Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5489X

YouGov PLC

19 December 2019

 

19 December 2019

YouGov plc ("YouGov" or "the Company")

Director/PDMR Dealings

YouGov, the international research and data analytics group, announces that it was notified on 18 December 2019 that Global Shares Ireland Ltd (the Company's share plan and corporate nominee administrator) used proceeds from dividends received on 16 December 2019 to purchase Ordinary Shares of 0.2p each in the Company at a price of £6.57 per Ordinary Share on behalf of a Director and PDMRs as noted in the below tables. These purchases were part of the automatic dividend reinvestment programme in respect of employee shareholdings.

Following the dividend reinvestment, Sundip Chahal (Chief Operating Officer) is beneficially interested in 877,073 shares in the Company, representing approximately 0.84% of the Company's issued share capital.

In a separate transaction, on 19 December 2019 Rosemary Leith (Non-Executive and Senior Independent Director) notified YouGov that she had purchased Ordinary Shares in the Company. Following the share purchase, Rosemary Leith is beneficially interested in 12,269 shares in the Company, representing approximately 0.01% of the Company's issued share capital.

Enquiries

YouGov plc

Tilly Heald (Company Secretary)

[phone]

Numis (Nomad and broker)

Nick Westlake / Matthew Lewis / Hugo Rubinstein

[phone]

FTI Consulting

Charles Palmer / Leah Dudley

[phone]

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:	Sundip Chahal
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status:	Chief Operating 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:	Ordinary Shares of 0.2p each GB00B1VQ6H25
b)	Nature of the transaction:	Acquisition
c)	Price(s) and volume(s):	Price(s) Volume(s) £6.57 82
d)	Aggregated information: ·     Aggregated volume: ·     Price:	n/a
e)	Date of the transaction:	18 December 2019
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:	Ray Martin
6.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status:	CEO Data Services
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:	Ordinary Shares of 0.2p each GB00B1VQ6H25
b)	Nature of the transaction:	Acquisition
c)	Price(s) and volume(s):	Price(s) Volume(s) £6.57 128
d)	Aggregated information: ·     Aggregated volume: ·     Price:	n/a
e)	Date of the transaction:	18 December 2019
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:	Ted Marzilli
10.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status:	CEO Data Products
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:	Ordinary Shares of 0.2p each GB00B1VQ6H25
b)	Nature of the transaction:	Acquisition
c)	Price(s) and volume(s):	Price(s) Volume(s) £6.57 410
d)	Aggregated information: ·     Aggregated volume: ·     Price:	n/a
e)	Date of the transaction:	18 December 2019
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:	Ordinary Shares of 0.2p each GB00B1VQ6H25
b)	Nature of the transaction:	Acquisition
c)	Price(s) and volume(s):	Price(s) Volume(s) £6.57 3,045
d)	Aggregated information: ·     Aggregated volume: ·     Price:	n/a
e)	Date of the transaction:	18 December 2019
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:	Rosemary Leith
18.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status:	Non-Executive Director
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:	Ordinary Shares of 0.2p each GB00B1VQ6H25
b)	Nature of the transaction:	Acquisition
c)	Price(s) and volume(s):	Price(s) Volume(s) £6.44 450
d)	Aggregated information: ·     Aggregated volume: ·     Price:	n/a
e)	Date of the transaction:	18 December 2019
f)	Place of the transaction:	London Stock Exchange [XLON]

 

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