DIRECTOR/ PDMR SHAREHOLDING
18 February 2022
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 UK Market Abuse Regulation.
Sage has been notified on 17 February 2022 that the following ordinary shares of 1 4/77 pence each in Sage have been automatically acquired on behalf of the following persons, who are PDMRs of Sage including a PCA on 14 February 2022. The ordinary shares of 14/77 pence each in Sage were acquired automatically through Sage's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) and are held in Sage's Employee Share Account.
PDMRs and PCA |
Number of ordinary shares acquired |
Average price in pence |
Resultant total shareholding |
Steve Hare |
6,364 |
670.7304 |
381,874 |
Derk Bleeker |
1,637 |
670.7304 |
96,967 |
Vicki Bradin |
1,074 |
670.7304 |
64,340 |
Amanda Cusdin |
1,568 |
670.7304 |
92,872 |
Sue Goble |
1,362 |
670.7304 |
80,692 |
Aaron Harris |
5,674 |
670.7304 |
336,037 |
Nikola McNicol-Kenney* |
135 |
670.7304 |
8,024 |
* PCA to Lee Perkins
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
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a)
| Name | Steve Hare | |||
2
| Reason for the notification
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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
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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
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares | |||
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Identification code | ISIN: GB00B8C3BL03 | ||||
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Acquisition of ordinary shares through Sage's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| 670.7304 pence | 6,364 |
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d)
| Aggregated information | N/A - single transaction | |||
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- Aggregated volume |
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- Price |
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e)
| Date of the transactions | 14 February 2022 | |||
f)
| Place of the transactions
| London Stock Exchange |
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Name | Derk Bleeker | |||
2
| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status | Chief Strategy and Development Officer | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | |||
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. | |||
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
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares | |||
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Identification code | ISIN: GB00B8C3BL03 | ||||
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Acquisition of ordinary shares through Sage's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| 670.7304 pence | 1,637 |
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d)
| Aggregated information | N/A - single transaction | |||
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- Aggregated volume |
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- Price |
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e)
| Date of the transactions | 14 February 2022 | |||
f)
| Place of the transactions
| London Stock Exchange |
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Name | Vicki Bradin | |||
2
| Reason for the notification
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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
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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
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares | |||
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Identification code | ISIN: GB00B8C3BL03 | ||||
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Acquisition of ordinary shares through Sage's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| 670.7304 pence | 1,074 |
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d)
| Aggregated information | N/A - single transaction | |||
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- Aggregated volume |
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- Price |
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e)
| Date of the transactions | 14 February 2022 | |||
f)
| Place of the transactions
| London Stock Exchange |
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Name | Amanda Cusdin | |||
2
| Reason for the notification
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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
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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
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares | |||
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Identification code | ISIN: GB00B8C3BL03 | ||||
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Acquisition of ordinary shares through Sage's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| 670.7304 pence | 1,568 |
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d)
| Aggregated information | N/A - single transaction | |||
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- Aggregated volume |
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- Price |
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e)
| Date of the transactions | 14 February 2022 | |||
f)
| Place of the transactions
| London Stock Exchange |
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Name | Sue Goble | |||
2
| Reason for the notification
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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
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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
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares | |||
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Identification code | ISIN: GB00B8C3BL03 | ||||
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Acquisition of ordinary shares through Sage's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| 670.7304 pence | 1,362 |
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d)
| Aggregated information | N/A - single transaction | |||
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- Aggregated volume |
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- Price |
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e)
| Date of the transactions | 14 February 2022 | |||
f)
| Place of the transactions
| London Stock Exchange |
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Name | Aaron Harris | |||
2
| Reason for the notification
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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
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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
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares | |||
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Identification code | ISIN: GB00B8C3BL03 | ||||
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Acquisition of ordinary shares through Sage's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| 670.7304 pence | 5,674 |
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d)
| Aggregated information | N/A - single transaction | |||
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- Aggregated volume |
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- Price |
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e)
| Date of the transactions | 14 February 2022
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f)
| Place of the transactions
| London Stock Exchange |
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Name | Nikola McNicol-Kenney | |||
2
| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status | PCA to Lee Perkins
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b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | |||
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. | |||
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
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares | |||
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Identification code | ISIN: GB00B8C3BL03 | ||||
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Acquisition of ordinary shares through Sage's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| 670.7304 pence | 135 |
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d)
| Aggregated information | N/A - single transaction | |||
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- Aggregated volume |
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- Price |
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e)
| Date of the transactions | 14 February 2022 | |||
f)
| Place of the transactions
| London Stock Exchange |
Name of contact: | Mohor Roy |
Telephone number of contact: | +44(0) 203 810 7200 |