EANS-Capital Market Information: Software AG / Disclosure in accordance with Art. 4, No. 2 of Regulation (EC) No. 2273/2003 (Share Buyback)

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Disclosure pursuant to Article 4 (2) Commission Regulation (EC) No
2273/2003

The share buyback announced by Software Aktiengesellschaft by way of
ad hoc disclosure on 7 February 2013 will commence on 12 February
2013. During the period until 31 December 2013, own shares of the
company in a value of up to EUR 180 million (excluding ancillary
costs) will be bought back. Based on the Xetra closing rate (on 11
February 2013), this equates to a volume of up to ca. 6.175 million
shares. The executive board is thus exercising the authority to buy
back its own shares according to Section 71 (1) no. 8 Stock
Corporation Act (AktG) granted by the general meeting of Software
Aktiengesellschaft on 21 May 2010. The shares bought back may be used
for all purposes permissible under the above mentioned authority and
applicable stock corporation law.

A bank will be mandated to execute the buyback, which will decide
upon the timing of the purchase of the shares independently and free
of influence of the company. The right of Software Aktiengesellschaft
to terminate the mandate prematurely and to transfer the mandate to
another bank remains unaffected. The buyback shall be executed
exclusively via the electronic trading system of the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange (Xetra) at the lowest available price, and discretionary in
the interests of the company. The purchase price of each share bought
back (excluding ancillary costs) must neither exceed nor fall below
the average stock price of Software AG's shares by more than 10
percent on the basis of the unweighted average Xetra closing price of
the Frankfurt Stock Exchange or a comparable successor system on the
five trading days preceding the acquisition. As regards the time of
acquisition, the time of the conclusion of the transaction shall be
decisive.

Furthermore, the bank is/will be bound to comply with the conditions
for trading pursuant to Article 5 of the Commission Regulation (EC)
No. 2273/2003) of 22 December 2003 (Commission Regulation) as well as
all relevant provisions. According to the Commission Regulation, the
shares must not be purchased at a price exceeding the higher of the
price of the last independent trade or the highest current
independent bid, in each case on the stock exchange where the
purchase is carried out. In accordance with the Commission
Regulation, in any one day no more than 25 percent of the average
daily volume of the shares on the stock exchange on which the
purchase is carried out will be purchased. The average daily volume
figure is based on the average daily volume traded in the 20 trading
days preceding the date of purchase.

Provided that all relevant legal requirements are met, the executive
board may at any time suspend and resume the share buyback program.

Transactions will be disclosed no later than the end of the seventh
daily market session following the date of execution of such
transactions as required by Article 4 (4) of the Commission
Regulation.

Additionally, Software Aktiengesellschaft will report regularly on
the progress of the share buyback on its website at
www.softwareag.com/ir.

Darmstadt, 11 February 2013

Software Aktiengesellschaft

The Executive Board

Further inquiry note:
Robert Adolph
Senior Manager Investor Relations
Tel.: +49 (6151) 92 1237
E-Mail: robert.adolph@softwareag.com

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issuer: Software AG
Uhlandstr. 12
D-64297 Darmstadt
phone: +49 (0)6151 92 1899
FAX: +49 (0) 6151 92 1933
mail: investor.relations@softwareag.com
WWW: http://www.softwareag.com
sector: Software
ISIN: DE0003304002
indexes: TecDAX, CDAX, HDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share
stockmarkets: free trade: Hannover, Berlin, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart,
regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt
language: English