Sage Group PLC SGE Transaction in Own Shares

  Sage Group PLC (SGE) - Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 8401E
Sage Group PLC
07 June 2012
 



7 June 2012

                                                 

Transaction in own shares

 

The Sage Group plc ("Sage") announces that on 6 June 2012 it purchased 750,000
of its ordinary  shares of 1p  each through  Citi Group Global  Markets at  an 
average price of 254.79  pence per share. The  highest and lowest prices  paid 
for these  shares were  257.00 pence  per  share and  249.50 pence  per  share 
respectively. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.

 

Following the  above  purchase,  Sage  holds  62,040,288  ordinary  shares  as 
treasury shares.  The total  number  of ordinary  shares in  issue  (excluding 
shares held as treasury shares) is 1,265,480,506.

 

The total number of voting rights in Sage, excluding treasury shares, as at  6 
June 2012 is 1,265,480,506.   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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