Sage Group PLC (The)
30 September 2026
DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING
30 September 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.
On 28 September 2026, the undernoted PDMRs, who are members of the Executive Leadership Team of Sage, were granted conditional share awards over ordinary shares of 14/77 pence each in Sage ("Shares") under The Sage Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP").
Awards under the LTIP may be granted as a performance share award ("PSA"), or restricted share award ("RSA") (the "Awards").
No price is payable by the PDMRs on either the grant or vesting of the Awards.
The Awards will vest on the date set out in the table below, subject to continued employment, and/or performance conditions (as applicable). The Awards are subject to malus (withholding) and clawback (recovery).
|
PDMR |
Awards |
Number of Shares subject to Awards |
Vest Date |
Total number of Shares subject to Awards granted to PDMR |
|
Krish Vitaldevara |
PSA |
80,855 |
02.12.2028 |
1,993,661 |
|
RSA |
80,855 |
Award vests in four tranches, so the award will be fully vested by 2.12.2029 |
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|
RSA |
1,831,951 |
Award vests in four tranches, so the award will be fully vested by 2.12.2029 |
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|
Anand Swaminathan |
RSA |
196,363 |
Award vests in four tranches, so the award will be fully vested by 2.12.2029 |
1,120,424 |
|
RSA |
924,061 |
Awards vests in four tranches in December and May annually, so the award will be fully vested by 18.5.2028 |
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|
Derk Bleeker |
RSA |
318,627 |
Award vests in three tranches, so the award will be fully vested by 28.9.2029 |
318,627 |
|
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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|
a) |
Name |
Krish Vitaldevara |
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|
2 |
Reason for the notification |
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|
a) |
Position/status |
Chief Product Officer |
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|
b)
|
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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|
3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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|
a) |
Name |
The Sage Group plc. |
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|
b)
|
LEI |
2138005RN5XYLTF8G138 |
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|
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 |
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|
a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary shares |
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|
Identification code |
ISIN: GB00B8C3BL03 |
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|
b)
|
Nature of the transaction |
Grant of a conditional share award under The Sage Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan |
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|
c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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|
Price |
Volume |
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|
Nil |
1,993,661 |
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|
d) |
Aggregated information |
N/A - single transaction |
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|
- Aggregated volume |
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|
- Price |
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|
e) |
Date of the transaction |
28 September 2026 |
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|
f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue |
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|
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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|
a) |
Name |
Anand Swaminathan |
|||
|
2 |
Reason for the notification |
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|
a) |
Position/status |
Chief Strategy Officer |
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|
b)
|
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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|
3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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|
a) |
Name |
The Sage Group plc. |
|||
|
b)
|
LEI |
2138005RN5XYLTF8G138 |
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|
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 |
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|
a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary shares |
|||
|
Identification code |
ISIN: GB00B8C3BL03 |
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|
b)
|
Nature of the transaction |
Grant of a conditional share award under The Sage Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan |
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|
c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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|
Price |
Volume |
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|
Nil |
1,120,424 |
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|
d) |
Aggregated information |
N/A - single transaction |
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|
- Aggregated volume |
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|
- Price |
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|
e) |
Date of the transaction |
28 September 2026 |
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|
f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue |
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|
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
||||
|
a) |
Name |
Derk Bleeker |
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|
2 |
Reason for the notification |
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|
a) |
Position/status |
Chief Commercial Officer |
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|
b)
|
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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|
3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
||||
|
a) |
Name |
The Sage Group plc. |
|||
|
b)
|
LEI |
2138005RN5XYLTF8G138 |
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|
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 a conditional share award under The Sage Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan |
|||
|
c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
||||
|
Price |
Volume |
||||
|
Nil |
318,627 |
||||
|
d) |
Aggregated information |
N/A - single transaction |
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|
- Aggregated volume |
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|
- Price |
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|
e) |
Date of the transaction |
28 September 2026 |
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|
f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue |
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|
Name of contact: |
Mohor Roy |
|
Telephone number of contact: |
+ 44(0) 203 810 7200 |
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