Director/PDMR Shareholding

Sage Group PLC

31 August 2023

 

DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING

31 August 2023

The Sage Group plc. ("Sage")

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")

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

Sage announces that on 30 August 2023, the undernoted PDMRs, who are members of the Executive Leadership Team of Sage, exercised options granted to them under The Sage Save and Share Plan, over the number of ordinary shares of 1^4/77 pence each in Sage, and at the option price as set out below. The options were granted on 14 June 2021 and matured on 1 August 2023.

PDMR	Number of shares acquired on exercise of The Sage Save and Share Plan option	Option price per share	Resultant total shareholding
Aziz Benmalek	2,087	£5.58	58,698
Aaron Harris	2,087	£5.58	430,466

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Aziz Benmalek
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	President - North America
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	Exercise of options to acquire ordinary shares in Sage granted under The Sage Save and Share Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£5.58	2,087
d)	Aggregated information	N/A - single transaction
	- Aggregated volume
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	30 August 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

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	Exercise of options to acquire ordinary shares in Sage granted under The Sage Save and Share Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£5.58	2,087
d)	Aggregated information	N/A - single transaction
	- Aggregated volume
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	30 August 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Name of contact:	Mohor Roy
Telephone number of contact:	[phone]

 

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