25th May 2005 14:54
25 May 2005The Sage Group plc (the "Company")DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGSThe Company has been informed that on 25 May 2005 Guy Berruyer, ManagingDirector of Mainland Europe and Asia operations, exercised options over 200,000Ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company at an exercise price of 81.1p pershare, under the terms of The Sage Group (No.2) Executive Share Option Scheme.On 25 May 2005 Mr Berruyer subsequently sold 200,000 Ordinary shares of 1p eachat a price of 218.5p per share.The Company has also been informed that on 25 May 2005 Paul Harrison, FinanceDirector of the Company, exercised options over 150,000 Ordinary shares of 1peach in the Company at an exercise price of 81.1p per share, under the terms ofThe Sage Group (No.2) Executive Share Option Scheme.On 25 May 2005 Mr Harrison subsequently sold 150,000 Ordinary shares of 1p eachat a price of 216.75p per share.The Company has been informed that in accordance with a hedging transactionentered into on 25 May 2000 as previously announced on 26th May 2000 (RNSNumber 3225L), Paul Walker, Chief Executive of the Company, sold 1,440,144Ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company on 25 May 2005 and the price receivedwas 723.95p per share.ENDSAGE GROUP PLCRelated Shares:
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