SAP Recommends to Increase Dividend by 20% to €0.60 per Share

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WALLDORF, Germany - March 18, 2011 - The Executive Board and the Supervisory Board of SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) recommend that shareholders approve a dividend of €0.60 per share at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. Compared to last year’s dividend of €0.50 per share, this would represent an increase of 20%. If shareholders approve the recommendation and based on the outstanding shares at December 31, 2010, the total amount distributed in dividends for fiscal year 2010 would be approximately €713 million (2009: €594 million), representing a pay-out ratio of 39% (2009: 34%).

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders is scheduled for May 25, 2011 in Mannheim, Germany. The payment of the dividend is scheduled on or after May 26, 2011.

Note to holders of SAP ADRs (American Depositary Receipts): One SAP ADR represents one SAP AG share. However, the final dividend is dependent upon the euro/US-dollar exchange rate. SAP AG pays cash dividends in euro, so the exchange rate fluctuations will also affect the US-dollar amounts received by the holders of ADRs on the conversion into US dollars the cash dividends paid in euro on the ordinary shares represented by the ADRs. The final dividend payment by SAP AG to the depositary bank is scheduled for May 26, 2011. The depositary bank will then convert the dividend payment from euros into US dollars as promptly as practicable.

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Christoph Liedtke +49 (6227) 7-50383christoph.liedtke@sap.com, CET
Guenter Gaugler +49 (6227) 7-65416guenter.gaugler@sap.com, CET
Jim Dever +1 (610) 661-2161james.dever@sap.com, ET

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