EANS-Adhoc: SAF AG / Decision of SAP AG to submit a voluntary public offer to the shareholders of SAF Simulation, Analysis and Forecasting AG

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intended offer

20.07.2009

Tägerwilen/Switzerland, 20 July 2009

SAP AG has informed SAF Simulation, Analysis and Forecasting AG ("SAF
AG") (ISIN CH0024848738) of its decision to announce to the
shareholders of SAF AG a public offer (cash offer) for the purchase
of their shares against payment of cash consideration (the "Offer").
The Offer will be made under certain conditions, about which the
shareholders will be informed, including the condition of approval by
the competent antitrust authorities.

In analogous application of the German takeover code
(Wertpapiererwerbs- und Übernahmegesetz), the offer document will be
published shortly online at http://www.sap.com/investor.

The two principal shareholder of SAF AG, Dr. Andreas von Beringe,
president of SAF's Board of Directors (Verwaltungsrat), and Prof. Dr.
Gerhard Arminger, who together hold a total of 2,094,130 shares in
SAF (approx. 37.8% of the outstanding share capital), have
irrevocably agreed to accept such Offer for all of their shares
provided that certain conditions are met, including a minimum offer
price of EUR 10.50 per share.

The offer price will be at EUR 11.50 per share.

The Board of Directors of SAF AG will announce its reasoned opinion
in due time in analogous application of Section 27 of the German
Takeover Code.

Further information is available at www.saf-ag.com.

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====================================== About SAF AG SAF Simulation,
Analysis and Forecasting AG specializes in the development of
automated ordering and forecasting software for retailers and
industrial manufacturers. SAF deploys the demand chain management
approach, which controls replenishment planning based on consumer
demand patterns. SAF software assists users to realize substantial
cost savings and optimizes general logistics conditions through its
simulation capabilities. As a result, significant competitive
advantages are achieved along the entire value chain: lower
inventories, improved product availability, and last, but not least,
a higher level of customer satisfaction.

SAF AG was established in 1996 by Dr. Andreas von Beringe and Prof.
Dr. Gerhard Arminger. SAF shares are listed at the official market
(Prime Standard) at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FWB). Today, the
company employs approx. 100 people. Consolidated sales revenues for
fiscal year 2008, were approx. 13.4 million EUR with consolidated
profit of 2.1 million EUR according to IFRS statements. SAF's
products are distributed in many European countries as well as in the
United States. The company is headquartered in Tägerwilen,
Switzerland. SAF also has a subsidiary in the United States: SAF
Simulation, Analysis and Forecasting U.S.A., Inc., Grapevine, Texas
and in Slovakia, Bratislava: SAF Simulation, Analysis and Forecasting
Slovakia s.r.o. with the focus on Nearshore- Development.

Forward Looking Statements and Estimates This information contains
forward looking statements based on assumptions and estimates of
SAF's Management Board. Although we assume the expectations in these
forward looking statements are realistic, we cannot guarantee they
will prove to be correct. The assumptions may harbor risks and
un-certainties that may cause the actual figures to differ
considerably from the forward looking statements. Factors that may
cause such discrepancies include, among other things, risks that are
mentioned in the annual report 2008. SAF does not plan to update the
forward looking statements, nor does it assume the obligation to do
so.

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Im Internet recherchierbar: http://www.presseportal.de

Further inquiry note:

Astrid Strömer

+41 (0)71 666 79 48

astrid.stroemer@saf-ag.com

Branche: Software
ISIN: CH0024848738
WKN: A0JD78
Index: Prime All Share, Technologie All Share
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
Stuttgart / free trade
Düsseldorf / free trade
München / free trade