YouGov CEO increases stake with £100,000 share purchase

Published 16/10/2025, 13:22
YouGov CEO increases stake with £100,000 share purchase

LONDON - YouGov plc (LSE:YOU) Chief Executive Officer Stephan Shakespeare has purchased 39,060 shares in the company at a price of £2.56 per share, according to a regulatory filing released Thursday.

The transaction, which took place on October 15, amounts to approximately £100,000 and increases Shakespeare’s beneficial interest to 1,926,423 shares, representing about 1.6% of the company’s issued share capital.

In addition to his shareholding, Shakespeare holds 418,940 vested and unexercised options, equivalent to 0.4% of the company’s shares.

YouGov, an international research data and analytics group, operates across multiple regions including the US, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, India, and Asia Pacific. The company maintains a panel of registered members across 63 countries that it uses to gather market research data.

The notification was made in accordance with regulatory requirements for directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs) to disclose dealings in their company’s securities.

The information was disclosed in a regulatory news service announcement based on a company press release statement.

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