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RNS Number : 7465K

Sage Group PLC

20 April 2015

 
 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 
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 1: Identity of the issuer or the underlying   The Sage Group PLC 
  issuer of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached: 
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 2: Reason for notification (yes/no) 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                            yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments         no 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued 
  to which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic        no 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                       no 
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 Other (please specify):                                                no 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject to     Standard Life Investments (Holdings) 
  the notification                          Limited (Parent Company) -6.071% 
  obligation:                                         comprised of: 
                                            Standard Life Investments Limited 
                                                        - 5.442% 
                                            Ignis Investment Services Limited 
                                                        - 0.629% 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if               Vidacos NomineesHSBC 
  different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction (and date                  17/04/2015 
  on which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached): 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                     20/04/2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or reached:                                              6% 
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 8: Notified Details 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type of share If                    GB00B8C3BL03 
  possible use ISIN code 
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 Situation previous to the triggering transaction 
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 Number of shares                 Number of voting rights 
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           64,459,250                       64,459,250 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Number of shares    Number of voting rights      Percentage of 
                                                  voting rights 
-----------------  --------------------------  ------------------ 
                      Direct       Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
-----------------  ------------  ------------  -------  --------- 
    65,397,729      31,422,761    33,974,968    2.917     3.154 
-----------------  ------------  ------------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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   Type of     Expiration    Exercise/         No. of voting       Percentage 
  financial       date       conversion         rights that         of voting 
  instrument                 period/date      may be acquired        rights 
                                             (if the instrument 
                                            exercised/converted) 
------------  -----------  -------------  ----------------------  ----------- 
 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
  Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting rights 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument 
                                              period        refers to 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
                                                                                 Nominal      Delta 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  -----------  -------- 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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       65,397,729                     6.071 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
 Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) -6.071% 
                             comprised of: 
               Standard Life Investments Limited - 5.442% 
               Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.629% 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder 
  will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease 
  to hold voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                    GIOS@standardlife.com 
                                   Standard Life Investments Ltd 
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 15. Contact telephone number:    (0131) 245 6565 
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