YOUGOV PLC

Director's Dealing • Oct 28, 2022

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YouGov PLC

28 October 2022

28 October 2022

YouGov plc

("YouGov" or "the Group" or "the Company") 

Grant of awards under Long-Term Incentive Plan 2019

YouGov, the international online research and data analytics group, announces that the 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 1,064,727 ordinary shares (the "Award"). 

As announced on 8 October 2019, the 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.

The Award constitutes the third 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	183,612
Alex McIntosh	66,161
Sundip Chahal	84,724
Total awards granted	334,497

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

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	183,612

d)

Aggregated information:

·      Aggregated volume:

·      Price:

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction: 

27 October 2022

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	84,724

d)

Aggregated information:

·      Aggregated volume:

·      Price:

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction: 

27 October 2022

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	66,161

d)

Aggregated information:

·      Aggregated volume:

·      Price:

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction: 

27 October 2022

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: 

27 October 2022

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:

Tilly Heald

18.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

Chief Governance and Compliance Officer

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	12,888

d)

Aggregated information:

·      Aggregated volume:

·      Price:

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction: 

27 October 2022

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	23,627

d)

Aggregated information:

·      Aggregated volume:

·      Price:

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction: 

27 October 2022

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:

Julien Chevignon

26.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

Chief Executive Officer, Western Europe

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	21,759

d)

Aggregated information:

·      Aggregated volume:

·      Price:

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction: 

27 October 2022

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:

Ray Martin

30.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

Chief Executive Officer, Americas

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	40,481

d)

Aggregated information:

·      Aggregated volume:

·      Price:

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction: 

27 October 2022

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:

Lynda Vivian

34.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

Chief Business Operations Officer

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	13,532

d)

Aggregated information:

·      Aggregated volume:

·      Price:

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction: 

27 October 2022

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:

Mounia Hajji

38.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

Chief of Staff

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	16,924

d)

Aggregated information:

·      Aggregated volume:

·      Price:

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction: 

27 October 2022

f)

Place of the transaction:

London Stock Exchange [XLON]

Enquiries

YouGov plc Hannah Jethwani	020 7012 6000
FTI Consulting Charles Palmer / Tom Blundell	020 3727 1000
Numis Securities (NOMAD and Joint Broker) Nick Westlake / Iqra Amin	020 7260 1000
Berenberg (Joint Broker) Mark Whitmore / Alix Mecklenburg-Solodkoff	020 3207 7800

About YouGov

YouGov is an international online research data and analytics technology group.

Our mission is to offer unparalleled insight into what the world thinks.

Our innovative solutions help the world's most recognised brands, media owners and agencies to plan, activate and track their marketing activities better.

With operations in the UK, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, India and Asia Pacific, we have one of the world's largest research networks.

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