Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5749Q

Sage Group PLC

21 October 2011

 



21 October 2011

                                                 

Transaction in own shares

The Sage Group plc ("Sage") announces that on 20 October 2011 it purchased 14,937 of its ordinary shares of 1p each through Deutsche Bank AG at an average price of 273.94 pence per share. The highest and lowest prices paid for these shares were 275.00 pence per share and 272.60 pence per share respectively. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, Sage holds 992,295 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 1,322,864,231.

The total number of voting rights in Sage, excluding treasury shares, as at 20 October 2011 is 1,322,864,231.  This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Sage under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries

The Sage Group plc [phone]

Andrew Griffith, Investor Relations

Tulchan Communications [phone]

David Shriver

Lucy Legh

About the Sage Group plc

The Sage Group plc is a leading global supplier of business management software and related products and services, principally for small to medium-sized enterprises. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989. Sage has 6.3 million customers and more than 13,400 employees worldwide. We operate in over 24 countries covering the UK, Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia, India and China. For further information please visit www.sage.com

 

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