Director/PDMR Shareholding

Sage Group PLC

21 May 2024

 

DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING

21 May 2024

The Sage Group plc. ("Sage")

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") and Persons Closely Associated with them

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

On 20 May 2024, the PDMRs noted below, who are members of the Executive Leadership Team of Sage, were granted conditional share awards over ordinary shares of 1^4/77 pence each in Sage ("Shares") under each of:

·    The Sage Group plc 2015 Performance Share Plan ("PSP"); and

·    The Sage Group plc 2019 Restricted Share Plan ("RSP"), together the ("Awards").

No price is payable by the PDMRs on either the grant or vesting of the Awards.

The Awards will vest on the date set out in the table below, subject to continued employment, and/or performance conditions (as applicable).

The Awards are subject to malus (withholding) and clawback (recovery).

PDMRs	Number of Shares subject to Awards		Vest Date	Total number of Shares subject to Awards granted to PDMR
	PSP	RSP
Derk Bleeker	26,288	-	04.12.2026	26,288
Eduardo Rosini	-	30,243	04.12.2025	54,095
	21,170	-	04.12.2026
	-	2,682	04.12.2026

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Derk Bleeker
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Commercial 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	Grant of share awards under The Sage Group plc 2015 Performance Share Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price	Volume
			Nil	26,288
d)	Aggregated information	N/A - single transaction
	- Aggregated volume
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	20 May 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Eduardo Rosini
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Growth 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	Grant of share awards under The Sage Group plc 2015 Performance Share Plan and The Sage Group plc 2019 Restricted Share Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price	Volume
			Nil	54,095
d)	Aggregated information	N/A - single transaction
	- Aggregated volume
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	20 May 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

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