31st Jan 2005 16:12
31 January 2005 Annual Report and Accounts 2004 A copy of the above document has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority andwill shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's DocumentViewing Facility, which is situated at: Financial Services Authority, 25 TheNorth Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HS. Tel. No. (0)207 066 1000The report and accounts include the notice of the Annual General Meeting to beheld on 3rd March 2005. The notice includes a proposed resolution to grant theCompany the authority to purchase its own shares. The resolution is beingproposed so as to allow the Company the flexibility to purchase its own shares,although there is no present intention to do so. Any authority granted wouldonly be exercised if the directors are satisfied that any purchase willincrease earnings per share and is in the interests of shareholders. As this isthe first time such an authority has been proposed, this announcement is madein accordance with rule 15.3 of the Listing Rules.The Sage Group plcENDRelated Shares:
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