WALLDORF, Germany — The Executive Board and the Supervisory Board of SAP AG (NYSE:SAP) recommend that shareholders approve a dividend of €0.50 (unchanged from previous year) per ordinary share at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders. If the shareholders approve this recommendation the total amount distributed in dividends would be approximately €594 million (based on the outstanding shares as of December 31, 2008), representing a pay-out ratio of 32%.
The Annual General Meeting is scheduled for May 19, 2009 at SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany. The payment of the dividend is scheduled for or after May 20, 2009.
Note to holders of SAP ADRs (American Depositary Receipts): One SAP ADR (American Depositary Receipt) represents one SAP AG’s Ordinary share. However, the final dividend is dependent on the Euro/US-Dollar exchange rate. SAP AG pays cash dividends in Euro, so the exchange rate fluctuations will also affect the US-Dollar amounts received by the holders of ADRs on the conversion into US-Dollars of cash dividends paid in Euro on the ordinary shares represented by the ADRs. The final dividend payment by SAP AG to the depositary bank is scheduled for May 20, 2009. The depositary bank will then convert the dividend payment from Euro into US-Dollar as promptly as practicable.
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