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Regulatory Filings • Jul 4, 2012

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Other Capital Market Information | 4 July 2012 16:25

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With ad hoc announcement dated May 22, 2012, SAP AG announced that SAP AG's
subsidiary, SAP America, Inc., has entered into an agreement dated as of
May 22, 2012 to acquire Ariba, Inc., Sunnyvale, California, USA ('Ariba').
The proposed acquisition of Ariba by SAP will be effected pursuant to the
terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among, SAP America, Angel
Expansion Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of SAP America, and Ariba.

On July 3, 2012, SAP and Ariba announced that they are responding to a
second request for information from the U.S. Department of Justice
regarding SAP's pending acquisition of Ariba. The second request is part of
the regulatory approval process under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Anti-Trust
Improvements Act.

In connection with the acquisition of Ariba, SAP AG has filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission ('SEC') the following documents:

On July 3, 2012:
A Schedule 14A containing proxy soliciting materials consisting of:
- 'Joint press release issued by SAP AG and Ariba, Inc. dated July 3, 2012'

The abovementioned documents filed with the SEC are available on the
corporate website of SAP AG at:
http://www.sap.com/corporate-en/investors/Ariba/acquisition.epx.

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Language: English
Company: SAP AG
Dietmar-Hopp-Allee 16
69190 Walldorf
Germany
Internet: www.sap.com

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