Holding(s) in Company

Sage Group PLC
16 June 2005


Sage Group plc ('the Company')

DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST

The Company received notification on 16 June 2005 that, as at 10 June 2005,
Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, has a notifiable 
interest in 51,718,135 Ordinary Shares of 1p each in the Company, representing
4.03% of the issued share capital.

Further information is provided.

Legal Entity                                           Holding

Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                 714,070

Barclays Global Investors Ltd                        25,361,697

Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd                     368,018

Barclays Global Investors Japan                       1,561,225
Trust & Banking

Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                        1,913,998

Gerrard Ltd                                             299,030

Barclays Global Fund Advisors                         2,882,151

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                         493,286

Barclays Global Investors, N.A                       18,124,660

Group Holding                                        51,718,135



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