Result of AGM

The Sage Group plc                               

At the Annual General Meeting of The Sage Group plc held today, 2nd March 2006,
the following levels of proxy appointments and associated voting instructions
were received prior to the meeting.

All the resolutions were carried unanimously on a show of hands.

  Resolution         For          Against       Chairman's         Vote     
                                                Discretion                  
                                                                 Withheld   
                                                                            
      1          874,062,845     7,259,365       6,647,174      50,989,999  
                                                                            
   Receive                                                                  
   Accounts                                                                 
                                                                            
      2          930,539,959       3,591         6,644,010      1,771,823   
                                                                            
   Approve                                                                  
   Dividend                                                                 
                                                                            
      3          924,234,497     6,404,834       6,645,607      1,674,445   
                                                                            
   Re-elect                                                                 
                                                                            
    Mr G S                                                                  
   Berruyer                                                                 
                                                                            
      4          924,307,833     6,314,007       6,645,807      1,691,686   
                                                                            
   Re-elect                                                                 
                                                                            
   Mr T C W                                                                 
    Ingram                                                                  
                                                                            
      5          927,509,420     3,125,203       6,648,315      1,676,445   
                                                                            
   Re-elect                                                                 
                                                                            
  Mr R Verni                                                                
                                                                            
      6          835,372,212     87,360,464      6,644,249      9,582,458   
                                                                            
  Re-appoint                                                                
                                                                            
   Auditors                                                                 
                                                                            
      7          884,941,957     28,104,259      6,654,349      19,258,818  
                                                                            
   Approve                                                                  
 Remuneration                                                               
    Report                                                                  
                                                                            
      8          920,160,734     7,675,439       6,706,335      4,416,875   
                                                                            
  Section 80                                                                
  Authority                                                                 
                                                                            
      9          925,852,314     2,042,235       6,675,178      4,389,656   
                                                                            
  Section 89                                                                
  Authority                                                                 
                                                                            
      10         930,575,553       46,813        6,660,278      1,676,739   
                                                                            
    Share                                                                   
  Repurchase                                                                
  Authority                                                                 
                                                                            
      11         925,615,280       68,328        6,663,335      6,612,440   
                                                                            
Amend Articles                                                              
                                                                            
      12         915,148,285     12,747,855      6,672,033      4,391,210   
                                                                            
  SAYE Plan                                                                 

Immediately following the Annual General Meeting, Mr L C N Bury retired from
the Board of Directors of the Company.