Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7742Q
Sage Group PLC
17 April 2009
 



Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007


For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex 


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:


The Sage Group plc


2. Reason for notification (yes/no)


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights




Other (please specify):______________



3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:


Baillie Gifford & Co


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):



5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

16 April 2009


6. Date on which issuer notified:

17 April   2009


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:


5%





















8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights


Direct


Indirect


Direct


Indirect

Ordinary

Share

GB0008021650



124221242



9.52



77957745




77957745




5.95


B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

   N/A









Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

   77957745

   5.95










 










9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

In the narrative below, the figures in [  ] indicate the amount of voting rights and the percentage held by each controlled undertaking where relevant.
Baillie Gifford & Co, a discretionary investment manager, is the parent undertaking of an investment management group.

Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited [6001081; 0.5%] is also a discretionary investment manager.

Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford & Co Limited [1797301; 0.1%] is an OEIC Authorised Corporate Director and Unit Trust Manager which has delegated its discretionary investment management role to Baillie Gifford & Co.

Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Life Limited [11945767; 0.9%] is a life assurance company which procures discretionary investment management services from Baillie Gifford & Co in respect of its own account shareholdings.


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:


  N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:




13. Additional information:



14 Contact name:


Scott Russell; 

15. Contact telephone number:


 0131 2752106


For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 


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