DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING

25 June 2018

The Sage Group plc. (the Company)

Notification of Transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

This announcement is made pursuant to Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation.

The Company has been notified that the following ordinary shares of 14/77 each in the Company have been automatically acquired on behalf of the following persons, who are Directors and/or members of the Executive Committee of The Sage Group plc. The ordinary shares were acquired automatically under the Company's dividend reinvestment plan and are held in the Company's Employee Share Account.

Executive Committee Member

Number of Ordinary Shares Acquired

Date of Acquisition

Average price in pence

Resultant Total Shareholding

Stephen Kelly

1,417

21 June 2018

632.2

401,193

Steve Hare

2,248

21 June 2018

632.2

260,019

Klaus-Michael Vogelberg

856

21 June 2018

632.2

344,363

Amanda Cusdin

46

21 June 2018

632.2

5,371

ANNEX

Notifications and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Stephen Kelly

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Executive 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

Share purchase

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

632.2 pence

1,417

d)

Aggregated information

N/A - single transaction

- Aggregated volume

- Price

e)

Date of the transactions

21 June 2018

f)

Place of the transactions

London Stock Exchange

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Steve Hare

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Financial 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

Share purchase

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

632.2 pence

2,248

d)

Aggregated information

N/A - single transaction

- Aggregated volume

- Price

e)

Date of the transactions

21 June 2018

f)

Place of the transactions

London Stock Exchange

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Klaus-Michael Vogelberg

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

Share purchase

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

632.2 pence

856

d)

Aggregated information

N/A - single transaction

- Aggregated volume

- Price

e)

Date of the transactions

21 June 2018

f)

Place of the transactions

London Stock Exchange

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Amanda Cusdin

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief People Officer (Interim)

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

Share purchase

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

632.2 pence

46

d)

Aggregated information

N/A - single transaction

- Aggregated volume

- Price

e)

Date of the transactions

21 June 2018

f)

Place of the transactions

London Stock Exchange

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