24 May 2012
Transaction in own shares
The Sage Group plc ("Sage") announces that on 23 May 2012 it purchased 1,000,000 of its ordinary shares of 1p each through Citi Group Global Markets at an average price of 253.12 pence per share. The highest and lowest prices paid for these shares were 264.30 pence per share and 251.60 pence per share respectively. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, Sage holds 54,367,288 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 1,273,153,506.
The total number of voting rights in Sage, excluding treasury shares, as at 23 May 2012 is 1,273,153,506. 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 (Other OTC: SGGEF.PK - news) 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 (LSE: LSE.L - news) 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 (Chicago Options: ^REURUSD - news) , North America, South Africa, Australia and India. For further information please visit www.sage.com
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