13 Feb 2020 12:35
Sophos Group Plc
13 February 2020
Notification of Transaction by Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
On 13 February 2020, restricted share units (RSU) vested under the Sophos Group Long Term Incentive Plan 2015 (LTIP). The RSUs were granted on 7 August 2015.
PDMR | Type of award | Number vested | Number of shares sold to cover tax obligations falling due | Shares retained
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Kris Hagerman
| RSU | 98,314 | 48,745 | 49,569 |
Following this transaction, Kris Hagerman have total beneficial interests over 2,851,694.
The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014 and provides further detail.
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| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Kris Hagerman | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer / Director | ||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Sophos Group Plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 21380078ZKBCC75BO206 | ||||
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
Identification code | Ordinary shares of 3p each in Sophos Group Plc
GB00BYZFZ918 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Sale of Shares to cover the tax obligations falling due in relation to the vesting of RSUs under the Sophos Group Long Term Incentive Plan 2015 (LTIP). | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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Total number of shares sold by PDMR / PCAs on 13 February 2020: 48,745
Total price: £5.694 | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 13 February 2020 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
Paul Waters
Group Company Secretary
www.sophos.com