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19/03/2015 15:41

RNS Number : 9497H
YouGov PLC
19 March 2015
For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi


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.
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v
16 March 2015 
6. Date on which issuer notified:
18 March 2015 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
11%


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, 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
10,985,613
10,985,613
11,148,438

11,148,438

11.04%


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
11,148,438
11.04%


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 9,326,181 shares. Such shares are registered in the following name(s): 
State Street Bank & Trust Co. - 278,470
JP Morgan Chase - 10,507,389 Bank of New York Mellon Bank, N.A. - 362,579

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

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



13. Additional information:


14. Contact name:
Ryan Nolan, Vice President & Senior Legal Counsel
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
15. Contact telephone number:
001 410 345 6618


Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii

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 FSA website.

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