Holding(s) in Company

Sage Group PLC
18 August 2003

Sage Group plc ('the Company')

DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST

The Company received notification on 15 August 2003 that, following a transfer
out of management of 4,034,800 shares on 14 August 2003, Legal & General Group
Plc companies now have a beneficial interest in 37,068,899 Ordinary shares of 1p
each in the Company, representing 2.9% of the total shares in issue.

The shares are registered as follows:

Registered Owner                                        No. of shares

HSBC Global Custody Nominee                             467,841
(UK) Ltd A/c 914945

HSBC Global Custody Nominee                             2,194,500
(UK) Ltd A/c 886603

HSBC Global Custody Nominee                             5,898,200
(UK) Ltd A/c 775245

HSBC Global Custody Nominee                             26,564,532
(UK) Ltd A/c 357206

HSBC Global Custody Nominee                             186,826
(UK) Ltd A/c 866197

HSBC Global Custody Nominee                             106,900
(UK) Ltd A/c 904332

HSBC Global Custody Nominee                             66,600
(UK) Ltd A/c 916681

HSBC Global Custody Nominee                             5,400
(UK) Ltd A/c 922437

HSBC Global Custody Nominee                             182,000
(UK) Ltd A/c 754612

HSBC Global Custody Nominee                             16,500
(UK) Ltd A/c 361602

HSBC Global Custody Nominee                             1,379,600
(UK) Ltd A/c 360509

Total                                                   37,068,899




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