Director Shareholding

Sage Group PLC
12 June 2003



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 11 June 2003 under the terms of The Sage Group (No.2)
Executive Share Option Scheme and subsequently sold the resulting Ordinary
shares of 1p each in the Company on 12 June 2003.

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

Paul Walker          2,500,000            9.96p                      173.46p



These options had an expiry date of 16 December 2003, being the tenth
anniversary of their grant.


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