Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7359T

Sage Group PLC

18 December 2012

 



18 December 2012

Transaction in own shares

The Sage Group plc ("Sage") announces that on 17 December 2012 it purchased 500,000 of its ordinary shares of 1p each through Citigroup Global Markets at an average price of 290.15 pence per share. The highest and lowest prices paid for these shares were 291.00 pence per share and 289.20 pence per share respectively. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, Sage holds 124,525,800 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 1,205,260,895.

The total number of voting rights in Sage, excluding treasury shares, as at 17 December 2012 is 1,205,260,895. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Sage under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries

The Sage Group plc [phone]

Murdo Montgomery, Investor Relations

Tulchan Communications [phone]

David Shriver

Lucy Legh

About the Sage Group plc

The Sage Group plc is a leading global provider of business management software to small and medium sized companies, creating greater freedom for them to succeed. Sage understands how and why each business is unique. We provide products and services that suit varying needs, are a pleasure to use and are secure and efficient. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989. Sage has over 6 million customers and more than 13,500 employees in 24 countries covering the UK & Ireland, mainland Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia, Asia and Brazil. For further information please visit www.sage.com

 

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