Holding(s) in Company

Sage Group PLC
14 June 2006


Sage Group plc ('the Company')

SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985

The Company received notification on 13 June 2006 from Zurich Assurance Ltd
regarding the notifiable interest of Zurich Financial Services and its Group.

They have a material interest in 65,162,933 ordinary shares of 1p each in the
Company, representing 5.07% of the total issued share capital of the Company.

The shares are registered as follows:

The Sage Group Plc Common Stock GBP 0.01

Registered       Beneficial Owner                             Account       Shares
Owner

Chase
Nominees         Zurich Lebensversicherungs AG (Deutschland)  N/A           57,700
Ltd

Vidacos
Nominees Ltd     Zurich Life Insurance Italia SpA             N/A           30,200

BNY (OCS)
Nominees Ltd     Zurich Insurance Company, UK Branch          N/A          193,052

Chase
Nominees         Deutsche Herold Lebensversicherung AG        N/A          139,600
Ltd

Littledown
Nominees Ltd     Zurich Assurance Ltd                           02891   48,419,392

Littledown
Nominees Ltd     Zurich Assurance Ltd                           35822       28,000

Littledown
Nominees Ltd     Zurich Assurance Ltd                           11121       20,000

Littledown
Nominees Ltd     Zurich Assurance Ltd                           07205    2,785,743

Littledown
Nominees Ltd     Zurich Assurance Ltd                           21688    1,878,676

Littledown
Nominees Ltd     Zurich Assurance Ltd                            2642    3,564,695

Littledown
Nominees Ltd     The Trustees of the Eagle Star Executives       7199      215,671

                 Pension Scheme Trust
Littledown
Nominees Ltd     Eagle Star Staff Pension Scheme                 7207    6,832,511

BNY (OCS)
Nominees Ltd     Zurich Insurance Company, UK Branch           219064      882,693

William &
Glyns (Isle
of Man Nominees  Allied Dunbar International Fund Managers     301780      115,000
Ltd              Ltd

                                                                Total   65,162,933




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