Director Shareholding

8 February 2005

The Sage Group plc ('the Company')

DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

The Company has been informed that on 7 February 2005 Michael Jackson, the
Chairman of the Board, exercised options over 30,090 Ordinary shares of 1p each
in the Company. The exercise price was 64.8p per share. These options were
granted as part of the Company's Savings Related Share Option Scheme under
which options are exercisable between 1 February 2005 and 31 July 2005.

As a result of this transaction, Mr Jackson's shareholding in the Company has
increased to 370,090 shares, representing 0.03 per cent of the issued share
capital of the Company.