14th Jun 2006 11:01
Sage Group PLC14 June 2006 Sage Group plc ("the Company") SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985 The Company received notification on 13 June 2006 from Zurich Assurance Ltdregarding the notifiable interest of Zurich Financial Services and its Group. They have a material interest in 65,162,933 ordinary shares of 1p each in theCompany, representing 5.07% of the total issued share capital of the Company. The shares are registered as follows: The Sage Group Plc Common Stock GBP 0.01 Registered Beneficial Owner Account SharesOwner ChaseNominees Zurich Lebensversicherungs AG (Deutschland) N/A 57,700Ltd VidacosNominees Ltd Zurich Life Insurance Italia SpA N/A 30,200 BNY (OCS)Nominees Ltd Zurich Insurance Company, UK Branch N/A 193,052 ChaseNominees Deutsche Herold Lebensversicherung AG N/A 139,600Ltd LittledownNominees Ltd Zurich Assurance Ltd 02891 48,419,392 LittledownNominees Ltd Zurich Assurance Ltd 35822 28,000 LittledownNominees Ltd Zurich Assurance Ltd 11121 20,000 LittledownNominees Ltd Zurich Assurance Ltd 07205 2,785,743 LittledownNominees Ltd Zurich Assurance Ltd 21688 1,878,676 LittledownNominees Ltd Zurich Assurance Ltd 2642 3,564,695 LittledownNominees Ltd The Trustees of the Eagle Star Executives 7199 215,671 Pension Scheme TrustLittledownNominees Ltd Eagle Star Staff Pension Scheme 7207 6,832,511 BNY (OCS)Nominees Ltd Zurich Insurance Company, UK Branch 219064 882,693 William &Glyns (Isleof Man Nominees Allied Dunbar International Fund Managers 301780 115,000Ltd Ltd Total 65,162,933 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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