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DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING
22 May 2026
The Sage Group plc. ("Sage")
Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")
This notification relates to transactions notified in accordance with Article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.
On 21 May 2026, Simon Longbottom, a member of the Executive Leadership Team of Sage and PDMR, was granted a conditional share award over ordinary shares of 14/77 pence each in Sage ("Shares") under The Sage Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP").
Awards under the LTIP may be granted as a performance share award ("PSA"), or restricted share award ("RSA") (the "Award").
No price is payable by the PDMR on either the grant or vesting of the Award.
The Award will vest on the date set out in the table below, subject to continued employment, and/or performance conditions (as applicable). The Award is subject to malus (withholding) and clawback (recovery).
PDMR | Award | Number of Shares subject to Award | Vest Date |
Simon Longbottom | PSA | 30,443 | 2 December 2028 |
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| ||||
a)
| Name
| Simon Longbottom
| |||
2
| Reason for the notification
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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
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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 a conditional share award under The Sage Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan
| |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price | Volume | ||||
Nil | 30,443 | ||||
| |||||
d)
| Aggregated information | N/A - single transaction | |||
- Aggregated volume | |||||
- Price | |||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 21 May 2026 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue | |||
Name of contact: | Mohor Roy |
Telephone number of contact: | + 44(0) 203 810 7200 |
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