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Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

Shareholder Meeting FAQ

  1. Where is the annual general meeting of shareholders being held?
    This year, the SAP AG Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held in SAP ARENA for the first time:
    Xaver-Fuhr-Strasse 150
    68163 Mannheim, Germany.
  2. When does the meeting start and how long will it last?
    The meeting starts at 10 a.m. on June 3, 2008. How long it lasts depends on the number of speakers from the floor and how many questions the shareholders and their representatives put to the Executive Board and Supervisory Board.
  3. When will the invitations be sent out this year?
    Invitations to the SAP AG Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be sent commencing April 24, 2008. This constitutes the formal convening of the meeting.
  4. Some companies send their invitations by e-mail. Will SAP be doing this?
    SAP shares are bearer shares, so SAP does not have a register of shareholder names and details. All invitations will be distributed through the securities deposit banks.
  5. What should I do when I receive the invitation?
    If you would like a ticket to the meeting, you must order it through the securities deposit bank that sent you the meeting invitation. You cannot apply for a meeting ticket from SAP. (Also see question 9, below, for other conditions that participants must meet.)
  6. I haven't received an invitation. What should I do?
    Please contact your bank if it hasnt sent you your invitation.
  7. Why do I need a meeting ticket from my securities deposit bank if I just want to give instructions on the Internet about casting my votes?
    You need a ticket number to access the Internet proxy appointment and instruction system.
  8. My meeting ticket didn't arrive in time. What should I do?
    If your attendance is registered but your meeting ticket doesn’t arrive in time, please come to the information desk in the SAP ARENA entrance hall on the day of the meeting with confirmation from your bank.
  9. Who can attend the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders?
    You are entitled to attend the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and to exercise your voting rights if you register your attendance and furnish evidence of your shareholding to SAP on or before May 27, 2008 at the following address:
    AG
    c/o Commerzbank AG
    ZTB M 3.2.4 General Meetings/Proxy Voting
    60261 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    SAP must receive your registration in German or English in text form. The evidence of shareholding must be submitted in the form of evidence prepared by a depositary institution in German or English. The evidence by the depositary institution must relate to the beginning of the record date, May 13, 2008, as required since 2005 by the German Corporate Integrity and Avoidance Right Modernization Act. To attend and vote, you must be the shareholder at the beginning of the record date.
  10. Can I attend the meeting if I sell my shares before the meeting date?
    You can attend if you have furnished evidence that you owned SAP shares on the record date (the day 21 days before the meeting) and your attendance was registered not later than seven days before the meeting at the address notified for that purpose. You can still attend if you sell your shares after the record date.
  11. Can I vote on the Internet? Is there any other way I can give voting instructions?
    The law does not allow Internet voting as such, but before and during the meeting you can use the Internet to instruct a proxy whom SAP provides at the meeting to vote on your behalf if you require. You can also instruct an SAP-provided proxy by fax or mail. You can give voting instructions or change earlier instructions until shortly before the ballot is held in the meeting hall. At the appropriate time, the person chairing the meeting will make an announcement.
  12. Is there free parking for cars?
    Parking at the Rosengartens own garage and at the nearby Wasserturm tower and Dorint hotel garages is free for people attending the meeting. There is a plan on the meeting ticket showing the garages. There is also a free park and ride on Friedensplatz soon after you leave the A656 autobahn approaching downtown Mannheim. The park and ride is signed from the autobahn on the day.
  13. Does SAP provide complimentary bus and rail tickets to the meeting?
    There are no complimentary bus or rail tickets. If you wish to come by bus or rail you will have to pay your own fare.
  14. Why are there security checks?
    SAP wishes to provide a safe environment for people attending annual general meeting. There will be the usual security checks as people arrive for the meeting.
  15. Where can I obtain evidence of attendance for my tax return?
    The attendance certificate is at the back of the book of ballot cards that you will receive when you arrive and hand in your ticket. Please detach it from the ballot book and keep it.
  16. Where can I get the new annual report?
    There is a copy of the new annual report on every chair in all of the halls used for the meeting. If there are none left, you can obtain one from the Investor Relations stand in the official meeting zone. You can view the annual report online at http://www.sap.com/about/investor/reports/annualreport/2007/pdf/0415_OL_SAP_GeBe07_USGAAP_GB.pdf or order a printed copy at http://www.sap.com/about/investor/investorservices/investorpackage.epx.
  17. Can I follow the entire annual general shareholder meeting on the Internet?
    SAP will webcast the entire meeting, including speeches from the floor. After the meeting, a recording of the chairpersons opening address and the executive boards presentation will also be available online.
  18. Where can I find the CEO’s presentation to the meeting online?
    The text of the CEO’s presentation and the accompanying slides will be posted on the SAP Web site at www.sap.com/agm when the meeting begins.
  19. When will the dividend be paid?
    Subject to the approval of the meeting, the securities deposit banks will pay out the dividend on June 4, 2008.

Want to learn more? Contact SAP Investor Relations.

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