20th Mar 2008 14:04
* 20 March 2008 * The Sage Group plc (the Company) * Notification of Transactions of Directors
This notification relates to transactions notified in accordance with DR 3.1.4R (1)(a).
On the vesting of awards under the Sage Group Performance Share Plan (the Plan) on 18 March 2008, the following directors of the Company became beneficially entitled to the number of ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company set out below, all of which were held in trust by Ogier Employee Benefit Trustee Limited as trustee of the Sage Group plc Employee Benefit Trust (the Trustee).
Director Number of ordinary shares acquired Paul Harrison 55,918 Paul Stobart 75,965 Guy Berruyer 77,956 Paul Walker 131,885
Under the rules of the Plan, no payment was made by the directors for the ordinary shares.
In addition, on 19 March 2008, the Trustee disposed of, on behalf of the directors named below, the number of ordinary shares set out below in respect of which the directors had become beneficially entitled to under the Plan at a price of 189.945 pence per ordinary share.
Director Number of ordinary shares disposed of Paul Harrison 23,290 Paul Stobart 31,639
Date of transactions: 18th and 19th of March 2008.
Place of transactions: St.Helier, Jersey
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