Acquisition

23 June 2005 Sage acquires Spanish business management software vendor Logic Control The Sage Group plc ('Sage') has agreed to acquire Logic Control S.A. ('Logic Control'), a vendor of business management software in Spain, for an enterprise value of approximately £55 million, paid in cash. The acquisition is expected to complete by the end of July 2005. Logic Control is a vendor of business management solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, including accounting, payroll and industry-specific solutions for accountants. Logic Control has over 20,000 customers. Logic Control's revenue for the year ended 31 December 2004 was £28.2 million and its operating profit was £3.8 million*. At 31 December 2004 it had net assets of £20.6 million. The acquisition of Logic Control significantly expands Sage's coverage of the Spanish small to medium-sized business market. Logic Control brings additional and more advanced solutions for medium-sized ('mid-market') customers in Spain, complementing the small business solutions of our existing Spanish business, SP. Paul Walker, Sage Chief Executive, commented, 'acquiring Logic Control strengthens our product offering in Spain. Logic Control brings more sophisticated mid-market solutions, along with new solutions for accountants, that we can offer to our large customer base of over 180,000 businesses'. All financial information calculated on the basis of £1 = Euro 1.503. *After adding back amortisation of acquired goodwill and net amortisation of capitalised R & D. Enquiries The Sage Group plc +44 (0) 191 294 3068 Tulchan +44 (0) 20 7353 4200 Paul Walker, Chief Executive Stephen Malthouse Paul Harrison, Finance Director Phil Branston, Investor Relations Notes to editors The Sage Group plc is a leading international supplier of accounting and business management software solutions and related products and services for small to medium-sized enterprises. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989 and the Group now employs over 8,000 people worldwide.

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