5 July 2012
Transaction in own shares
The Sage Group plc ("Sage") announces that
on 4 July 2012 it purchased 550,000 of its ordinary shares
of 1p each through Citi Group Global Markets at an average
price of 282.68 pence per share. The highest and lowest
prices paid for these shares were 284.00 pence per share
and 281.90 pence per share respectively. The purchased
shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, Sage holds 68,790,288
ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of
ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury
shares) is 1,258,826,68 .
The total number of voting rights in Sage, excluding
treasury shares, as at 4 July 2012 is 1,258,826,681.
This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator
for the calculations by which they will determine if they
are required to notify their interest in, or a change to
their interest in, Sage under the FSA's Disclosure and
Transparency Rules.
Enquiries
The Sage Group plc +44 (0) 191 294 3068
Murdo Montgomery, Investor Relations
Tulchan Communications +44 (0) 20 7353 4200
David Shriver
Lucy Legh
About the Sage Group plc
The Sage Group plc is the leading global supplier of
business management solutions to small and medium-sized
enterprises. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London
Stock Exchange in 1989. Sage has over 6 million customers
and more than 12,600 employees worldwide. We operate in
over 24 countries covering the UK, mainland Europe, North
America, South Africa, Australia and India. For further
information please visit www.sage.com
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