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RNS Number : 7103R  Sage Group PLC (The)  04 February 2026

DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING

 

4 February 2026

 

The Sage Group plc. ("Sage")

 

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibilities ("PDMRs") and Persons Closely Associated ("PCAs") with them

 

This notification relates to transactions notified in accordance with Article
19(3) of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

 

Sage announces that, on 2 February 2026, the undernoted PDMRs and PCA acquired
ordinary shares of 1(4/77) pence each in Sage ("Ordinary Shares") at the
purchase price set out below, in accordance with the rights they acquired
under the Sage Colleague Share Purchase Plan (the "CSPP") on 1 August 2025 to
purchase such Ordinary Shares.

 

In accordance with the CSPP rules, the purchase price per Ordinary Share was
the lesser of 85% of the fair market value of an Ordinary Share as at (i) the
award date, being 1 August 2025 and (ii) the purchase date, being 2 February
2026. The purchase price was funded by monthly contributions, made by the
relevant PDMR/PCA during the offering period, which have been converted from
USD to GBP using the prevailing exchange rate at the time of purchase.

 

 

 PDMR/PCA         Number of shares purchased under the CSPP  Purchase price per share  Resultant total shareholding
 Aaron Harris     540                                        £8.14

                                                                                       267,607
 Walid Abu-Hadba  540                                        £8.14

                                                                                       405,759
 Amy Cosgrove*    540                                        £8.14

                                                                                       15,126

 

*Amy Cosgrove is a PCA to Aaron Harris, Chief Technology Officer.

 

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely

    associated

 a)   Name                                                         Aaron Harris

 2    Reason for the notification

 a)   Position/status                                              Chief Technology 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                                    Purchase of Ordinary Shares in Sage in accordance with the rights acquired to

                                                            purchase such Ordinary Shares under the CSPP.

 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                                                                         Price(s)              Volume(s)
                                                                                         £8.14                 540

 d)   Aggregated information                                       N/A - single transaction

      - Aggregated volume

      - Price

 e)   Date of the transaction                                      2 February 2026

 f)   Place of the transaction                                     Outside a trading venue

 

 

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely

    associated

 a)   Name                                                         Walid Abu-Hadba

 2    Reason for the notification

 a)   Position/status                                              Chief Product 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                                    Purchase of Ordinary Shares in Sage in accordance with the rights acquired to

                                                            purchase such Ordinary Shares under the CSPP.

 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                                                                         Price(s)              Volume(s)
                                                                                         £8.14                 540

 d)   Aggregated information                                       N/A - single transaction

      - Aggregated volume

      - Price

 e)   Date of the transaction                                      2 February 2026

 f)   Place of the transaction                                     Outside a trading venue

 

 

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely

    associated

 a)   Name                                                         Amy Cosgrove

 2    Reason for the notification

 a)   Position/status                                              PCA to Aaron Harris, Chief Technology 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                                    Purchase of Ordinary Shares in Sage in accordance with the rights acquired to

                                                            purchase such Ordinary Shares under the CSPP.

 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                                                                         Price(s)              Volume(s)
                                                                                         £8.14                 540

 d)   Aggregated information                                       N/A - single transaction

      - Aggregated volume

      - Price

 e)   Date of the transaction                                      2 February 2026

 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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