Holding(s) in Company

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

For filings with the FSA include the annex  
                                            
For filings with issuer exclude the annex   

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                               

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying           Sage Group plc, The      
issuer of existing shares to which voting                                      
rights are attached:                                                           
                                                                               
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                            
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                             Yes    
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result           
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights             
are attached                                                                   
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                               
                                                                               
Other (please specify):______________                                          
                                                                               
3. Full name of person(s) subject to             Baillie Gifford & Co          
notification obligation:                                                       
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if                                             
different from 3):                                                             
                                                                               
5. Date of transaction (and date on                 11 January 2008            
which the threshold is crossed or                                              
reached if different):                                                         
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                   14 January 2008            
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                    10%                  
reached:                                                                       

8: Notified Details                                                              
                                                                                 
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                              
                                                                                 
Class/type  Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering         
of shares   to the triggering   transaction                                      
            transaction                                                          
If possible                                                                      
use ISIN                                                                         
code                                                                             
                                                                                 

Number of    Number of Number Number of voting   Percentage of           
shares       voting    of     rights             voting rights           
             rights    shares                                            
                                                                         
                              Direct    Indirect Direct    Indirect      
                                                                         
Ordinary     131926678 10.12  124221242          124221242          9.52 
                                                                         
Share                                                                    
                                                                         
GB0008021650                                                             

B: Financial Instruments                                                       
                                                                               
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                           
                                                                               
Type of        Expiration     Exercise/       No. of voting      Percentage of 
financial      date           conversion      rights that may be voting rights 
instrument                    period/date     acquired (if the                 
                                              instrument                       
                                              exercised/                       
                                              converted)                       
                                                                               
N/A                                                                            

Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                 Percentage of voting rights            
                                                                               
124221242                               9.52                                   

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                     
                                                                               
In the narrative below, the figures in [ ] indicate the amount of voting rights
and the percentage held by each controlled undertaking where relevant.         
                                                                               
Baillie Gifford & Co, a discretionary investment manager, is the parent        
undertaking of an investment management group.                                 
                                                                               
Its wholly-owned direct subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited
[5762627; 0.4%] is also a discretionary investment manager.                    
                                                                               
Its wholly-owned direct subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Life Limited    
[26543385; 2.0%] is a life assurance company which procures discretionary      
investment management services from Baillie Gifford & Co in respect of its own 
account shareholdings.                                                         
                                                                               
Its wholly-owned indirect (via Baillie Gifford Life Limited) subsidiary        
undertaking Baillie Gifford & Co Limited [3308958; 0.3%] is an OEIC Authorised 
Corporate Director and Unit Trust Manager which has delegated its discretionary
investment management role to Baillie Gifford & Co.                            

Proxy Voting:                                                                  
                                                                               
10. Name of proxy holder:               N/A                                    
                                                                               
11. Number of voting rights proxy                                              
holder will cease to hold:                                                     
                                                                               
12. Date on which proxy holder will                                            
cease to hold voting rights:                                                   

13. Additional information:                                                    
                                                                               
14 Contact name:                        Myra McIntyre                          
                                                                               
                                        Scott Russell                          
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:           0131 275 2154                          
                                                                               
                                        0131 275 2106                          

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see theFSA website.