Directorate Change

Sage appoints new chairman

The Sage Group plc ("Sage") announces that it has appointed Tony Hobson,
currently Acting Chairman, as non-executive Chairman of Sage, effective
immediately. Mr Hobson joined the Sage Board in 2004 and became Chairman of its
audit committee in 2005. He is also Chairman of Northern Foods plc and is a
non-executive director of HBOS plc and Glas Cymru.

Commenting on the changes, David Clayton, Senior Independent Director, said,
"We are delighted that Tony Hobson has agreed to become Chairman. Tony brings
in-depth experience of board management and will provide strong leadership to
the Sage board"

Sage will be initiating a search to appoint a new independent non-executive
director.

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Notes to editors:

The Sage Group plc is a leading global supplier of business management software
solutions and related products and services, principally for small to
medium-sized enterprises. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London Stock
Exchange in 1989 and now employs over 13,000 people worldwide.

The non-executive directors of Sage in addition to those mentioned above
include:

Tim Ingram, appointed to the Sage board in 2002 and chairman of its
remuneration committee. He is Chief Executive of Caledonia Investment plc. He
was formerly Managing Director of Business to Business Banking at Abbey
National plc. He is a non-executive director of Savills plc.

Tamara Ingram, appointed to the Sage board in 2004. She is responsible for WPP
plc's Procter & Gamble business worldwide and is CEO of advertising group, Grey
UK, chairman of Visit London and chair of the Development Board for the Royal
Court Theatre. She was previously executive chairman of Saatchi and Saatchi.

Ruth Markland, appointed to the Sage board in 2006. She is a non-executive
director of Standard Chartered plc and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of
WRVS. She was formerly Managing Partner, Asia for the international law firm,
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.