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DIRECTOR/ PDMR SHAREHOLDING
25 June 2020
The Sage Group plc. ("Sage")
Notification of Transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
This notification relates to transactions notified in accordance with article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation.
Sage has been notified that the following ordinary shares of 14/77 pence each in Sage have been automatically acquired on behalf of the following persons, who are Directors and/or PDMRs of Sage on 23 June 2020. The ordinary shares of 14/77 pence each were acquired automatically through Sage's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) and are held in Sage's Employee Share Account.
Directors and PDMRs | Number of ordinary shares acquired | Date of acquisition | Average price in pence | Resultant total shareholding |
Aaron Harris | 2,222 | 23 June 2020 | 689.684 | 223,038 |
Marc Linden | 1,473 | 23 June 2020 | 689.684 | 174,409 |
Robert Reid | 2,137 | 23 June 2020 | 689.684 | 253,082 |
Steve Hare | 3,045 | 23 June 2020 | 689.684 | 365,464 |
Derk Bleeker | 327 | 23 June 2020 | 689.684 | 38,628 |
Amanda Cusdin | 245 | 23 June 2020 | 689.684 | 29,088 |
Vicki Bradin | 111 | 23 June 2020 | 689.684 | 13,802 |
Sue Goble | 227 | 23 June 2020 | 689.684 | 26,810 |
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 | 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
| Acquisition of ordinary shares through Sage's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
689.684p | 2,222 | ||||
d)
| Aggregated information | N/A - single transaction | |||
- Aggregated volume | |||||
- Price | |||||
e)
| Date of the transactions | 23 June 2020 | |||
f)
| Place of the transactions
| London Stock Exchange | |||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| ||||
a)
| Name | Marc Linden | |||
2
| Reason for the notification
| ||||
a)
| Position/status | EVP & GM, Medium Segment Native Cloud Solutions | |||
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
| Acquisition of ordinary shares through Sage's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
689.684p | 1,473 | ||||
d)
| Aggregated information | N/A - single transaction | |||
- Aggregated volume | |||||
- Price | |||||
e)
| Date of the transactions | 23 June 2020 | |||
f)
| Place of the transactions
| London Stock Exchange | |||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| ||||
a)
| Name | Robert Reid | |||
2
| Reason for the notification
| ||||
a)
| Position/status | Chairman, Mid-Market Solutions | |||
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
| Acquisition of ordinary shares through Sage's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
689.684p | 2,137 | ||||
d)
| Aggregated information | N/A - single transaction | |||
- Aggregated volume | |||||
- Price | |||||
e)
| Date of the transactions | 23 June 2020 | |||
f)
| Place of the transactions
| London Stock Exchange | |||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| ||||
a)
| Name | Steve Hare | |||
2
| Reason for the notification
| ||||
a)
| Position/status | Chief Executive 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
| Acquisition of ordinary shares through Sage's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
689.684p | 3,045 | ||||
d)
| Aggregated information | N/A - single transaction | |||
- Aggregated volume | |||||
- Price | |||||
e)
| Date of the transactions | 23 June 2020 | |||
f)
| Place of the transactions
| London Stock Exchange | |||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| ||||
a)
| Name | Derk Bleeker | |||
2
| Reason for the notification
| ||||
a)
| Position/status | Chief Corporate Development 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
| Acquisition of ordinary shares through Sage's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
689.684p | 327 | ||||
d)
| Aggregated information | N/A - single transaction | |||
- Aggregated volume | |||||
- Price | |||||
e)
| Date of the transactions | 23 June 2020
| |||
f)
| Place of the transactions
| London Stock Exchange | |||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| ||||
a)
| Name | Amanda Cusdin | |||
2
| Reason for the notification
| ||||
a)
| Position/status | Chief People 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
| Acquisition of ordinary shares through Sage's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
689.684p | 245 | ||||
d)
| Aggregated information | N/A - single transaction | |||
- Aggregated volume | |||||
- Price | |||||
e)
| Date of the transactions | 23 June 2020
| |||
f)
| Place of the transactions
| London Stock Exchange | |||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| ||||
a)
| Name | Vicki Bradin | |||
2
| Reason for the notification
| ||||
a)
| Position/status | General Counsel and Company Secretary | |||
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
| Acquisition of ordinary shares through Sage's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
689.684p | 111 | ||||
d)
| Aggregated information | N/A - single transaction | |||
- Aggregated volume | |||||
- Price | |||||
e)
| Date of the transactions | 23 June 2020 | |||
f)
| Place of the transactions
| London Stock Exchange | |||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| ||||
a)
| Name | Sue Goble | |||
2
| Reason for the notification
| ||||
a)
| Position/status | Chief Customer Success 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
| Acquisition of ordinary shares through Sage's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
689.684p | 227 | ||||
d)
| Aggregated information | N/A - single transaction | |||
- Aggregated volume | |||||
- Price | |||||
e)
| Date of the transactions | 23 June 2020 | |||
f)
| Place of the transactions
| London Stock Exchange | |||
Name of contact: | Mohor Roy |
Telephone number of contact: | +44(0) 203 810 7200 |