Sage Group PLC (The) - Director/PDMR Shareholding

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05/08/2026 16:15

RNS Number : 4612P
  
Sage Group PLC (The)
  
05 August 2026
  
 


DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING
 
5 August 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(3) of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.
Sage announces that on 4 August 2026, the undernoted PDMRs, who are members of the Executive Leadership Team of Sage, exercised options granted to them under The Sage Save and Share Plan, over the number of ordinary shares of 14/77 pence each in Sage ("Ordinary Shares"), and at the option price as set out below. The options were granted on 16 June 2023 and matured on 1 August 2026.
On 4 August 2026, Derk Bleeker also sold 2,608 Ordinary Shares at a price of £10.11 per share.




PDMR


Number of shares acquired


Option price per share


Number of shares sold


Sale price per share


Resultant total shareholding




Steve Hare


2,608


£6.90


N/A


N/A


675,120




Derk Bleeker


2,608


£6.90


2,608


£10.11


259,019




 




1
 


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 




a)
 


Name


Steve 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
 


Exercise of options to acquire ordinary shares in Sage granted under The Sage Save and Share Plan




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)




























Price(s)


Volume(s)
















£6.90


2,608






























d)
 


Aggregated information


N/A - single transaction














- Aggregated volume


















- Price


















e)
 


Date of the transaction


4 August 2026
 




f)
 


Place of the transaction
 


Outside a trading venue




 
 




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
 


Exercise of options to acquire ordinary shares in Sage granted under The Sage Save and Share Plan




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)




























Price(s)


Volume(s)
















£6.90


2,608






























d)
 


Aggregated information


N/A - single transaction














- Aggregated volume


















- Price


















e)
 


Date of the transaction


4 August 2026
 




f)
 


Place of the transaction
 


Outside a trading venue




 
 




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
 


Sale of ordinary shares




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)




























Price(s)


Volume(s)
















£10.11


2,608






























d)
 


Aggregated information


N/A - single transaction














- Aggregated volume


















- Price


















e)
 


Date of the transaction


4 August 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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