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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