Holding(s) in Company

Sage Group PLC
23 December 2005


The Sage Group plc ('the Company')

SECTION 198 NOTIFICATION

The Company received notification on 22 December 2005 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 64,380,473 Ordinary shares of 1p each
of the Company.

This represents 4.994% 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                                                 974,200
Nortrust Nominees                                                      552,400

                                         Total                       1,526,600


Capital International Limited

Registered Holder                                             Number of Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                          180,900
Bank of New York Nominees                                           15,511,345
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                            4,638,610
Chase Nominees Limited                                               7,872,860
Midland Bank plc                                                       434,000
Barclays Bank                                                          119,200
Citibank London                                                      1,397,973
Morgan Guaranty                                                        714,900
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                            8,370,678
Royal Bank of Scotland                                                 942,500
State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                        2,455,637
Citibank                                                               223,636
Deutsche Bank AG                                                     2,602,299
HSBC Bank plc                                                        2,246,900
Mellon Bank N.A.                                                       485,600
Northern Trust South Africa                                            340,000
KAS UK                                                                  88,400
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                                           233,600
Bank One London                                                        334,900

                                          Total                     49,193,938


Capital International S.A

Registered Holder                              Number of Shares

Bank of New York Nominees                                               62,700
Chase Nominees Limited                                                 833,100
Royal Bank of Scotland                                                 136,100
Midland Bank plc                                                        23,900
Lloyds Bank                                                             53,500
Citibank Toronto                                                        39,000
HSBC Bank plc                                                          399,900

                                       Total                         1,548,200


Capital International, Inc.

Registered Holder                                 Number of Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                        3,484,100
Bank of New York Nominees                                            1,338,534
Chase Nominees Limited                                               4,456,700
Nortrust Nominees                                                      579,000
Northern Trust                                                          72,400
Midland Bank plc                                                       131,000
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                           987,800
Citibank NA Toronto                                                    654,435
HSBC Bank plc                                                          135,566
Citibank London                                                         47,700
J P Morgan Chase Bank                                                  171,400
Bankers Trust                                                           53,100

                                          Total                     12,111,735






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