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RNS Number : 9950J

Sage Group PLC

10 December 2018

DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING

10 December 2018

The Sage Group plc. (the Company)

Notification of Transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

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

On the vesting of a share plan award on 9 December 2018 Steve Hare, who is a Director and Chief Executive Officer of The Sage Group plc., became beneficially entitled to the number of ordinary shares of 1(4/77) pence each in the Company set out below, all of which were held in trust by Intertrust Employee Benefit Trustee Limited as trustee of The Sage Group plc Employee Benefit Trust. On 10 December 2018 the Company was notified that Steve Hare disposed of the number of ordinary shares of 1(4/77) pence each set out below in respect of which he become beneficially entitled to, at the price per ordinary share set out below, to cover tax obligations arising from the vesting.

 
 Executive     Award Plan         Number of          Aggregate          Average     Resultant 
  Committee                        Ordinary           Number of          price in    Total Shareholding 
  Member                           Shares Acquired    Ordinary           pence 
                                                      Shares Disposed 
               The Sage 
                Group Deferred 
 Steve Hare     Bonus Plan        14,647             6,898              580.2p      267,768 
              -----------------  -----------------  -----------------  ----------  -------------------- 
 

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                                     Steve Hare 
      ---------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                          Chief Executive 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 the                       Ordinary Shares 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                      ISIN: GB00B8C3BL03 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction                Vesting of shares under The Sage 
                                                 Group Deferred Bonus Plan. 
      ---------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
                                                ----------------  ----------------- 
                                                 Price(s)          Volume(s) 
                                                ----------------  ----------------- 
                                                 0.00              14,647 
                                                ----------------  ----------------- 
 
 d)    Aggregated information                   N/A - single transaction 
 
  - Aggregated volume 
 
  - Price 
 
 e)    Date of the transactions                 9 December 2018 
      ---------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transactions                Outside a trading venue 
      ---------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 

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                                     Steve Hare 
      ---------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
      -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                          Chief Executive 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 the                       Ordinary Shares 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                      ISIN: GB00B8C3BL03 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction                Sale of shares to cover tax obligations 
                                                 arising from the vesting of shares 
                                                 under The Sage Group Deferred Bonus 
                                                 Plan. 
      ---------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
                                                --------------------  -------------------- 
                                                 Price(s)              Volume(s) 
                                                --------------------  -------------------- 
                                                 5.802                 6,898 
                                                --------------------  -------------------- 
 
 d)    Aggregated information                   N/A - single transaction 
 
  - Aggregated volume 
 
  - Price 
 
 e)    Date of the transactions                 10 December 2018 
      ---------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transactions                London Stock Exchange 
      ---------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 

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