Holding(s) in Company

Sage Group PLC
29 January 2004

The Sage Group plc ('the Company')

SECTION 198 NOTIFICATION

The Company received notification on 28 January 2004 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 43,955,817 Ordinary shares of 1p each
of the Company.

This represents 3.434% 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           793,400

Nortrust Nominees                507,400

Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited     37,100

Total                            1,337,900






Capital International Limited

Registered Holder                Number of Shares

State Street Nominees Limited    551,770

Bank of New York Nominees        13,298,637

Nortrust Nominees Limited        2,251,000

Chase Nominees Limited           4,264,760

Midland Bank plc                 290,500

Bankers Trust                    514,300

Barclays Bank                    154,400

Citibank London                  120,800

Morgan Guaranty                  594,200

Nortrust Nominees Limited        7,238,458

State Street Bank & Trust Co.    1,567,267

Deutsche Bank AG                 2,631,600

HSBC Bank plc                    1,865,500

Mellon Bank N.A.                 435,400

Northern Trust South Africa      285,200

KAS UK                           39,200

Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited     137,500

Bank One London                  208,200

Total                            36,448,692






Capital International S.A

Registered Holder                Number of Shares

Chase Nominees Limited           841,000

Royal Bank of Scotland           89,800

Midland Bank plc                 10,900

State Street Bank & Trust Co     90,200

Lloyds Bank                      38,500

Citibank Toronto                 27,800

Total                            1,098,200





Capital International, Inc.

Registered Holder                Number of Shares

State Street Nominees Limited    1,750,100

Bank of New York Nominees        317,025

Chase Nominees Limited           2,579,900

Nortrust Nominees                85,000

State Street Bank & Trust Co     22,800

Citibank NA Toronto              255,500

HSBC Bank plc                    32,600

Citibank London                  28,100

Total                            5,071,025








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