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Historical Group performance against FTSE 100
The graph below shows the Total Shareholder Return of the Group and the FTSE 100 over the last seven years. The FTSE 100 index is the index
against which the TSR of the Group should be measured because of the comparable size of the companies which comprise that index.
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FTSE 100 Index
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– This graph shows the value, by 30 September 2015, of £100 invested in The Sage Group plc on 30 September 2008 compared with the value of £100 invested in the
FTSE 100 index. The other points ploed are the values at intervening financial year ends.
Relative importance of spend on pay
The charts below show the all-employee pay cost (as stated in the notes to the accounts), profit before tax and returns to shareholders by
way of dividends and share buyback for 2014 and 2015.
The information shown in this chart is based on the following:
– Underlying PBT – Underlying profit before income tax taken from table on page 104
– Returns to shareholders – Total dividends taken from note 14.5 on page 151, share buyback taken from consolidated statement of
changes in equity on page 107 and 108
– Total employee pay – Total staff costs from note 3.3 on page 120, including wages and salaries, social security costs, pension and
share-based payments
Underlying PBT (£m) Returns to shareholders (£m) Total employee pay (£m)
+6%
Ordinary dividends
+6%
+5%
-83%
Buyback
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