Holding(s) in Company

Sage Group PLC
03 November 2005


The Sage Group plc ('the Company')

SECTION 198 NOTIFICATION

The Company received notification on 2 November 2005 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 66,633,218 Ordinary shares of 1p each
of the Company.

This represents 5.185% 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                                                 974,200
Nortrust Nominees                                                      552,400

                                    Total                            1,526,600



Capital International Limited

Registered Holder                                              Number of Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                          484,870
Bank of New York Nominees                                           15,818,590
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                            4,498,810
Chase Nominees Limited                                               7,565,260
Midland Bank plc                                                       405,300
Bankers Trust                                                          472,900
Barclays Bank                                                          244,000
Citibank London                                                      1,222,673
Morgan Guaranty                                                        714,900
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                            9,495,578
Royal Bank of Scotland                                                 790,000
State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                        2,132,067
Citibank                                                               223,636
Deutsche Bank AG                                                     3,330,699
HSBC Bank plc                                                        2,154,100
Mellon Bank N.A.                                                       954,700
Northern Trust South Africa                                            340,000
KAS UK                                                                  70,700
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                                           233,600
Bank One London                                                        291,800

                                          Total                     51,444,183



Capital International S.A

Registered Holder                                              Number of Shares

Bank of New York Nominees                                               56,800
Chase Nominees Limited                                                 808,200
Royal Bank of Scotland                                                 136,100
Midland Bank plc                                                        20,200
Lloyds Bank                                                             53,500
Citibank Toronto                                                        27,800
HSBC Bank plc                                                          351,400

                                       Total                         1,454,000



Capital International, Inc.

Registered Holder                                              Number of Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                        3,484,100
Bank of New York Nominees                                            1,338,534
Chase Nominees Limited                                               4,456,700
Nortrust Nominees                                                      579,000
Northern Trust                                                          72,400
Midland Bank plc                                                       131,000
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                           987,800
Citibank NA Toronto                                                    654,435
HSBC Bank plc                                                          123,766
Citibank London                                                         47,700
J P Morgan Chase Bank                                                  171,400
Bankers Trust                                                           53,100
Citibank London                                                        108,500

                                          Total                     12,208,435


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