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Sage Group PLC25 April 2006 BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURNINFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS FORM MUST BE TYPED OR PRINTED ELECTRONICALLY. To: The FSA Date: 20 APRIL 2006 1. Name of applicant: THE SAGE GROUP PLC 2. Name of scheme THE STATE OF THE ART STOCK OPTION PLAN 3. Period of return: From 26.09.2005 To 25.03.2006 4. Balance under scheme from 63,696 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH previous return: AT 25.09.05 5. The amount by which the block 600,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACHscheme has been increased, if the (04.10.2005)scheme has been increased since the date of the last return: 6. Number of securities issued/ 65,060 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACHallotted under scheme during period: 7. Balance under scheme not yet issued 598,636 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH/ allotted at end of period AT 25.03.06 8. Number and class of securities ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH:originally listed and the date of 100,000: 23.02.2000, admission 500,000: 12.04.2000 & 500,000: 17.01.2003 9. Total number of securities in issue 1,292,367,376 ORDINARY SHARESat the end of the period OF 1P EACH 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 Name of applicant THE SAGE GROUP PLC 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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