Last checked at 21 May 2015 15:36
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
1: Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | The Sage Group PLC |
2: Reason for notification (yes/no) | ||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | yes | |
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | no | |
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | no | |
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | no | |
Other (please specify): |
| no |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) -7.041% comprised of: Standard Life Investments Limited - 6.347% Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.694% |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | Vidacos Nominees\HSBC |
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached): | 20/05/2015 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 21/05/2015 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 7% |
8: Notified Details | ||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||
Class/type of share If possible use ISIN code | GB00B8C3BL03 | |||
Situation previous to the triggering transaction | ||||
Number of shares | Number of voting rights | |||
72,473,310 | 72,473,310 | |||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Percentage ofvoting rights | ||
Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |
75,855,888 | 32,231,266 | 43,624,622 | 2.992 | 4.049 |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period/date | No. of voting rights that may be acquired(if the instrument exercised/converted) | Percentage of voting rights |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights
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Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
75,855,888 | 7.041 |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) -7.041% comprised of: Standard Life Investments Limited - 6.347% Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.694% |
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.comStandard Life Investments Ltd |
15. Contact telephone number:
| (0131) 245 6565 |