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For filings with the FCA 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 issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: 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 thenotification obligation: iii

Balshore Investments Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

Balshore Investments Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

17 January 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

23 January 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

Below 9%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary

10,029,100

10,029,100

8,029,100

8,029,100

8.1%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

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

8,029,100

8.1%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

None

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:

Rosanna Durann

15. Contact telephone number:

+350 200 76108

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA 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)

Balshore Investments Limited

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

28, Irish Town, Gibraltar

Phone number & email

+350 200 76108 rosanna.durann@ttms.gi

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Rosanna Durann

Contact address

28, Irish Town, Gibraltar

Phone number & email

+350 200 76108 rosanna.durann@ttms.gi

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Trustee

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.