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RNS Number : 0697N Sage Group PLC (The) 16 June 2025
DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING
16 June 2025
The Sage Group plc. ("Sage")
Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibilities
This notification relates to transactions notified in accordance with Article
19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.
Sage announces that on 13 June 2025 it granted options (the "Options") over a
total of 1,132,772 ordinary shares of 1(4/77) pence each to 2,367 employees,
pursuant to the rules of The Sage Save and Share Plan (the "Plan").
The invitation to join the Plan was made available to all eligible employees
of Sage in countries participating in the Plan in 2025, who were employed on
or before 8 May 2025. Employees are limited to a maximum saving of £500 per
month (or local currency equivalent) across this plan and any other
outstanding Save and Share plans they may be participating in. The grant of
Options amounts to 0.1092% of Sage's issued share capital as at 13 June 2025.
The exercise of Options on maturity is not dependent upon performance
criteria.
The Options for UK participants are exercisable between 1 August 2028 and 31
January 2029 with the exercise price set at a 20% discount to the average
middle market quotation for the three dealing days prior to the launch of the
Plan on 21 May 2025 and is £9.87 pence per ordinary share.
The following PDMR has applied to participate in the Plan and is included in
the totals above as follows:
PDMRs Participating country Number of Options granted Option price per ordinary share
Amanda Cusdin UK 559 £9.87
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
associated
a) Name Amanda Cusdin
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Chief People 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 Options over ordinary shares under The Sage Save and Share Plan,
exercisable between 1 August 2028 and 31 January 2029
c) Price(s) and volume(s)
Price Volume
Nil 559
d) Aggregated information N/A - single transaction
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 13 June 2025
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
Name of contact: Mohor Roy
Telephone number of contact: +44(0) 203 810 7200
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