Sage Group PLC (The) - Director/PDMR Shareholding
DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING
22 June 2026
The Sage Group plc. ("Sage")
Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs)
This notification relates to transactions notified in accordance with Article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.
Sage announces that on 19 June 2026 it granted options (the "Options") over a total of 2,085,910 ordinary shares of 14/77 pence each to 2,332 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 2026, who were employed on or before 18 May 2026. 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 0.2175% of Sage's issued share capital as at 19 June 2026. The exercise of Options on maturity is not dependent upon performance criteria.
The Options for UK participants are exercisable between 1 August 2029 and 31 January 2030, 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 27 May 2026 and is £7.06 pence per ordinary share.
The following PDMRs have applied to participate in the Plan and are included in the totals above as follows:
PDMRs
Participating country
Number of Options granted
Option price per ordinary share
Derk Bleeker
UK
2,577
£7.06
Stephen Hare
UK
2,577
£7.06
Amanda Cusdin
UK
515
£7.06
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 Options over ordinary shares under The Sage Save and Share Plan, exercisable between 1 August 2029 and 31 January 2030
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price
Volume
Nil
2,577
d)
Aggregated information
N/A - single transaction
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e)
Date of the transaction
19 June 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Stephen Hare
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chief Executive 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 2029 and 31 January 2030
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price
Volume
Nil
2,577
d)
Aggregated information
N/A - single transaction
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e)
Date of the transaction
19 June 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue
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 2029 and 31 January 2030
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price
Volume
Nil
515
d)
Aggregated information
N/A - single transaction
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e)
Date of the transaction
19 June 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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