Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Sage Group plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Invesco Ltd

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

3 September 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

8 September 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

10%, 9%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary 1p Shares

(GB0008021650)

131,986,001

131,986,001

129,837,372

129,837,372

9.92%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

129,837,372

9,92%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Bank of Ireland - 813,363

Bank of New York - 148,465

Banque Paribas - 105,600

Bank of New York (Brussels) - 70,000

Chase Bank - 332,999

JP Morgan Chase - 1,739,235

Citibank New York - 40,369

Vidacos Nominees - 107,055,850

Deutsche Bank UK - 48,563

HSBC - 2,202,497

Mellon Bank (Pittsburg) - 827,872

Morgan Stanley (London) - 199,220

State Street Sydney - 8,000

State Street Trust & Banking (London) - 14,823,075

Trust & Custody Services - 14,021

Northern Trust Company (London) - 1,282,671

Other - 125,572

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14 Contact name:

Sam Edwards

15. Contact telephone number:

01491 417 404