Blocklisting Interim Review

Sage Group PLC
27 September 2006



                       BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN

  INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS FORM MUST BE TYPED OR PRINTED ELECTRONICALLY.


To:    The FSA

Date:  26 September 2006


1. Name of applicant:      The Sage Group plc


2. Name of scheme          The  Sage Group Savings Related Share Option Scheme
                           (German Schedule)


3. Period of return: From  26.03.2006     To 25.09.2006


4. Balance under scheme from previous return:

54,460 Ordinary Shares of 1p each at 25.03.2006


5. The amount by which the block scheme has been increased, if the scheme has 
been increased since the date of the last return:

N/A


6. Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during period:

4,146 Ordinary shares of 1p each


7. Balance under scheme not yet issued / allotted at end of period

50,314 Ordinary shares of 1p each at 25.09.06


8. Number and class of securities originally listed and the date of admission

Ordinary shares of 1p each:

100,000: 17.01.2003


9. Total number of securities in issue at the end of the period

1,294,196,718 Ordinary shares of 1p each



Name of contact                Claire Naylor


Address of contact             The Sage Group plc, North Park,
                               Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE13 9AA

Telephone number of contact    0191 294 3000


Signed by

Director/company secretary/suitably experienced employee/duly authorised 
officer,
for and on behalf of


The Sage Group plc
Name of applicant  


If you knowingly or recklessly give false or misleading information you may be
liable to prosecution.







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