Director/PDMR Shareholding

Sage Group PLC
09 December 2005


The Sage Group plc (the 'Company')

DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

The Company has been informed today that the following director of the Company
has exercised options on 9 December 2005 under the terms of The Sage Group (No.
2) Executive Share Option Scheme and subsequently sold Ordinary shares of 1p
each in the Company on 9 December 2005.

Name of       No. of Options    Exercise       No. of           Sale
Director      Exercised         Price          Shares Sold      Price

Paul Walker   1,560,000         33.90p         1,560,000        244.0844p

These options had an expiry date of 15 January 2006, being the tenth anniversary
of their grant.

The Company has also been informed today that the following director of the
Company sold Ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company on 9 December 2005.

Name of                No. of              Sale
Director               Shares Sold         Price

Michael Jackson         100,000            244.0844p



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