13 Nov 2017 12:24
Sophos Group Plc
13 November 2017
Notification of Transaction by Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
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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 3 pence each in Sophos Group plc ("Ordinary Shares")
GB00BYZFZ918 | ||||||||||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Sale of Ordinary Shares | ||||||||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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Total number of Ordinary shares sold by PDMR on 10 November 2017: 450,000
Price: £2,647,282.19
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e) | Date(s) of the transaction | 10 November 2017
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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 | Steve Munford | |||||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||||||
a) | Position/status | Non-Executive 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 3 pence each in Sophos Group plc ("Ordinary Shares")
GB00BYZFZ918 | |||||||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Exercise and sale of share options over Ordinary Shares (the number of which is set out below) granted to Steve Munford under an option deed with Pentagon Holdings SARL dated 22 October 2010 and vested immediately.
All share options over shares in Pentagon Holdings SARL were exchanged for new options over Ordinary Shares in Sophos Group plc as part of the reorganisation of the Group immediately prior to the IPO. | |||||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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Total number of options over Ordinary shares exercised by the PDMR on 10 November 2017: 153,457
Price: $2,853.99
Total number of Ordinary shares sold by PDMR on 10 November 2017: 153,457
Price: £901,559.88
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e) | Date(s) of the transaction | 10 November 2017
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f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||||||||
Chloe Barry
Deputy Company Secretary
www.sophos.com