Director Shareholding

Sage Group PLC
19 March 2003

The Sage Group plc ('the Company')

DIRECTORS' DEALINGS

The Company was informed today that Graham Wylie, a director of the Company,
sold 4,971,970 Ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company at a price of 142.89p
per share on 19 March 2003.

Following this sale Mr Wylie retains an interest in 108,500,000 shares in the
Company, representing 8.5% of the total shares in issue.


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