Additional Listing

Sage Group PLC
8 December 2000

Sage Group plc ('the Company')

Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange and the UK Listing
Authority of the FSA for the Block Listing of 6,000,000 Ordinary shares of 1p
each fully paid, ranking pari passu with the existing Ordinary shares, to the
Official List.

These shares will be issued pursuant to the Sage Group No 2 Executive Share
Option Scheme (5,000,000 Ords) and the Best Stock Option Plan (1,000,000
Ords).