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RNS Number : 8110I

Sage Group PLC

28 November 2018

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the              The Sage Group plc 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
  an "X" if appropriate) 
 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes 
  with an "X") 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                           X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                                                   X 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                           Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
 City and country of registered office          London, England 
  (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
 Name                                           Registered Holder: 
                                                 Available on Request 19,571* 
                                                 Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 21,670,528* 
                                                 Chase Nominees Limited 175,643* 
                                                 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited 
                                                 21,052,795* 
                                                 State Street Nominees Limited 239,430* 
                                                 *denotes direct interest 
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 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                 27/11/2018 
  was crossed or reached(vi) : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified               28/11/2018 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                             % of voting         % of voting rights        Total of both       Total number 
                            rights attached       through financial          in % (8.A +        of voting rights 
                           to shares (total          instruments                8.B)            of issuer(vii) 
                               of 8. A)             (total of 8.B 
                                                     1 + 8.B 2) 
                        ---------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------ 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached             3.98%                  0.11%                   4.09%                  1,085,319,742 
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 Position of 
  previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)            4.00%                  0.09%                   4.09% 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the 
  threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type of      Number of voting rights(ix)                  % of voting rights 
  shares 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
                          Direct                Indirect                       Direct                       Indirect 
                    (Art 9 of Directive   (Art 10 of Directive           (Art 9 of Directive          (Art 10 of Directive 
                       2004/109/EC)           2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)             2004/109/EC) 
                         (DTR5.1)              (DTR5.2.1)                                                  (DTR5.2.1) 
                                         --------------------- 
 Ordinary Shares 
 
 
  GB00B8C3BL03      43,157,967            Not Disclosable         3.98%                               Not Disclosable 
                   --------------------  ---------------------  -----------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                      43,157,967                                             3.98% 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 Type of            Expiration            Exercise/              Number of voting                     % of voting 
 financial           date(x)              Conversion              rights that may                      rights 
 instrument                               Period(xi)              be acquired if 
                                                                  the instrument 
                                                                  is 
                                                                  exercised/converted. 
                   --------------------  ---------------------  -----------------------------------  --------------------- 
                                                                 1,278,237* 
 RIGHT TO RECALL 
  LOANED SHARES     N/A                   N/A                     * DIRECT INTEREST                   0.11% 
                   --------------------  ---------------------  -----------------------------------  --------------------- 
                                          SUBTOTAL 8. B 1        1,278,237                            0.11% 
                                         ---------------------  -----------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
  Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
 Type of           Expiration             Exercise/              Physical or       Number of          % of voting 
  financial         date(x)               Conversion             cash               voting rights      rights 
  instrument                              Period (xi)            settlement(xii) 
                  ---------------------  ---------------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 
 
                                                                 SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
  obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled 
  by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other 
  undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the 
  (underlying) issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights                    X 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
  controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv) (please add additional 
  rows as necessary) 
          Name(xv)              % of voting rights       % of voting rights       Total of both if 
                                  if it equals or         through financial        it equals or is 
                                 is higher than the       instruments if it        higher than the 
                                notifiable threshold     equals or is higher     notifiable threshold 
                                                         than the notifiable 
                                                              threshold 
                             ------------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------- 
 
 Aviva plc                    3.98%                                               4.09% 
                             ------------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------- 
 Aviva Group Holdings 
  Limited                     3.98%                                             4.09% 
                             ------------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------- 
 Aviva Investors 
  Holdings Limited            3.98%                                             4.09% 
                             ------------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------- 
 Aviva Investors 
  Global Services 
  Limited                     3.98%                                             4.09% 
                             ------------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------- 
 
 Aviva plc                    3.98%                                             4.09% 
                             ------------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------- 
 Aviva Group Holdings 
  Limited                     3.98%                                             4.09% 
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 Friends Provident 
  International Limited 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 Name of the proxy holder                              See Section 4 
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 The number and % of voting rights 
  held 
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 The date until which the voting rights 
  will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
 This notification is prompted by a 4% to 3% Change at Direct Interest 
  Level (Box 8A) 
 
 
 Place of completion   Norwich, England 
 Date of completion    28 November 2018 
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