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Sage Group PLC05 October 2005 BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS FORM MUST BE TYPED OR PRINTED ELECTRONICALLY. To: The FSA Date: 30 SEPTEMBER 2005 1. Name of applicant: THE SAGE GROUP PLC 2. Name of scheme THE SAGE GROUP SAVINGS RELATED SHARE OPTION SCHEME 3. Period of return: From 26.03.2005 To 25.09.2005 4. Balance under scheme from previous return: 3,933,110 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH AT 26.03.05 5. The amount by which the block scheme has been increased, if the scheme has been increased since the date of the last return: N/A 6. Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during period: 81,183 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH 7. Balance under scheme not yet issued / allotted at end of period 3,851,927 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH AT 25.09.05 8. Number and class of securities originally listed and the date of admission ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH: 1,000,000: 23.02.2000 & 6,000,000: 17.01.2003 9. Total number of securities in issue at the end of the period 1,285,206,327 Name of contact CLAIRE NAYLOR Address of contact THE SAGE GROUP PLC, NORTH PARK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE13 9AA Telephone number of contact 0191 294 3000 Signed by company secretaryfor and on behalf of THE SAGE GROUP PLCName of applicant If you knowingly or recklessly give false or misleading information you may beliable to prosecution. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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