Holding(s) in Company

Sage Group PLC
14 November 2005


Sage Group plc ('the Company')

DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST

The Company received notification today that as at 9 November 2005 Barclays PLC,
through the legal entities listed below, has a notifiable interest in 
64,333,079 Ordinary Shares of 1p each in the Company, representing 5.01% of 
the issued share capital.

Further information is provided.

Legal Entity                                                          Holding

Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                                       2,542,649
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                     21,239,696
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                       32,363,519
Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd                                    60,453
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd                                    209,162
Gerrard Ltd                                                          1,687,240
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                                        446,128
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                                     20,000
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                              1,040,374
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking                      1,518,145
Barclays Private Bank Ltd                                               10,487
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                                        3,195,226

Group Holding                                                       64,333,079







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