Sage Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (4584H)

TIDMSGE

RNS Number : 4584H

Sage Group PLC

13 March 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                                                 The Sage Group Plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please       This is a clarification of the number                                                                 X 
  specify):           of voting right shares held by the 
                      Aberdeen Asset Management PLC Group, 
                      in its capacity as discretionary asset 
                      manager. Previous notifications have 
                      been submitted on an all share capital 
                      basis (inclusive of shares held without 
                      voting powers being delegated to Aberdeen 
                      Asset Management PLC Group). This 
                      notification does not reflect any 
                      changes in shareholdings, and is purely 
                      a clarification exercise to confirm 
                      the voting rights held. Any such future 
                      notifications, as may be required, 
                      will be made on a voting rights basis 
                      only 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                         Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 
  subject to the                                                    (and/or acting for its affiliates) 
  notification obligation:                                          as discretionary investment 
  (iii)                                                             manager on behalf of multiple 
                                                                    managed portfolios 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                                              N/a 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                                                                  N/a 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                                                           13 March 2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                                                          5% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type      Situation previous                              Resulting situation after the 
  of              to the triggering                               triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number                        Number            Number               Number of             % of voting 
                  of                            of               of shares             voting                rights (x) 
                  Shares                        Voting                                 rights 
                                                Rights 
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                                                                                      Direct   Indirect     Direct    Indirect 
                                                                                       (xi)     (xii) 
--------------        ---------  -----------      ------------  -------------------  -------  -----------  --------  ----------- 
 
 
  GB00B8C3BL03   65,805,932                    64,969,932        65,805,932                    64,969,932             6.03% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial     Expiration                Exercise/               Number of voting                   % of voting 
  instrument            date                      Conversion              rights that                        rights 
                        (xiii)                    Period (xiv)            may be 
                                                                          acquired if 
                                                                          the 
                                                                          instrument 
                                                                          is 
                                                                          exercised/ 
                                                                          converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of           Exercise       Expiration       Exercise/             Number of voting                   % of voting 
 financial         price           date             Conversion            rights instrument                  rights (xix, 
 instrument                        (xvii)           period                refers to                          xx) 
                                                    (xviii) 
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                                                                                                            Nominal     Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                             Percentage of voting rights 
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 64,969,932                                                          6.03 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name: 
                                                                  Martin Reid 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                   01224 404253 
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