The Sage Group plc (the 'Company')
Directors' Shareholdings
The Company has been informed that on 10 December 2008 Mr P A Walker, a director of the Company, exercised options over 440,000 Ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company at an exercise price of 136 pence per share under the terms of The Sage Group (No 2) Executive Share Option Scheme. The options have an expiry date of 16 December 2008.
On the same day Mr Walker subsequently sold 440,000 Ordinary shares of 1p each at a price of 179.9 pence per share.
Also on 10 December 2008 Mr G S Berruyer who is a director of The Sage Group plc, was granted an award over 12,716 ordinary shares in the Company under the Sage Group Deferred Bonus Plan. No price is payable either on the grant or vesting of an award. The award will normally vest, subject to possible forfeiture if the director leaves employment, on 10 December 2011.
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