Sage Group PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (7482I)

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RNS Number : 7482I

Sage Group PLC

15 December 2020

DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING

15 December 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.

Lee Perkins, a member of the Executive Committee of Sage ("PDMR") has notified Sage of the transfer of 33,508 ordinary shares of 1(4/77) pence each in Sage ("Shares") from his Employee Share Account to his Broker Account on 14 December 2020. Lee Perkins remains the beneficial owner of the Shares and his total Sage shareholding is 34,244 ordinary shares of 1(4/77) pence each in Sage which includes 736 shares that Lee held in his Broker Account previously.

Lee Perkins held 728 ordinary shares of 1(4/77) pence each in Sage in his Broker Account prior to becoming a PDMR in January 2019. Lee subsequently acquired 1 ordinary share of 1(4/77) pence each in Sage on 12 July 2019 and 7 further ordinary shares of 1(4/77) pence each in Sage on 13 March 2020, both as a result of automatic reinvestment of dividends paid on these shares.

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                                          L ee Perkins 
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 2     Reason for the notification 
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 a)    Position/status                               Chief Operating Officer 
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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                     Transfer of ordinary shares from 
                                                      Employee Share Account to Broker 
                                                      Account. No change in beneficial 
                                                      ownership. 
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 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
                                                     --------------  -------------------- 
                                                      Price           Volume 
                                                     --------------  -------------------- 
                                                      0.00            3 3,508 
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 d)    Aggregated information                        N/A - single transaction 
 
  - Aggregated volume 
 
  - Price 
 
 e)    Date of the transactions                      14 December 2020 
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 f)    Place of the transaction                      Outside a trading venue 
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 Name of contact:                Mohor Roy 
 Telephone number of contact:    + 44(0) 203 810 7200 
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