Notification of Transaction by PDMR

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Steve Munford

2 

Reason for the notification 

a) 

Position/status 

Non-Executive Director

b) 

Initial notification /Amendment 

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 

a) 

Name 

Sophos Group plc

b) 

LEI 

21380078ZKBCC75BO206

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

Identification code 

Ordinary shares of 3 pence each in Sophos Group plc ("Ordinary Shares") 

GB00BYZFZ918

b)

Nature of the transaction

Transfer from one brokerage account to another brokerage account of Ordinary Shares with no change in beneficial ownership.

Transfer of legal interest in Ordinary Shares from Steve Munford's brokerage account to the Munford Family Foundation's brokerage account, each held at CanAccord Genuity. There has been no change to the total number of Ordinary Shares held by Steve Munford as a result of this transaction, nor to the beneficial ownership of such Ordinary Shares.

c) 

Price(s) and volume(s) 

d)

Aggregated information 

- Aggregated volume 

- Price 

Number of Ordinary shares transferred by PDMR on

10 November 2017: 400,000

Price: Zero

e) 

Date of the transaction 

10 November 2017

f)

Place of the transaction 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Steve Munford and Munford Family Foundation

2 

Reason for the notification 

a) 

Position/status 

Non-Executive Director

b) 

Initial notification /Amendment 

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 

a) 

Name 

Sophos Group plc

b) 

LEI 

21380078ZKBCC75BO206

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

Identification code 

Ordinary shares of 3 pence each in Sophos Group plc ("Ordinary Shares") 

GB00BYZFZ918

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of Ordinary Shares

c) 

Price(s) and volume(s) 

d)

Aggregated information 

- Aggregated volume 

- Price 

Total number of Ordinary shares sold by PDMR / PCAs on 10 and 13 November 2017: 750,000

Price: £4,386,652.60

e) 

Date(s) of the transaction 

10 November 2017

13 November 2017

f)

Place of the transaction 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Steve Munford

2 

Reason for the notification 

a) 

Position/status 

Non-Executive Director

b) 

Initial notification /Amendment 

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 

a) 

Name 

Sophos Group plc

b) 

LEI 

21380078ZKBCC75BO206

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

Identification code 

Ordinary shares of 3 pence each in Sophos Group plc ("Ordinary Shares") 

GB00BYZFZ918

b)

Nature of the transaction

Transfer of Ordinary Shares for no consideration.

Transfer of legal and beneficial interest in Ordinary Shares from Steve Munford's brokerage account at CanAccord Genuity to Covenant House, a charitable organisation registered in Vancouver, British Columbia under registration number BN 897675625 RR0001.

c) 

Price(s) and volume(s) 

d)

Aggregated information 

- Aggregated volume 

- Price 

Transfer of Ordinary shares by PDMR / PCAs on

10 November 2017: 100,104

Price: Zero

e) 

Date of the transaction 

10 November 2017

f)

Place of the transaction 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Steve Munford

2 

Reason for the notification 

a) 

Position/status 

Non-Executive Director

b) 

Initial notification /Amendment 

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 

a) 

Name 

Sophos Group plc

b) 

LEI 

21380078ZKBCC75BO206

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

Identification code 

Ordinary shares of 3 pence each in Sophos Group plc ("Ordinary Shares") 

GB00BYZFZ918

b)

Nature of the transaction

Transfer of Ordinary Shares for no consideration.

Transfer of legal and beneficial interest in Ordinary Shares from Steve Munford's brokerage account at CanAccord Genuity to Vancouver Public Library Foundation, a charitable organisation registered in Vancouver, British Columbia under registration number BN 88075 5285 RR0001.

c) 

Price(s) and volume(s) 

d)

Aggregated information 

- Aggregated volume 

- Price 

Transfer of Ordinary shares by PDMR / PCAs on

10 November 2017: 30,031

Price: Zero

e) 

Date of the transaction 

10 November 2017

f)

Place of the transaction 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)