Director/PDMR Shareholding

Sage Group PLC (The)

22 May 2026

 

DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING

22 May 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 21 May 2026, Simon Longbottom, a member of the Executive Leadership Team of Sage and PDMR, was granted a conditional share award over ordinary shares of 1^4/77 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 "Award").

No price is payable by the PDMR on either the grant or vesting of the Award.

The Award will vest on the date set out in the table below, subject to continued employment, and/or performance conditions (as applicable). The Award is subject to malus (withholding) and clawback (recovery).

PDMR	Award	Number of Shares subject to Award	Vest Date
Simon Longbottom	PSA	30,443	2 December 2028

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Simon Longbottom
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Growth 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 a conditional share award under The Sage Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price	Volume
			Nil	30,443
d)	Aggregated information	N/A - single transaction
	- Aggregated volume
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	21 May 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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