOSELY ASSOCIATED PERSONS




37.   


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name:


Ted Marzilli




38.   


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status:


CEO YouGov Direct




b)


Initial notification/Amendment:


Initial notification




39.   


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name:


YouGov plc




b)


LEI:


213800MZGBGCJIPOBB41




40.   


Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted




a)


Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument:
Identification code:


Grant of conditional awards under YouGov LTIP 2019
 
GB00B1VQ6H25




b)


Nature of the transaction:


Grant of conditional awards




c)


Price(s) and volume(s):
 






Price(s)


Volume(s)




Nil


48,361




 




d)


Aggregated information:
·      Aggregated volume:
·      Price:


 
n/a




e)


Date of the transaction: 


30 October 2020




f)


Place of the transaction:


London Stock Exchange [XLON]




 
 
 

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