DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING
21 May 2024
The Sage Group plc. ("Sage")
Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") and Persons Closely Associated with them
This notification relates to transactions notified in accordance with Article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.
On 20 May 2024, the PDMRs noted below, who are members of the Executive Leadership Team of Sage, were granted conditional share awards over ordinary shares of 14/77 pence each in Sage ("Shares") under each of:
· The Sage Group plc 2015 Performance Share Plan ("PSP"); and
· The Sage Group plc 2019 Restricted Share Plan ("RSP"), together the ("Awards").
No price is payable by the PDMRs on either the grant or vesting of the Awards.
The Awards will vest on the date set out in the table below, subject to continued employment, and/or performance conditions (as applicable).
The Awards are subject to malus (withholding) and clawback (recovery).
| PDMRs | Number of Shares subject to Awards | Vest Date | Total number of Shares subject to Awards granted to PDMR | |
| PSP | RSP | |||
| Derk Bleeker | 26,288 | - | 04.12.2026 | 26,288 |
| Eduardo Rosini | - | 30,243 | 04.12.2025 |
54,095 |
| 21,170 | - | 04.12.2026 | ||
| - | 2,682 | 04.12.2026 | ||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| ||||
| a)
| Name
| Derk Bleeker
| |||
| 2
| Reason for the notification
| ||||
| a)
| Position/status
| Chief Commercial 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
| Grant of share awards under The Sage Group plc 2015 Performance Share Plan | |||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | | | | |
| | | Price | Volume | | |
| | | Nil | 26,288 | | |
| | | | | | |
| d)
| Aggregated information | N/A - single transaction | |||
| | | ||||
| - Aggregated volume | | ||||
| | | ||||
| - Price | | ||||
| | | ||||
| e)
| Date of the transaction
| 20 May 2024
| |||
| f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue | |||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| ||||
| a)
| Name
| Eduardo Rosini
| |||
| 2
| Reason for the notification
| ||||
| 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
| ||||
| 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 share awards under The Sage Group plc 2015 Performance Share Plan and The Sage Group plc 2019 Restricted Share Plan | |||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | | | | |
| | | Price | Volume | | |
| | | Nil | 54,095 | | |
| | | | |
| |
| d)
| Aggregated information | N/A - single transaction | |||
| | | ||||
| - Aggregated volume | | ||||
| | | ||||
| - Price | | ||||
| | | ||||
| e)
| Date of the transaction
| 20 May 2024 | |||
| f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue | |||
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