Holding(s) in Company

Sage Group PLC
08 June 2004

The Sage Group plc ('the Company')

SECTION 198 NOTIFICATION

The Company received notification on 8 June 2004 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 51,905,617 Ordinary shares of 1p each
of the Company.

This represents 4.053% 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            902,700           
                                  Nortrust Nominees                 535,100           
                                  Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited      45,500            
                                  Total                             1,483,300         
 
 
                                                                                     
                                  Capital International Limited                      

                                  Registered Holder                Number of Shares  

                                  State Street Nominees Limited    607,070           
                                  Bank of New York Nominees        14,333,137        
                                  Nortrust Nominees Limited        2,453,200         
                                  Chase Nominees Limited           5,382,260         
                                  Midland Bank plc                 333,500           
                                  Bankers Trust                    437,300           
                                  Barclays Bank                    184,000           
                                  Citibank London                  160,300           
                                  Morgan Guaranty                  674,100           
                                  Nortrust Nominees Limited        8,520,275         
                                  State Street Bank & Trust Co.    1,867,467         
                                  Deutsche Bank AG                 2,647,148         
                                  HSBC Bank plc                    2,113,600         
                                  Mellon Bank N.A.                 514,700           
                                  Northern Trust South Africa      351,000           
                                  KAS UK                           61,200            
                                  Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited     193,100           
                                  Bank One London                  237,000           
                                  Total                            41,070,357        
 

                                                                                     
                                   Capital International S.A                         

                                   Registered Holder               Number of Shares  

                                   Chase Nominees Limited          1,345,600         
                                   Royal Bank of Scotland          95,100            
                                   Midland Bank plc                14,500            
                                   State Street Bank & Trust Co    116,000           
                                   Lloyds Bank                     49,400            
                                   Citibank Toronto                27,800            
                                   Total                           1,648,400         
 
 

                                                                                     
                                  Capital International, Inc.                        
                                  Registered Holder                Number of Shares  
                                  State Street Nominees Limited    2,421,700         
                                  Bank of New York Nominees        575,725           
                                  Chase Nominees Limited           3,539,800         
                                  Nortrust Nominees                288,700           
                                  State Street Bank & Trust Co     162,000           
                                  Citibank NA Toronto              488,435           
                                  HSBC Bank plc                    95,200            
                                  Citibank London                  90,400            
                                  Deutsche Bank Mannhelm           32,400            
                                  Bankers Trust                    9,200             
                                  Total                            7,703,560         


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