I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Sage Group PLC announced that on August 3, 2026, Chief Technology Officer Aaron Harris and his closely associated person Amy Cosgrove each acquired 549 ordinary shares under the Colleague Share Purchase Plan. The purchase price was £8.1379 per share, funded by monthly contributions converted from USD to GBP.
RNS Number : 2725P Sage Group PLC (The) 04 August 2026
DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING
4 August 2026
The Sage Group plc. ("Sage")
Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") and Persons Closely Associated ("PCAs") with them
This notification relates to transactions notified in accordance with Article 19(3) of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.
Sage announces that, on 3 August 2026, the undernoted PDMR and PCA acquired ordinary shares of 14/77 pence each in Sage ("Ordinary Shares") at the purchase price set out below, in accordance with the rights they acquired under the Sage Colleague Share Purchase Plan (the "CSPP") on 1 February 2026 to purchase such Ordinary Shares.
In accordance with the CSPP rules, the purchase price per Ordinary Share was the lesser of 85% of the fair market value of an Ordinary Share as at (i) the award date, being 1 February 2026 and (ii) the purchase date, being 3 August 2026. The purchase price was funded by monthly contributions, made by the relevant PDMR/PCA during the offering period, which have been converted from USD to GBP using the prevailing exchange rate at the time of purchase.
PDMR/PCA | Number of shares purchased under the CSPP | Purchase price per share | Resultant total shareholding |
Aaron Harris | 549 | £8.1379 | 199,741 |
Amy Cosgrove* | 549 | £8.1379 | 5,362 |
*Amy Cosgrove is a PCA to Aaron Harris, Chief Technology Officer.
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||
a) | Name | Aaron Harris | |||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Technology 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 | Purchase of Ordinary Shares in Sage in accordance with the rights acquired to purchase such Ordinary Shares under the CSPP. | |||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
£8.1379 | 549 | ||||
d) | Aggregated information | N/A - single transaction | |||
- Aggregated volume | |||||
- Price | |||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 3 August 2026 | |||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||
a) | Name | Amy Cosgrove | |||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
a) | Position/status | PCA to Aaron Harris, Chief Technology 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 | Purchase of Ordinary Shares in Sage in accordance with the rights acquired to purchase such Ordinary Shares under the CSPP. | |||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
£8.1379 | 549 | ||||
d) | Aggregated information | N/A - single transaction | |||
- Aggregated volume | |||||
- Price | |||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 3 August 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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