The Sage Group plc.

16 December 2021

Cancellation of Treasury Shares and Total Voting Rights

The Sage Group plc. ("Sage") announces that on 15 December 2021, Sage cancelled 20,000,000 ordinary shares of 1^4/77 pence each previously held in treasury.

Following the above cancellation, Sage's issued share capital as at 15 December 2021 consists of 1,100,789,295 ordinary shares of 1^4/77 pence each ("Ordinary Shares"), of which 76,641,657 Ordinary Shares are held in treasury (and do not carry voting rights) and 190,962 Ordinary Shares are held in The Sage Group plc. Employee Benefit Trust.

Therefore, the total exercisable voting rights in Sage as at 15 December 2021 are 1,024,147,638.

The above figure 1,024,147,638 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 Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

This announcement is made in accordance with Listing Rule 12.6.4 and DTR 5.6.1A.

Enquiries

The Sage Group plc. +44 (0) 7900 046714

James Sandford, Investor Relations

Amy Lawson, Media

Vicki Bradin, Company Secretary and General Counsel  

Finsbury Glover Hering +44 20 7251 3801

Conor McClafferty

Amanda Healy

About Sage

Sage (FTSE: SGE) exists to knock down barriers so everyone can thrive, starting with the millions of small and mid-sized businesses served by us, our partners and accountants. Customers trust our finance, HR and payroll software to make work and money flow. By digitising business processes and relationships with customers, suppliers, employees, banks and governments, our digital network connects SMBs, removing friction and delivering insights. Knocking down barriers also means we use our time, technology and experience to tackle digital inequality, economic inequality and the climate crisis.

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