Sage completes acquisition of Elit Group

31 October 2006

Sage completes acquisition of Elit Group

Further to the announcement issued on 24 July 2006, The Sage Group plc ("Sage")
confirms that it has completed its acquisition of Elit Group ("Elit"), with
effect from today. The total purchase consideration for the acquisition was
approximately £21 million, which has been paid in cash.

Elit is a leading vendor of business management software for the transport and
food distribution sectors in France.

Enquiries:

The Sage Group plc [phone]

Paul Walker, Chief Executive

Paul Harrison, Finance Director

Cynthia Alers, Investor Relations

Tulchan [phone]

Julie Foster