EANS-Adhoc: The General Meeting of the Shareholders of Beta Systems elects a new Supervisory Board

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17.08.2010

Berlin, August 17, 2010 - The General Meeting of Shareholders of Beta
Systems Software AG (BSS, ISIN DE0005224406), which took place today
in Berlin, elected Dr. Günter Lewald, Mr. Stephan Helmstädter, Mr.
Herbert Werle and Dr. Carsten Bräutigam as new members to the
company´s Supervisory Board with a large majority and by way of votes
cast on an individual basis. In the subsequent constituent meeting of
the new Supervisory Board, Dr. Günter Lewald was elected to the
office of Chairman of the Supervisory Board. The new Deputy Chairman
of the Supervisory Board is Mr. Stephan Helmstädter. Moreover, Mr.
Stefan Hillenbach and Mr. Peter Becker are also members of the
Supervisory Board, elected for a new term of office by the employees
as their representatives prior to the General Meeting of
Shareholders.

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====================================== Information and explanations
on this ad-hoc release by the issuer: The term of office of all
former members of the Supervisory Board expired at the end of the
General Meeting of Shareholders 2010.

Statements by the Management Board Gernot Sagl, Chief Financial
Officer of Beta Systems Software AG, expressed his thanks: “On behalf
of Beta Systems and all its employees, I would like to thank Mr.
Sebastian Leser, who was Chairman of the Supervisory Board for many
years, as well Dr. Arun Nagwaney, Mr. Jürgen Dickemann, Mr. Volker
Wöhrle and Mr. Wilhelm Terhaag as our other former Supervisory Board
members for their outstanding commitment and personal dedication in
past years."

Jürgen Herbott, Chief Executive Officer of Beta Systems Software AG
added: “We at Beta Systems are now entering a new era. I am looking
forward to cooperating with our Supervisory Board members with their
wealth of experience in the IT sector. A wide range of challenging
issues lies ahead of us and will be the subject of discussions
through to the end of the year. This includes, for instance, the
product and innovation strategy to be adopted as part of our "Buy &
Build” approach and the reviewing and streamlining of our structures
and processes in the wake of the sale of the ECM business."

Other decisions approved by the General Meeting of Shareholders The
General Meeting of Shareholders also approved the discharge of Board
member Mr. Gernot Sagl. The discharge of Mr. Kamyar Niroumand, former
Chief Executive Officer relieved of his duties in July last year, was
postponed. The Supervisory Board was discharged for the fiscal year
2009. In addition, the General Meeting of Shareholders selected KPMG
AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Berlin, as the independent
auditor for the separate and consolidated accounts in the fiscal year
2010, and decided in favor of raising the remuneration of the
Supervisory Board, along with the corresponding amendments to the
Articles of Association. Moreover, the shareholders of the company
approved the Control and Profit Transfer Agreement between Beta
Systems Software AG and DETEC Software GmbH.

Presence at the General Meeting of Shareholders (presence, second
amendment): Share capital: € 17,275,588.20 Capital represented: €
13,023,639.20 % of share capital: 75.39 % Votes represented:
10,018,184 votes

Details of the results of the voting process have been posted on the
website at www.betasystems.com under the Investor Relations/General
Meeting of Shareholders heading.

End of information and explanations Beta Systems Software AG (Prime
Standard: BSS, ISIN DE0005224406) offers large corporations high-end
infrastructure software which spans sectors. This software enhances
the performance of a company’s IT in terms of its availability,
scaleability and flexibility. Data centers optimize their job and
output management. Moreover, especially companies with high numbers
of users are supported in the automation of their IT user
administration. Improved security also serves to fulfill the
requirements placed on business operations in respect of governance,
risk management and compliance (GRC).

Beta Systems was founded in 1983, has been a listed company since
1997, and has a workforce of around 350 employees. The company’s
principal place of business is Berlin. Beta Systems operates through
Centers of Competence in Cologne and Calgary, as well as 18
subsidiaries worldwide and cooperations with numerous partner
companies. Throughout the world more than 1,300 customers use the
products and solutions of Beta Systems to improve their processes and
security in more than 3,200 running installations. At present, Beta
Systems generates 50 percent of its sales from international
business. Around 200 of its customers are based in the USA and
Canada. More information on the company and its products can be found
under www.betasystems.com.

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Tel.: +49 (0)30 726 118-171

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e-mail: stefanie.frey@betasystems.com

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Branche: Software
ISIN: DE0005224406
WKN: 522440
Index: CDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
Hamburg / free trade
Stuttgart / free trade
Düsseldorf / free trade