Holding(s) in Company

Sage Group PLC
23 September 2004

The Sage Group plc ('the Company')

SECTION 198 NOTIFICATION

The Company received notification on 23 September 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 64,656,935 Ordinary shares of 1p each
of the Company.

This represents 5.047% 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                                      1,197,400
Nortrust Nominees                                             552,400
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                                   56,900
Total                                                       1,806,700



Capital International Limited
Registered Holder                                           Number of Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                  703,770
Bank of New York Nominees                                   16,911,834
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                    3,377,700
Chase Nominees Limited                                       6,458,960
Midland Bank plc                                               405,300
Bankers Trust                                                  515,100
Barclays Bank                                                  244,000
Citibank London                                              1,072,600
Morgan Guaranty                                                714,900
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                   10,403,778
State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                2,203,967
Deutsche Bank AG                                             3,081,100
HSBC Bank plc                                                2,413,800
Mellon Bank N.A.                                               639,200
Northern Trust South Africa                                    453,400
KAS UK                                                          70,700
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                                   233,600
Bank One London                                                284,500
Total                                                       50,188,209



Capital International S.A
Registered Holder                                           Number of Shares

Chase Nominees Limited                                      1,622,400
Royal Bank of Scotland                                        100,500
Midland Bank plc                                               20,200
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                  143,200
Lloyds Bank                                                    64,500
Citibank Toronto                                               27,800
Total                                                       1,978,600




Capital International, Inc.
Registered Holder                                           Number of Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                               3,034,400
Bank of New York Nominees                                     892,225
Chase Nominees Limited                                      4,538,400
Nortrust Nominees                                             563,500
Northern Trust                                                 72,400
Midland Bank plc                                              131,000
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                  319,400
Citibank NA Toronto                                           640,135
HSBC Bank plc                                                 123,766
Citibank London                                               187,600
J P Morgan Chase Bank                                         171,400
Bankers Trust                                                   9,200
Total                                                       10,683,426




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