Holding(s) in Company

Sage Group PLC
22 August 2003


The Sage Group plc ('the Company')

SECTION 198 NOTIFICATION

The Company received notification today that The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
on behalf of its affiliates, including Capital Guardian Trust Company, Capital
International S.A., Capital International, Inc., and Capital International
Limited, have an interest in 38,405,255 Ordinary shares of 1p each of the
Company.

This represents 3.00% of the issued share capital of the Company.

The holdings are registered in the following names :-

Capital Guardian Trust Company

Registered Holder                                         Number of Shares

Chase Nominees Limited                                    425,000
Nortrust Nominees                                         302,000

Total                                                     727,000

Capital International Limited

Registered Holder                                         Number of Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                             251,800
Bank of New York Nominees                                 12,069,800
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                 2,048,600
Chase Nominees Limited                                    4,114,860
Midland Bank plc                                          245,600
Bankers Trust                                             4,253,300
Barclays Bank                                             154,400
Citibank London                                           97,400
Morgan Guaranty                                           594,200
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                 4,359,400
State Street Bank & Trust Co.                             352,500
Deutsche Bank AG                                          2,216,500
HSBC Bank plc                                             1,831,200
Mellon Bank N.A.                                          435,400
Northern Trust South Africa                               285,200
KAS UK                                                    39,200
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                              110,600
Bank One London                                           208,200

Total                                                     33,668,160


Capital International S.A

Registered Holder                                         Number of Shares

Chase Nominees Limited                                    774,800
Royal Bank of Scotland                                    89,800
Midland Bank plc                                          10,900
State Street Bank & Trust Co                              48,500
Lloyds Bank                                               38,500

Total                                                     962,500


Capital International, Inc.

Registered Holder                                         Number of Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                             279,980
Bank of New York Nominees                                 281,000
Chase Nominees Limited                                    2,081,115
Nortrust Nominees                                         138,100
State Street Bank & Trust Co                              27,800
Citibank NA Toronto                                       207,000
HSBC Bank plc                                             32,600

Total                                                     3,047,595



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