Holding(s) in Company

Sage Group PLC
11 December 2006


The Sage Group plc ('the Company')

SECTION 198 NOTIFICATION

The Company received notification on 7 December 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 51,367,448 Ordinary shares of 1p each
of the Company.

This represents 3.969% 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                                                 747,700
Nortrust Nominees                                                      552,400

Total                                                                1,300,100


Capital International Limited
Registered Holder                                              Number of Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                          408,500
Bank of New York Nominees                                            8,869,178
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                            3,783,710
Chase Nominees Limited                                               5,517,180
Midland Bank plc                                                       486,700
Bankers Trust                                                          177,200
Barclays Bank                                                           78,100
Citibank London                                                        183,973
Morgan Guaranty                                                        578,400
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                            5,887,526
MSS Nominees Limited                                                    91,800
State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                        2,285,637
Lloyds Bank                                                             50,000
Citibank                                                               115,436
Citibank NA Toronto                                                  1,088,100
Deutsche Bank AG                                                       175,600
Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd                                            112,800
HSBC Bank plc                                                        1,770,400
Mellon Bank N.A.                                                       320,100
KAS UK                                                                 146,500
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                                           233,600
Bank One London                                                        359,200
HSBC Kuala Lumpur                                                       11,000
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                    93,200
Raiffeisen Zentral Bank                                              1,683,000
Fortis Bank                                                             17,500
Metzler Seel Sohn & Co.                                                270,800
Nordea Bank                                                            176,873
Bayerische Hypo Und Vereinsbank AG                                      24,500

Total                                                               34,996,513


Capital International S.A
Registered Holder                                              Number of Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                           51,000
Chase Nominees Limited                                                 957,200
Midland Bank plc                                                       255,400
Barclays Bank                                                           65,300
Pictet & Cie, Geneva                                                   162,000
Nortrust Nominees                                                       19,900
Morgan Stanley                                                          23,200
JP Morgan                                                            1,901,600
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                           286,700
Lloyds Bank                                                             61,900
Citibank NA, Toronto                                                    39,000
HSBC Bank plc                                                          710,500
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                    25,200
Lombard Odier Et Cie, Geneva                                           284,200
Metzler Seel Sohn & Co                                                  21,700
Credit Suisse, Zurich                                                  104,500

Total                                                                4,969,300


Capital International, Inc.
Registered Holder                                              Number of Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                        1,889,500
Bank of New York Nominees                                            1,198,134
NorTrust Nominees Ltd                                                   72,400
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                   4,504,700
Midland Bank plc                                                       131,000
Bankers Trust                                                           63,900
Nortrust Nominees                                                      509,400
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                           939,100
Citibank                                                                47,700
Citibank NA, Toronto                                                   477,235
HSBC Bank plc                                                           97,066
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                   171,400

Total                                                               10,101,535



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