Holding(s) in Company

Sage Group PLC
27 November 2002

Sage Group plc ('the Company')

DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES

The Company received notification from M & G Investment Management Limited on 26
November 2002 that reads as follows:

Following recent legal advice, effective from 25 November 2002, the interest of
Prudential Staff Pensions Limited and The First British Fixed Trust Company
Limited (both funds managed by a third party manager) have changed. Therefore,
both holdings will be included within the shareholding disclosures made by M & G
Investment Management Limited on behalf of Prudential plc.

Details of the Holding is as follows :


Prudential plc

  Registered Holder                                              Holding

Dexia Bank Intl                                                     15,000
M & G (Lombard St) Noms FPE                                         55,723
MAGIM HSBC GIS nom (UK) SALI                                        159,012
MGIM A/C DBL A/C FBFT                                               306,160
MGIM A/C JPM A/C RU                                                 19,545,453
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC A/C                                    25,152,938
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL A/C                                    5,539,836
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SAL A/C                                    15,109
Prudential Euro Index Tracker                                       9,800
Prudential Holborn Pensions Ld                                      7,000
Prudential UK Index Tracker Ts                                      5,031
Roy Nominees 578079                                                 168,221
Roy Nominees 578052                                                 98,097
Roy Nominees 578141                                                 193,827
Roy Nominees 578192                                                 414,484

Total                                                               51,685,691



This represents 4.05% of the Company's issued share capital.


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