RNS Number:9635H
Sage Group PLC
25 February 2003

The Sage Group plc ("the Company")

Notification of Shareholding

The Company received notification today that the Prudential plc and certain of
its subsidiary companies have a notifiable interest in 49,675,241 Ordinary
shares of 1p each in the Company, representing 3.89% of the total issued share
capital.

The shares are registered as follows:
Registered Holder                                            Holding

Dexia Bank Intl                                              15,000
M&G (Lombard St) Noms FPE                                    70,220
MAGIM HSBC GIS Nom (UK) SALI                                 205,305
MGIM a/c DBL a/c FBFT                                        306,160
MGIM a/c JPM a/c RG                                          16,995,646
Pruclt HSBC GIS Nom (UK) a/c PAC                             25,152,938
Pruclt HSBC GIS Nom (UK) a/c PPL                             5,825,239
Pruclt HSBC GIS Nom (UK) a/c SAL                             21,741
Prudential Euro Index Tracker                                9,800
Prudential Holborn Pensions                                  7,000
Prudential UK Index Tracker TS                               8,902
Roy Nominees 578079                                          206,654
Roy Nominees 578052                                          119,201
Roy Nominees 578141                                          234,960
Roy Nominees 578192                                          496,475

TOTAL                                                        49,675,241


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