Sophos Group Plc Notification of Transaction by PDMR (4270G)

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RNS Number : 4270G

Sophos Group Plc

26 May 2017

Sophos Group Plc

26 May 2017

Notification of Transaction by Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
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 a)   Name                      Kris Hagerman 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status           Chief Executive / Director 
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 b)   Initial notification      Initial notification 
       /Amendment 
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 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
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 a)   Name                      Sophos Group plc 
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 b)   LEI                       21380078ZKBCC75BO206 
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 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 
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 a)   Description of            Ordinary shares of 3 pence 
       the financial             each in Sophos Group plc ("Ordinary 
       instrument, type          Shares") 
       of instrument 
 
       Identification            GB00BYZFZ918 
       code 
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 b)   Nature of the             Transfer from one brokerage 
       transaction               account to another brokerage 
                                 account with no change in beneficial 
                                 ownership. 
 
                                 Transfer of legal interest 
                                 in Ordinary Shares from Kris 
                                 Hagerman's brokerage account 
                                 at Charles Schwab & Co. Inc 
                                 to his brokerage account at 
                                 Etchegoyhen-Stanley Group Merrill 
                                 Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith 
                                 Inc. There has been no change 
                                 to the total number of Ordinary 
                                 Shares held by Kris Hagerman 
                                 as a result of this transaction, 
                                 nor to the beneficial ownership 
                                 of such Ordinary Shares. 
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 c)   Price(s) and                Price(s)    Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                  ----------  ---------- 
                                   Zero        2,361,967 
                                  ----------  ---------- 
---  ------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
 
       - Aggregated               Transfer of Ordinary shares 
       volume                     by PDMR / PCAs on 
                                  23 May 2017: 2,361,967 
 
       - Price                    Price: Zero 
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 e)   Date of the transaction   23 May 2017 
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 f)   Place of the              London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
       transaction 
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 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Name                     Kris Hagerman 
---  -----------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Position/status          Chief Executive / Director 
---  -----------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification     Initial notification 
       /Amendment 
---  -----------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Name                     Sophos Group plc 
---  -----------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                      21380078ZKBCC75BO206 
---  -----------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 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 of 3 pence 
       the financial            each in Sophos Group plc ("Ordinary 
       instrument, type         Shares") 
       of instrument 
 
       Identification           GB00BYZFZ918 
       code 
---  -----------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the            Sale of Ordinary Shares 
       transaction 
---  -----------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and              Date      Price(s)           Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                 -------  -----------------  ---------- 
                                 25 May    GBP4.212 per 
                                  2017      Ordinary share    364,753 
                                 -------  -----------------  ---------- 
                                 26 May    GBP4.198 per 
                                  2017      Ordinary share    121,626 
                                 -------  -----------------  ---------- 
---  -----------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
 
       - Aggregated              Total number of Ordinary shares 
       volume                    sold by PDMR / PCAs on 25 and 
                                 26 May 2017: 486,379 
 
       - Price                   Price: GBP2,046,926 
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 e)   Date(s) of the           25 May 2017 
       transaction 
                                26 May 2017 
---  -----------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the             London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
       transaction 
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Chloe Barry

Deputy Company Secretary

www.sophos.com

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