Sage Group PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (2445W)

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RNS Number : 2445W

Sage Group PLC

14 August 2020

DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING

14 August 2020

The Sage Group plc. ("Sage")

Notification of Transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

This notification relates to transactions notified in accordance with article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation.

Sage announces that Robert Reid, who is a member of the Executive Committee of Sage, has exercised options over 90,000 ordinary shares of 1(4/77) pence each in Sage at an option price of 22 pence per share under The Sage Group plc 2017 Share Option Plan on 13 August 2020. The options were originally granted on 12 October 2011 subject to roll over as part of the Intacct Corporation acquisition on 3 August 2017 and matured on 3 August 2018. The resultant total shareholding of Robert Reid is 343,082 ordinary shares of 1(4/77) pence in Sage.

ANNEX

Notifications 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                                     Robert Reid 
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 2     Reason for the notification 
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 a)    Position/status                          Chairman, Mid-Market Solutions 
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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                                     The Sage Group plc. 
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 b)    LEI                                      2138005RN5XYLTF8G138 
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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 the                       Ordinary shares 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                      ISIN: GB00B8C3BL03 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction                Exercise of options to acquire ordinary 
                                                 shares in Sage pursuant to The Sage 
                                                 Group plc 2017 Share Option Plan 
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 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
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                                                 Price(s)              Volume(s) 
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                                                 22p                   90,000 
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 d)    Aggregated information                   N/A - single transaction 
 
  - Aggregated volume 
 
  - Price 
 
 e)    Date of the transactions                 13 August 2020 
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 f)    Place of the transactions                London Stock Exchange 
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 Name of contact:                Mohor Roy 
 Telephone number of contact:    [phone] 
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