Regulatory Approval

Sage Group PLC
19 April 2001

Thursday 19 April 2001: for immediate release


The Sage Group plc


SAGE TENDER OFFER FOR INTERACT COMMERCE CLEARS ANTITRUST APPROVALS

The Sage Group plc and Interact Commerce Corporation (Nasdaq: IACT) announced
today that Sage's tender offer for the shares of Interact has received
clearance under the Hart-Scott Rodino Act in the United States, and has also
received clearance from the Federal Cartel Office of Germany. There are no
remaining outstanding regulatory approvals.

The tender offer is currently scheduled to expire at 12:00 midnight, Eastern
Standard Time, on Wednesday, May 2, 2001, unless the offer is extended.


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