Holding(s) in Company

Sage Group PLC
19 June 2002

Sage Group plc ('the Company')

DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST

The Company received notification today that, following a transfer into
management of 418,777 shares on 14 June 2002, Legal & General Investment
Management Limited now have an interest in 38,310,265 Ordinary shares of 1p each
in the Company, representing 3.00% of the total shares in issue.

The shares are registered as follows:

Registered Owner                                        No. of shares

HSBC Global Custody Nominee                             2,194,500
(UK) Ltd A/c 886603

HSBC Global Custody Nominee                             5,804,300
(UK) Ltd A/c 775245

HSBC Global Custody Nominee                             16,500
(UK) Ltd A/c 361602

HSBC Global Custody Nominee                             182,000
(UK) Ltd A/c 754612

HSBC Global Custody Nominee                             895,400
(UK) Ltd A/c 252605

HSBC Global Custody Nominee                             982,100
(UK) Ltd A/c 360509

HSBC Global Custody Nominee                             28,021,739
(UK) Ltd A/c 357206

HSBC Global Custody Nominee                             104,326
(UK) Ltd A/c 866197

HSBC Global Custody Nominee                             109,400
(UK) Ltd A/c 904332





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