Director Shareholdings

25 May 2005

The Sage Group plc (the 'Company')

DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

The Company has been informed that on 25 May 2005 Guy Berruyer, Managing
Director of Mainland Europe and Asia operations, exercised options over 200,000
Ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company at an exercise price of 81.1p per
share, under the terms of The Sage Group (No.2) Executive Share Option Scheme.

On 25 May 2005 Mr Berruyer subsequently sold 200,000 Ordinary shares of 1p each
at a price of 218.5p per share.

The Company has also been informed that on 25 May 2005 Paul Harrison, Finance
Director of the Company, exercised options over 150,000 Ordinary shares of 1p
each in the Company at an exercise price of 81.1p per share, under the terms of
The Sage Group (No.2) Executive Share Option Scheme.

On 25 May 2005 Mr Harrison subsequently sold 150,000 Ordinary shares of 1p each
at a price of 216.75p per share.

The Company has been informed that in accordance with a hedging transaction
entered into on 25 May 2000 as previously announced on 26th May 2000 (RNS
Number 3225L), Paul Walker, Chief Executive of the Company, sold 1,440,144
Ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company on 25 May 2005 and the price received
was 723.95p per share.