Sophos Group Plc Notification of Transaction by PDMR (3952P)

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RNS Number : 3952P

Sophos Group Plc

25 May 2018

Sophos Group Plc

25 May 2018

Notification of Transaction by Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                      Steve Munford 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status           Non-Executive Director 
     ------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 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 
     --------------------------------------------------------------- 
 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 
     --------------------------------------------------------------- 
 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             Sale of Ordinary Shares 
       transaction 
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 c)   Price(s) and                Price(s)    Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                   GBP5.75     106,637 
                                              ---------- 
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 d)   Aggregated information 
 
       - Aggregated               Number of Ordinary shares sold 
       volume                     on behalf of PDMR on 
                                  24 May 2018: 106,637 
 
       - Price                    Price: GBP613,162.75 
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 e)   Date of the transaction   24 May 2018 
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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                      Paul Walker 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
     -------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status           Non-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 3p each 
       the financial             in Sophos Group Plc (Ordinary 
       instrument, type          shares) 
       of instrument 
 
       Identification 
       code                      GB00BYZFZ918 
     ------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 b)   Nature of the             Vesting and removal of restriction 
       transaction               over the third, final tranche 
                                 of Restricted Shares which 
                                 were acquired by Paul Walker, 
                                 pursuant to a restricted share 
                                 agreement (the Agreement) entered 
                                 in to on 27 March 2015 to acquire 
                                 A shares in Pentagon Holdings 
                                 SARL (Pentagon). 
                                 The Agreement was amended with 
                                 the consent of Mr Walker during 
                                 the reorganisation of the Sophos 
                                 group which was undertaken 
                                 in preparation for the IPO 
                                 in June 2015 such that the 
                                 rights of Mr Walker to acquire 
                                 the Restricted Shares changed 
                                 so as to be in respect of Ordinary 
                                 Shares rather than A shares 
                                 in Pentagon. 
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 c)   Price(s) and                Price(s)       Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                   $1.5575 per 
                                    share         63,564 
                                                 ---------- 
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 d)   Aggregated information    Total number of shares over 
                                 which restrictions were removed 
       - Aggregated              and therefore were acquired 
       volume                    by PDMR / PCAs on 25 May 2018: 
                                 63,564 
       - Price 
                                 Total price: $99,000.93 
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 e)   Date of the transaction   25 May 2018 
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 f)   Place of the              London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
       transaction 
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Chloe Barry

Group Company Secretary

www.sophos.com

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