2 Jul 2019 16:03
Sophos Group Plc
2 July 2019
Notification of Transaction by Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
Sophos Group plc announces the acquisition of ordinary shares of 3p each in the capital of the Company (Shares), and the grant of an option over Shares, each pursuant to the Sophos Group 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Following this transaction, Kris Hagerman will have total beneficial interests over 2,802,115 Shares.
The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014 and provides further detail.
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| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Kris Hagerman | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer / Director | ||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Sophos Group Plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 21380078ZKBCC75BO206 | ||||
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
Identification code | Ordinary shares of 3p each in Sophos Group plc (Shares)
GB00BYZFZ918 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Acquisition of Shares pursuant to the Sophos Group 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume - Price
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N/A (single transaction)
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e) | Date of the transaction | 1 July 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
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| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Kris Hagerman | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer / Director | ||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Sophos Group Plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 21380078ZKBCC75BO206 | ||||
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
Identification code | Ordinary shares of 3p each in Sophos Group plc (Shares)
GB00BYZFZ918 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Options granted over Shares pursuant to the Sophos Group 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume - Price
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N/A (single transaction)
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e) | Date of the transaction | 1 July 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
Paul Waters
Group Company Secretary
www.sophos.com