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RNS Number : 1050W  Sage Group PLC (The)  10 March 2026

DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING

10 March 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 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

Upon the vesting of a share award granted under The Sage Group plc Long-Term
Incentive Plan ("LTIP"), on 7 March 2026, Simon Longbottom, Chief Growth
Officer and a member of the Executive Leadership Team of Sage and PDMR, became
beneficially entitled to the number of ordinary shares of 1(4/77) pence each
in Sage ("Shares") noted below. Awards under the LTIP are granted as a
performance share award ("PSA") or a restricted share award ("RSA"). This
award was granted as an RSA, subject to the achievement of a financial
underpin.

The Shares were released on 9 March 2026, being the next business day
following the vesting date.

On 9 March 2026, Sage was notified that Simon Longbottom sold a number of
Shares at the price noted below to cover employee tax and social security
liabilities arising from the vesting. The resultant total shareholding of the
PDMR is also included.

 PDMR              Award       Number of ordinary shares acquired  Number of ordinary shares sold to cover tax liabilities  Sale price per share  Resultant total shareholding
 Simon Longbottom  LTIP (RSA)  8,638                               4,068                                                    £8.3776               13,750

 

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely

    associated

 a)   Name                                                         Simon Longbottom

 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                                    Acquisition of the beneficial interest in ordinary shares following the

                                                            vesting of a share award under The Sage Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan,
                                                                   granted on 20 May 2025

 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                                                                         Price                 Volume
                                                                                         Nil                   8,638

 d)   Aggregated information                                       N/A - single transaction

      - Aggregated volume

      - Price

 e)   Date of the transaction                                      7 March 2026

 f)   Place of the transaction                                     Outside a trading venue

 

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely

    associated

 a)   Name                                                         Simon Longbottom

 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                                    Sale of ordinary shares to cover employee tax and social security liabilities

                                                            arising from the vesting on 7 March 2026 of a share award under The Sage Group
                                                                   plc Long-Term Incentive Plan.
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                                                                         Price                 Volume
                                                                                         £8.3776               4,068

 d)   Aggregated information                                       N/A - single transaction

      - Aggregated volume

      - Price

 e)   Date of the transaction                                      9 March 2026

 f)   Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange

 

 Name of contact:              Mohor Roy
 Telephone number of contact:  + 44(0) 203 810 7200

 

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