Holding(s) in Company

Sage Group PLC
14 August 2006


The Sage Group plc ('the Company')

SECTION 198 NOTIFICATION

The Company received notification on 11 August 2006 that The Capital Group
Companies, Inc. on behalf of its affiliates, including Capital Guardian Trust
Company, Capital International S.A., Capital International, Inc., and Capital
International Limited, have an interest in 56,709,323 Ordinary shares of 1p each
of the Company.

This represents 4.38% of the issued share capital of the Company.

The holdings are registered in the following names :-


Capital Guardian Trust Company

Registered Holder                                             Number of Shares

Chase Nominees Limited                                                 747,700
Nortrust Nominees                                                      552,400

                                    Total                            1,300,100


Capital International Limited

Registered Holder                                             Number of Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                          436,800
Bank of New York Nominees                                           10,041,973
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                            4,022,310
Chase Nominees Limited                                               5,688,860
Midland Bank plc                                                       533,200
Bankers Trust                                                          177,200
Barclays Bank                                                           78,100
Citibank London                                                        183,973
Morgan Guaranty                                                        578,400
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                            6,193,226
MSS Nominees Limited                                                    91,800
State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                        2,589,537
Lloyds Bank                                                            112,900
Citibank                                                               173,436
Citibank NA Toronto                                                  1,088,100
Deutsche Bank AG                                                       187,400
Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd                                            112,800
HSBC Bank plc                                                        1,770,400
Mellon Bank N.A.                                                       320,100
Northern Trust South Africa                                          1,226,200
KAS UK                                                                 146,500
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                                           233,600
Bank One London                                                        401,300
HSBC Kuala Lumpur                                                       23,800
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                    93,200
Raiffeisen Zentral Bank                                              1,679,300
Fortis Bank                                                             17,500
Metzler Seel Sohn & Co.                                                270,800
Nordea Bank                                                            176,873
Bayerische Hypo Und Vereinsbank AG                                      24,500

                                             Total                  38,674,088


Capital International S.A

Registered Holder                                             Number of Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                           51,000
Chase Nominees Limited                                               1,245,400
Midland Bank plc                                                       243,000
Lloyds Bank                                                             61,800
Citibank Toronto                                                        39,000
HSBC Bank plc                                                          717,200
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                    25,200
Pictet & Cie, Geneva                                                   162,000
Bank of New York Nominees                                               19,900
Barclays Bank                                                           65,300
Nortrust Nominees                                                       19,900
Morgan Stanley                                                          23,200
J.P. Morgan                                                          1,855,100
State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                          309,900
Lombard Odier Et Cie, Geneva                                           323,200
Metzler Seel Sohn & Co.                                                 21,700
Credit Suisse, Zurich                                                  104,500

                                          Total                      5,287,300



Capital International, Inc.

Registered Holder                                             Number of Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                        3,256,000
Bank of New York Nominees                                            1,231,734
Chase Nominees Limited                                               4,504,700
Nortrust Nominees                                                      509,400
Northern Trust                                                          72,400
Midland Bank plc                                                       131,000
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                           939,100
Citibank NA Toronto                                                    423,435
HSBC Bank plc                                                           97,066
Citibank London                                                         47,700
J P Morgan Chase Bank                                                  171,400
Bankers Trust                                                           63,900

                                          Total                     11,447,835






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