Holding(s) in Company

Sage Group PLC
08 September 2003

The Sage Group plc (the 'Company')

DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES

The Company received notification on 5 September 2003 that Deutsche Bank AG and
its subsidiary companies have a notifiable interest in 150,756,476 Ordinary
shares of 1p each in the Company, representing 11.78% of the total shares in
issue.

Held as Principal                                                     No. of Shares
Deutsche Bank AG London                                               3,750,389

Held in Customer Portfolios
Morgan Nominees                                                       63,190,906
Morgan Nominees CHY                                                   248,796
Morgan Nominees CSL                                                   292,813
Morgan Nominees DGR                                                   507,693
Morgan Nominees ENF                                                   317,743
Morgan Nominees MER                                                   278,669
Morgan Nominees SL                                                    649,064
Bank of New York Nominees                                             6,091,726
Bank of New York Nominees VC                                          61,488
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd                                              346,185
Channel Nominees                                                      68,449
Chase Nominees                                                        30,010,554
Clydesdale Bank Custodian Nominees                                    1,031,641
Deutsche Asset Management GmbH                                        448,624
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas                                  117,825
Deutsche Bank International Limited                                   1,101,973
Deutsche Bank Japan Ltd                                               215,750
Deutsche Securities Ltd Tokyo                                         26,200
Deutsche Vermogensbildungsgellschaft                                  60,000
DWS (Austria) Investmentgesellschaft                                  11,351
Gestion Privee Worms                                                  135,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominees                                          3,167,416
Lloyds Bank Nominees                                                  12,616
Lothian Regional Council                                              1,936,260
Master Trust Bank of Japan                                            1,880
National Provincial                                                   5,070
Nortrust Nominees Ltd                                                 13,626,113
State Street Nominees                                                 22,602,096
Tokyo Trust                                                           139,240
Vidacos Nominees                                                      302,946

                                                                      150,756,476




Note: The shares comprised under this notification may, from time to time, be
the subject of a stock lending agreement resulting in a change of registration
but not in DBAG's interest in the shares.


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