Notification of Transaction

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Vin Murria

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

Purchase of Ordinary Shares.

c) 

Price(s) and volume(s) 

d)

Aggregated information 

- Aggregated volume 

- Price 

Total number of Ordinary shares purchased by PDMR / PCAs on 17 March 2017: 750,000

Total purchase price: £1,976,685

e) 

Date of the transaction 

17 March 2017

f)

Place of the transaction 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)