Holding(s) in Company

Sage Group PLC
02 May 2006


The Sage Group plc ('the Company')

SECTION 198 NOTIFICATION

The Company received notification on 28 April 2006 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 63,722,117 Ordinary shares of 1p each
of the Company.

This represents 4.931% 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                                                 818,200
Nortrust Nominees                                                      552,400
                                    
Total                                                                1,370,600


Capital International Limited
Registered Holder                                             Number of Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                          436,800
Bank of New York Nominees                                           12,083,741
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                            4,220,010
Chase Nominees Limited                                               7,095,160
Midland Bank plc                                                       533,200
Bankers Trust                                                          177,200
Barclays Bank                                                          197,300
Citibank London                                                        186,500
Morgan Guaranty                                                        578,400
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                            6,677,926
MSS Nominees Limited                                                    91,800
State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                        4,165,136
Lloyds Bank                                                            112,900
Citibank                                                               223,636
Citibank NA Toronto                                                  1,088,100
Deutsche Bank AG                                                       187,400
Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd                                            112,800
HSBC Bank plc                                                        2,016,900
Mellon Bank N.A.                                                       320,100
Northern Trust South Africa                                          1,226,200
KAS UK                                                                 146,500
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                                           233,600
Bank One London                                                        401,300
HSBC Kuala Lumpur                                                       43,200
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                   118,400
Raiffeisen Zentral Bank                                              1,943,600
Fortis Bank                                                             17,500
Metzler Seel Sohn & Co.                                                270,800
Nordea Bank                                                            219,373
Bayerische Hypo Und Vereinsbank AG                                      24,500

Total                                                               45,149,982


Capital International S.A
Registered Holder                                             Number of Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                           51,000
Chase Nominees Limited                                               1,318,900
Midland Bank plc                                                       260,300
Lloyds Bank                                                             61,800
Citibank Toronto                                                        39,000
HSBC Bank plc                                                          717,200
Pictet & Cie, Geneva                                                   162,000
Bank of New York Nominees                                               19,900
Barclays Bank                                                           65,300
Nortrust Nominees                                                       19,900
Morgan Stanley                                                          23,200
J.P. Morgan                                                          1,855,100
State street Bank & Trust Co.                                          202,000
Lombard Odier Et Cie, Geneva                                           433,200
Metzler Seel Sohn & Co.                                                 21,700
Credit Suisse, Zurich                                                  104,500

Total                                                                5,355,000



Capital International, Inc.
Registered Holder                                             Number of Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                        3,339,500
Bank of New York Nominees                                            1,338,534
Chase Nominees Limited                                               4,456,700
Nortrust Nominees                                                      565,800
Northern Trust                                                          72,400
Midland Bank plc                                                       131,000
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                           939,100
Citibank NA Toronto                                                    584,935
HSBC Bank plc                                                          135,566
Citibank London                                                         47,700
J P Morgan Chase Bank                                                  171,400
Bankers Trust                                                           63,900

Total                                                               11,846,535






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