Additional Listing

Sage Group PLC
12 December 2005


The Sage Group plc ('the Company')

Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority for the block listing of
4,000,000 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company to the Official List
and to the London Stock Exchange for these shares to be admitted to trading.

These shares will rank parri passu with the existing shares in issue and will be
allotted in accordance with the exercise of options under the rules of The Sage
Group (No.2) Executive Share Option Scheme (2,000,000 shares) and The Sage Group
1999 Executive Share Option Scheme (2,000,000 shares).



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