17 Aug 2018 15:14
Sophos Group plc
(the Company)
17 August 2018
Notification of Transaction by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
On 17 August 2018, Nick Bray (PDMR), completed the transfer of ordinary shares of 3p each in the capital of the Company (Shares) between his personal brokerage accounts, and a subsequent transfer of Shares in to trust.
Following these transactions, Nick Bray has total beneficial interests over 307,747 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 | Nick Bray | ||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Financial 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
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Transfer of legal interest in Shares from Nick Bray's brokerage account at Solium Capital to his brokerage account at Barclays Bank plc for no consideration. Six (6) Shares were deducted in settlement of the administration charges on the transfer.
This transaction has resulted in a change to the beneficial ownership of Shares held by Nick Bray.
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price |
Transfer of Shares by PDMR on 17 August 2018: 372,585 Total price: Zero | ||||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 17 August 2018 | ||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||||
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| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Nick Bray | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Financial 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
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Transfer of legal interest in Shares from Nick Bray's brokerage account at Barclays Bank plc to The Nicholas Bray Family Settlement 2018 trust for no consideration.
This transaction has resulted in a change to the beneficial ownership of Shares held by Nick Bray.
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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Transfer of Shares by PDMR on 17 August 2018: 64,832
Total price: Zero
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e) | Date of the transaction | 17 August 2018 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
Chloe Barry
Group Company Secretary
www.sophos.com