Sage Group PLC Dealing by Person Closely Associated (9113V)

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RNS Number : 9113V

Sage Group PLC

02 February 2017

DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING

2 February 2017

The Sage Group plc (the Company)

Transaction by Person Closely Associated with a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

Disclosure under Articles 19(3) and 19(6) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation

On, 2 February 2017 Mrs Lucinda Jayne Cowley notified the Company that, on 2 February 2017, she purchased 1000 ordinary shares of 1(4/77) pence each in the Company at a price of 619.475 pence per share. Mrs Cowley's total holding is now 2,000 shares.

Mrs Cowley is a person closely associated with Steve Hare, Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

The attached notification, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, gives further detail.

ANNEX

Template for notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial 
        responsibilities / person closely associated 
----  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)    Name                                Lucinda Jayne Cowley 
----  -----------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
----  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)    Position/status                    PCA of Chief Financial Officer 
----  -----------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification           Initial notification 
        /Amendment 
----  -----------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
        market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
        or auction monitor 
----  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)    Name                           The Sage Group plc 
----  -----------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                            2138005RN5XYLTF8G138 
----  -----------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 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                 Ordinary Shares 
        the financial 
        instrument, type 
        of instrument 
---- 
 
       Identification                 ISIN: GB00B8C3BL03 
        code 
 
 b)    Nature of the                  Share purchase 
        transaction 
----  -----------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
----                                  -------------------------  ----------- 
                                       Price                      Volume 
----                                  -------------------------  ----------- 
    619.475 pence                                                 1,000 
   ------------------------------------------------------------  ----------- 
 
 d)    Aggregated information         N/A - single transaction 
---- 
 
  - Aggregated volume 
 
  - Price 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction        2 February 2017 
----  -----------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction       London Stock Exchange 
----  -----------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 

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