1 June 2017

The Sage Group plc

The Sage Group plc ("Sage") announces that on 1 June 2017 it granted options ("Options") over a total of 2,207,908 ordinary shares of 1^4/77 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") to 2,578 employees pursuant to the all-employee Sage Save & Share Plan (the "Plan").

The Options are exercisable between 1 August 2020 and 1 February 2021. The exercise price was set at a 20% discount to the average middle market quotation of the three dealing days prior to the launch of the Plan on 9 May 2017 and is 559 pence per Ordinary Share*.  The allocation of share options was made available to all employees globally, who were employed on or before 1 May 2017.  Employees are limited to a maximum saving of £500 per month (or equivalent in local currency) over the period of the Plan.  The grant of options amounts to 0.197% of the Company's current issued share capital.  The exercise of options on maturity is not dependent upon performance criteria.

The following PDMRs have applied to participate in the Plan and are included in the totals above as follows:

*Participants in France and the US have an exercise price of 561 pence per share and 610 pence per share respectively.  US participants have a 2-year savings period and options are exercisable between 1 August 2019 and 31 August 2019.

**Blair Crump is participating under the terms of the US Schedule to the Plan at an exercise price of 610 pence per share.

Enquiries:

The Sage Group plc                                                                FTI Consulting

+44 (0) 191 294 4190                                                                 +44 (0) 20 3727 1000

Lauren Wholley, Investor Relations                                              Charles Palmer

Amy Lawson, Corporate PR                                                        Dwight Burden

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