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Notice of Dividend Amount • Feb 23, 2012

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Ad-hoc | 23 February 2012 22:42

SAP AG: SAP Executive Board Recommends an Increased Dividend After a Record Year and a Special Dividend Payment

SAP AG / Key word(s): Dividend

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WALLDORF, Germany - February 23, 2012 - Today, the SAP AG Executive Board
has prepared the 2011 consolidated financial statements and will recommend
to the SAP Supervisory Board to propose at the Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders to increase the dividend by 83% from EUR0.60 to EUR1.10 per
share for the fiscal year 2011. This includes a special dividend of EUR0.35
per share to celebrate SAP's 40th anniversary. If the SAP supervisory board
and the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders approve
this recommendation, the total amount distributed in dividends would be
around EUR1.3 billion (2010: EUR713 million). The dividend payout ratio
would be 38% (2010: 39%).

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and services enable more than 183,000 customers to operate profitably,
adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit
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Language: English
Company: SAP AG
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