EANS-News: Software AG / Software AG plans to increase its dividend to EUR1.15 per share

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Darmstadt (euro adhoc) - Darmstadt, Germany, March 17 2009 - Software
AG´s executive board and supervisory board will recommend a 2009
dividend payment of EUR1.15 (previous year: EUR1.10) per share at the
Annual Shareholders´ Meeting on May 21, 2010. This will result in
total dividends of EUR32.6 million (2008: EUR31.5 million).

For fiscal year 2009, Software AG reported increased revenue of 18
percent, earnings up by 22 percent and a free cash flow increase of
41 percent. This strong growth in net income as well as cash flow has
allowed the company to again increase its dividend, simultaneously
reducing its net debt position, predominantly resulting from its
acquisition of IDS Scheer in 2009. Software AG plans to repay
liabilities from operating cash flow by 2013.

"Reducing net debt will allow us to take advantage of further
consolidation in the software industry", said CEO Karl-Heinz
Streibich. "We have set ourselves the goal of market leadership in
Business Process Excellence and we need to be able to react quickly
to acquisition opportunities."

Software AG is forecasting for fiscal year 2010, at constant currency
rates, total revenue growth of 25 to 30 percent with product revenue
growth of 12 to 15 percent. The company also forecasts growth in net
income of 8 to 12 percent.

According to CFO Arnd Zinnhardt, "We believe that this dividend
strikes the right balance between rewarding shareholders, in line
with the record results achieved in 2009, and the necessity of
reducing net debt, therefore keeping our options open regarding
further business development."

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Further inquiry note:

Otmar F. Winzig

VP Investor Relations & Compliance

Tel.: +49 (0) 6151 92-1669

E-Mail: otmar.winzig@softwareag.com

Branche: Software
ISIN: DE0003304002
WKN: 330400
Index: TecDAX, CDAX, HDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share
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