Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:2712P
Sage Group PLC
02 September 2003


Sage Group plc ("the Company")

DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST

The Company received notification on 1 September 2003 that, following a purchase
in the market of 250,000 shares on 29 August 2003, Legal & General Group Plc
companies now have a beneficial interest in 38,376,248 Ordinary shares of 1p
each in the Company, representing 3.00% 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                             27,831,481
(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                             1,420,000
(UK) Ltd A/c 360509

Total                                                   38,376,248




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