Acquisition

4 April 2006

Offer by Sage for Visma

Further to its initial announcement of 22 March 2006, and following the
completion of due diligence, The Sage Group plc ("Sage") today made a formal
offer to acquire Visma ASA ("Visma"), based in Oslo, Norway and listed on the
Oslo Stock Exchange.

Sage's offer for each Visma share is NOK125 in cash. The offer is recommended
by Visma's Board of Directors.

In line with Norwegian regulations, a similar announcement has been made today
to the Oslo Stock Exchange.

An offer document outlining the terms of the offer has been sent to Visma
shareholders and is available on www.sage.com/investors/visma.pdf.

Enquiries

The Sage Group plc [phone]

Paul Walker, Chief Executive

Paul Harrison, Finance Director

Phil Branston, Investor Relations

Tulchan [phone]

Kirstie Hamilton

Julie Foster