Additional Listing

Sage Group PLC
30 September 2005


The Sage Group plc

Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange and the UK Listing
Authority of the FSA for the Block Listing of 600,000 Ordinary shares of 1p each
fully paid, ranking pari passu with the existing Ordinary shares, to the
Official List.

These shares will be issued pursuant to the rules of the State of the Art Stock
Option Plan.



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