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15/07/2015 18:55

RNS Number : 9687N
Sage Group PLC
21 May 2015
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1: Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
The Sage Group PLC
2: Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
no
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
no
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
no
Other (please specify):
no
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification 
 obligation:
Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) -7.041% comprised of:
Standard Life Investments Limited - 6.347%
Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.694%
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
Vidacos Nominees\HSBC
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold 
 is crossed or reached):
20/05/2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
21/05/2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
7%
8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of share If possible use ISIN code
GB00B8C3BL03
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Number of shares
Number of voting rights
72,473,310
72,473,310
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares
Number of voting rights
Percentage of
voting rights
Direct
Indirect
Direct
Indirect
75,855,888
32,231,266
43,624,622
2.992
4.049
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument
Expiration date
Exercise/ conversion period/date
No. of voting rights that may be acquired
(if the instrument exercised/converted)
Percentage of voting rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise
price
Expiration
date
Exercise/
Conversion
period
Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to
% of voting rights
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
75,855,888
7.041
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) -7.041% comprised of:
Standard Life Investments Limited - 6.347%
Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.694%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:
GIOS@standardlife.com
Standard Life Investments Ltd
15. Contact telephone number:
(0131) 245 6565

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