Director Shareholding

Sage Group PLC
14 January 2004





The Sage Group plc (the 'Company')



DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS



The Company has been informed that on 13 January 2004 Guy Berruyer, a director
of the Company, exercised options over 200,000 Ordinary shares of 1p each in the
Company at an exercise price of 81.1p per share, under the terms of The Sage
Group (No.2) Executive Share Option Scheme.



On 14 January 2004 Mr Berruyer subsequently sold 200,000 Ordinary shares of 1p
each at a price of 193.4 pence per share.


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