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RNS Number : 1158U

Sage Group PLC

20 November 2019

DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING

20 November 2019

The Sage Group plc. (the Company)

Notification of Transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

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

Jonathan Howell, Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Committee of the Company, was granted a conditional award on 11 December 2018 to replace share awards that he forfeited at Close Brothers when he was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company (the "The Sage Buy Out Award"). In accordance with the terms and performance conditions of The Sage Buy Out Award, 65,515 Ordinary shares of 1(4/77) pence each in the Company as set out below vested on 4 October 2019, with release deferred to 20 November 2019 due to share dealing restrictions. These shares have been transferred from shares held in trust by Intertrust Employee Benefit Trustee Limited as trustee of The Sage Group plc. Employee Benefit Trust on 20 November 2019. On the same day the Company was notified that Jonathan Howell disposed of a number of Ordinary shares of 1(4/77) pence each, as set out below, in respect of which he had become beneficially entitled, to cover tax obligations arising from the vesting.

 
 Executive     Award Plan        Number         Number of          Average     Resultant 
  Committee                       of Ordinary    Ordinary           price in    Total Shareholding 
  Member                          Shares         Shares Disposed    pence 
                                  Acquired 
 Jonathan      The Sage 
  Howell        Buy Out Award    65,515         30,855             709.4       109,660 
              ----------------  -------------  -----------------  ----------  -------------------- 
 

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 
 a)    Name                                           Jonathan Howell 
      ---------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                                Chief Financial Officer 
      ---------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification                           Initial notification 
        /Amendment 
      ---------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 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                             Ordinary Shares 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                            ISIN: GB00B8C3BL03 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction                      Vesting of shares under The Sage 
                                                       Buy Out Award 
      ---------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
                                                      ----------------  ----------------- 
                                                       Price             Volume 
                                                      ----------------  ----------------- 
                                                       0.00              65,515 
                                                      ----------------  ----------------- 
 
 d)    Aggregated information                         N/A - single transaction 
 
  - Aggregated volume 
 
  - Price 
 
 e)    Date of the transactions                       20 November 2019 
      ---------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transactions                      Outside a trading venue 
      ---------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
        / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                          Jonathan Howell 
      --------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                               Chief Financial Officer 
      --------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification                          Initial notification 
        /Amendment 
      --------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 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                            Ordinary Shares 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                           ISIN: GB00B8C3BL03 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction                     Sale of shares to cover tax obligations 
                                                      arising from the vesting of shares 
                                                      under The Sage Buy Out Award 
      --------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
                                                     --------------------  -------------------- 
                                                      Price                 Volume 
                                                     --------------------  -------------------- 
                                                      709.4p                30,855 
                                                     --------------------  -------------------- 
 
 d)    Aggregated information                        N/A - single transaction 
 
  - Aggregated volume 
 
  - Price 
 
 e)    Date of the transactions                      20 November 2019 
      --------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transactions                     London Stock Exchange 
      --------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 Name of contact:                Mohor Roy 
 Telephone number of contact:    +44(0) 191 294 3457 
                                -------------------- 
 

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