Sage Group PLC

Director's Dealing • Jun 25, 2020

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RNS Number : 1208R

Sage Group PLC

25 June 2020

DIRECTOR/ PDMR SHAREHOLDING

25 June 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 has been notified that the following ordinary shares of 14/77 pence each in Sage have been automatically acquired on behalf of the following persons, who are Directors and/or PDMRs of Sage on 23 June 2020. The ordinary shares of 14/77 pence each were acquired automatically through Sage's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) and are held in Sage's Employee Share Account.

Directors and PDMRs	Number of ordinary shares acquired	Date of acquisition	Average price in pence	Resultant total shareholding
Aaron Harris	2,222	23 June 2020	689.684	223,038
Marc Linden	1,473	23 June 2020	689.684	174,409
Robert Reid	2,137	23 June 2020	689.684	253,082
Steve Hare	3,045	23 June 2020	689.684	365,464
Derk Bleeker	327	23 June 2020	689.684	38,628
Amanda Cusdin	245	23 June 2020	689.684	29,088
Vicki Bradin	111	23 June 2020	689.684	13,802
Sue Goble	227	23 June 2020	689.684	26,810

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	Aaron Harris
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Technology Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
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 financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares
Identification code	ISIN: GB00B8C3BL03
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of ordinary shares through Sage's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
		Price(s)	Volume(s)
		689.684p	2,222
d)	Aggregated information	N/A - single transaction
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e)	Date of the transactions	23 June 2020
f)	Place of the transactions	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Marc Linden
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	EVP & GM, Medium Segment Native Cloud Solutions
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
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 financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares
Identification code	ISIN: GB00B8C3BL03
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of ordinary shares through Sage's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
		Price(s)	Volume(s)
		689.684p	1,473
d)	Aggregated information	N/A - single transaction
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e)	Date of the transactions	23 June 2020
f)	Place of the transactions	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Robert Reid
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chairman, Mid-Market Solutions
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
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 financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares
Identification code	ISIN: GB00B8C3BL03
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of ordinary shares through Sage's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
		Price(s)	Volume(s)
		689.684p	2,137
d)	Aggregated information	N/A - single transaction
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e)	Date of the transactions	23 June 2020
f)	Place of the transactions	London Stock Exchange

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 /Amendment	Initial notification
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 financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares
Identification code	ISIN: GB00B8C3BL03
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of ordinary shares through Sage's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
		Price(s)	Volume(s)
		689.684p	3,045
d)	Aggregated information	N/A - single transaction
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e)	Date of the transactions	23 June 2020
f)	Place of the transactions	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Derk Bleeker
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Corporate Development Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
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 financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares
Identification code	ISIN: GB00B8C3BL03
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of ordinary shares through Sage's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
		Price(s)	Volume(s)
		689.684p	327
d)	Aggregated information	N/A - single transaction
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e)	Date of the transactions	23 June 2020
f)	Place of the transactions	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Amanda Cusdin
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief People Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
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 financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares
Identification code	ISIN: GB00B8C3BL03
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of ordinary shares through Sage's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
		Price(s)	Volume(s)
		689.684p	245
d)	Aggregated information	N/A - single transaction
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e)	Date of the transactions	23 June 2020
f)	Place of the transactions	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Vicki Bradin
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	General Counsel and Company Secretary
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
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 financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares
Identification code	ISIN: GB00B8C3BL03
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of ordinary shares through Sage's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
		Price(s)	Volume(s)
		689.684p	111
d)	Aggregated information	N/A - single transaction
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e)	Date of the transactions	23 June 2020
f)	Place of the transactions	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Sue Goble
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Customer Success Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
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 financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares
Identification code	ISIN: GB00B8C3BL03
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of ordinary shares through Sage's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
		Price(s)	Volume(s)
		689.684p	227
d)	Aggregated information	N/A - single transaction
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e)	Date of the transactions	23 June 2020
f)	Place of the transactions	London Stock Exchange

Name of contact:	Mohor Roy
Telephone number of contact:	+44(0) 203 810 7200

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