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SAP Announces Third Quarter and Nine Months 2009 Results

Wed. October 28, 2009; Posted: 02:02 AM
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WALLDORF, Germany, Oct 28, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- SAP | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- SAP AG (NYSE: SAP | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) today announced its preliminary financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - Third Quarter 2009


                                   SAP - Third Quarter 2009(1)
                 -------------------------------------------------------------
                          U.S. GAAP                     Non-GAAP(2)
                 ---------------------------  --------------------------------
    Euro million,                                                        %
     Unless                                                            change
     stated                             %                        %     const.
     otherwise   Q3/2009    Q3/2008   change  Q3/2009 Q3/2008  change curr.(3)
                 -------    -------   ------  ------- -------  ------ --------
    Software
     revenues       525        763       -31      525     763    -31      -30
    Software and
     software-
     related
     service
     revenues     1,937      1,994        -3    1,937   2,035     -5       -5
    Total
     revenues     2,508      2,761        -9    2,508   2,802    -10      -10
    Operating
     expenses     1,902      2,147       -11    1,834   2,071    -11      -12
    - Thereof
     restructuring
     charges         21          -         -       21       -      -        -
    Operating
     income         606        614        -1      674     731     -8       -7
    Operating
     margin (%)    24.2       22.2     2.0pp     26.9    26.1  0.8pp    1.1pp
    Income from
     continuing
     operations     436        410         6      488     497     -2
    Net income      435        389        12      487     476      2
    Basic EPS from
     cont.
     operations
     (Euro)        0.37       0.35         6     0.41    0.41      0
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    1) All figures are preliminary and unaudited.
    2) Revenue line items are adjusted for the Business Objects support
       revenue that Business Objects would have recognized had it remained a
       standalone entity but that SAP is not permitted to recognize as revenue
       under U.S. GAAP as a result of business combination accounting rules.
       Adjustments in the operating expense line items are for acquisition-
       related charges. See Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures at the end of the
       financial section of the press release for explanations of the Non-GAAP
       measures used in this press release and for related reconciliations to
       U.S. GAAP.
    3) Constant currency Non-GAAP revenue and operating income figures are
       calculated by translating Non-GAAP revenue and Non-GAAP operating
       income of the current period using the average exchange rates from the
       previous year's respective period instead of the current period.
       Constant currency period-over-period changes are calculated by
       comparing the current year's Non-GAAP constant currency numbers with
       the Non-GAAP number of the previous year's respective period. See
       Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures at the end of the financial section of
       the press release for details.

Revenues - Third Quarter 2009

    --  U.S. GAAP software and software-related service revenues were Euro 1.94
        billion (2008: Euro 1.99 billion), a decrease of 3%.  Non-GAAP software
        and software-related service revenues were Euro 1.94 billion (2008: Euro
        2.04 billion), a decrease of 5% (5% at constant currencies).
    --  U.S. GAAP total revenues were Euro 2.51 billion (2008: Euro 2.76
        billion), a decrease of 9%.  Non-GAAP total revenues were Euro 2.51
        billion (2008: Euro 2.80 billion), a decrease of 10% (10% at constant
        currencies).

    --  U.S. GAAP software revenues were Euro 525 million (2008: Euro 763
        million), a decrease of 31% (30% at constant currencies).

Income - Third Quarter 2009

    --  U.S. GAAP operating income was Euro 606 million (2008: Euro 614
        million), a decrease of 1%.  Non-GAAP operating income was Euro 674
        million (2008: Euro 731 million), decrease of 8% (7% at constant
        currencies). U.S. GAAP and Non-GAAP operating income were negatively
        impacted by restructuring charges of Euro 21 million resulting from the
        previously announced reduction of positions.  The third quarter 2009
        operating income was also affected by non-recurring items, particularly
        litigation expenses and profit resulting from reversals of provisions
        recorded in the accounting for the acquisition of Business Objects. The
        net effect of these non-recurring items was an increase of operating
        income by Euro 2 million.
    --  U.S. GAAP operating margin was 24.2% (2008: 22.2%), an increase of 2.0
        percentage points.  Non-GAAP operating margin was 26.9% (2008: 26.1%),
        or 27.2% at constant currencies, an increase of 0.8 percentage points
        (1.1 percentage points at constant currencies).  The Euro 21 million in
        restructuring charges resulting from the previously announced reduction
        of positions negatively impacted the U.S. GAAP and Non-GAAP operating
        margin by 0.8 percentage points.
    --  U.S. GAAP income from continuing operations was Euro 436 million (2008:
        Euro 410 million), an increase of 6%.  Non-GAAP income from continuing
        operations was Euro 488 million (2008: Euro 497 million), a decrease of
        2%.  U.S. GAAP and Non-GAAP income from continuing operations were
        negatively impacted by restructuring charges of Euro 14 million, net of
        tax, resulting from the previously announced reduction of positions. The
        effective tax rate in the third quarter of 2009 was 21.0% (2008: 31.9%)
        and was affected by non-recurring acquisition-related items which
        positively impacted the third quarter 2009 tax rate by approximately
        11.7 percentage points.

    --  U.S. GAAP basic earnings per share from continuing operations were Euro
        0.37 (2008: Euro 0.35), an increase of 6%.  Non-GAAP basic earnings per
        share from continuing operations were Euro 0.41 (2008: Euro 0.41), flat
        year-over-year. The restructuring charges, net of tax, resulting from
        the previously announced reduction of positions negatively impacted the
        U.S. GAAP and Non-GAAP basic earnings per share by 0.01 Euro.

Third quarter 2009 Non-GAAP operating income excludes acquisition-related charges totaling Euro 67 million (2008: Euro 76 million), and third quarter 2009 Non-GAAP income from continuing operations and Non-GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations exclude acquisition-related charges totaling Euro 52 million (2008: Euro 87 million, which included a deferred revenue write-down).

"We are pleased to report another quarter of increasing margins despite a decline in revenues. This demonstrates our continued success in maintaining tight cost controls," said Werner Brandt, CFO of SAP. "While we are seeing signs of stabilization in the general environment, the market remains difficult. Third quarter software and software-related service revenues came in lower than we expected mainly because of a particularly challenging environment in the emerging markets and Japan."

"Despite the continued tough spending environment, we are pleased to see further progress in the evolution of our volume business as a result of smaller deals," said Leo Apotheker, CEO of SAP. "In addition, we are driving more multi-year agreements, where customers buy and consume software over many periods, which we believe is a positive transition for both SAP and our customers. We have the benefit of many years of experience in facilitating the purchase of our software in this manner, including the success we had in signing multi-year, Global Enterprise Agreements with our largest customers. We have now started to leverage this approach with a bigger group of customers. And, most importantly, our solutions are built on a highly flexible and modular architecture allowing us to easily adopt this model."

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - Nine Months 2009



                                     SAP - Nine Months 2009(1)
                   -----------------------------------------------------------
                            U.S. GAAP                    Non-GAAP(2)
                   ------------------------  ---------------------------------
    Euro million,                                                    % change
     unless stated                      %                         %     const.
     otherwise     9M/2009 9M/2008   change  9M/2009  9M/2008  change curr.(3)
                   ------- -------   ------  -------  -------  ------ --------
    Software
     revenues       1,487   2,283       -35    1,487    2,283     -35      -35
    Software and
     software-
     related
     service
     revenues       5,632   5,791        -3    5,643    5,931      -5       -6
    Total
     revenues       7,482   8,079        -7    7,493    8,219      -9      -10
    Operating
     expenses       5,896   6,513        -9    5,695    6,288      -9      -11
    - Thereof
     restructuring
     charges         -186       -         -     -186        -       -        -
    Operating
     income         1,586   1,566         1    1,798    1,931      -7       -7
    Operating
     Margin (%)      21.2    19.4     1.8pp     24.0     23.5   0.5pp    0.7pp

    Income from
     continuing
     operations     1,077   1,068         1    1,238    1,339      -8
    Net income      1,062   1,039         2    1,223    1,310      -7
    Basic EPS
     from cont.
     operations
     (Euro)          0.91    0.90         1     1.04     1.12      -7
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     1) All figures are preliminary and unaudited.
     2) Revenue line items are adjusted for the Business Objects support
        revenue that Business Objects would have recognized had it remained a
        standalone entity but that SAP is not permitted to recognize as
        revenue under U.S. GAAP as a result of business combination accounting
        rules. Adjustments in the operating expense line items are for
        acquisition-related charges. See Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures at
        the end of the financial section of the press release for explanations
        of the Non-GAAP measures used in this press release and for related
        reconciliations to U.S. GAAP.
     3) Constant currency Non-GAAP revenue and operating income figures are
        calculated by translating Non-GAAP revenue and Non-GAAP operating
        income of the current period using the average exchange rates from the
        previous year's respective period instead of the current period.
        Constant currency period-over-period changes are calculated by
        comparing the current year's Non-GAAP constant currency numbers with
        the Non-GAAP number of the previous year's respective period. See
        Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures at the end of the financial section
        of the press release for details.

Revenues - Nine Months 2009

    --  U.S. GAAP software and software-related service revenues were Euro 5.63
        billion (2008: Euro 5.79 billion), a decrease of 3%.  Non-GAAP software
        and software-related service revenues were Euro 5.64 billion (2008: Euro
        5.93 billion), a decrease of 5% (6% at constant currencies).
    --  U.S. GAAP total revenues were Euro 7.48 billion (2008: Euro 8.08
        billion), a decrease of 7%.  Non-GAAP total revenues were Euro 7.49
        billion (2008: Euro 8.22 billion), a decrease of 9% (10% at constant
        currencies).

    --  U.S. GAAP software revenues were Euro 1.49 billion (2008: Euro 2.28
        billion), a decrease of 35% (35% at constant currencies).

Nine Months 2009 Non-GAAP revenue figures exclude a non-recurring deferred support revenue write-down from the acquisition of Business Objects of Euro 11 million (2008: Euro 140 million).

Income - Nine Months 2009

    --  U.S. GAAP operating income was Euro 1.59 billion (2008: Euro 1.57
        billion), an increase of 1%.  Non-GAAP operating income was Euro 1.80
        billion (2008: Euro 1.93 billion), a decrease of 7% (7% at constant
        currencies). U.S. GAAP and Non-GAAP operating income were negatively
        impacted by restructuring charges of Euro 186 million resulting from the
        previously announced reduction of positions.
    --  U.S. GAAP operating margin was 21.2% (2008: 19.4%), an increase of 1.8
        percentage points.  Non-GAAP operating margin was 24.0% (2008: 23.5%),
        or 24.2% at constant currencies, an increase of 0.5 percentage points
        (0.7 percentage points at constant currencies).  The Euro 186 million in
        restructuring charges resulting from the previously announced reduction
        of positions negatively impacted the U.S. GAAP and Non-GAAP operating
        margin by 2.5 percentage points.
    --  U.S. GAAP income from continuing operations was Euro 1.08 billion (2008:
        Euro 1.07 billion), an increase of 1%.  Non-GAAP income from continuing
        operations was Euro 1.24 billion (2008: Euro 1.34 billion), a decrease
        of 8%.  U.S. GAAP and Non-GAAP income from continuing operations were
        negatively impacted by restructuring charges of Euro 131 million, net of
        tax, resulting from the previously announced reduction of positions.

    --  U.S. GAAP basic earnings per share from continuing operations were Euro
        0.91 (2008: Euro 0.90), an increase of 1%.  Non-GAAP earnings per share
        from continuing operations were Euro 1.04 (2008: Euro 1.12), a decrease
        of 7%. The restructuring charges, net of tax, resulting from the
        previously announced reduction of positions negatively impacted the U.S.
        GAAP and Non-GAAP basic earnings per share by Euro 0.11.

Nine Months 2009 Non-GAAP operating income excludes a non-recurring deferred support revenue write-down from the acquisition of Business Objects and acquisition-related charges totaling Euro 211 million (2008: Euro 365 million), and Nine Months 2009 Non-GAAP income from continuing operations and Non-GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations exclude a non-recurring deferred support revenue write-down from the acquisition of Business Objects and acquisition-related charges totaling Euro 161 million (2008: Euro 271 million).

Cash Flow - Nine Months 2009

Operating cash flow from continuing operations was Euro 2.38 billion (2008: Euro 1.97 billion), an increase of 21%. Free cash flow was Euro 2.21 billion (2008: Euro 1.73 billion), an increase of 28%. Free cash flow was 29% of total revenues (2008: 21%). At September 30, 2009, SAP had a total group liquidity of Euro 3.04 billion (December 31, 2008: Euro 1.66 billion), which includes cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and short term investments. At September 30, 2009, net liquidity, defined as total group liquidity less bank liabilities, was Euro 925 million.

Cost Containment Measures for 2009

Previously, SAP announced that in order to enable the Company to adapt its size to today's market conditions and the broader impact of the global recession, it implemented a global reduction of positions to 48,500 by year-end 2009, taking full advantage of attrition in reaching this goal, and that it expected the reduction of positions to trigger one-time restructuring charges of approximately Euro 200 million for 2009. For the first nine months of 2009, the Company recorded in operating income a restructuring charge of Euro 186 million, and reduced approximately 2,900 positions.

Business Outlook

SAP is providing the following outlook for the full-year 2009:

The Company continues to expect its full-year 2009 Non-GAAP operating margin, which excludes a non-recurring deferred support revenue write-down from the acquisition of Business Objects and acquisition-related charges, to be in the range of 25.5% - 27.0% at constant currencies. This includes one-time restructuring charges of Euro 200 million expected to result from the reduction of positions, which negatively impact the Non-GAAP operating margin outlook by approximately 2 percentage points. The 2009 Non-GAAP operating margin outlook is now based on the assumption that 2009 Non-GAAP software and software-related service revenues, which exclude a non-recurring deferred support revenue write-down from the acquisition of Business Objects, will decline in a range of 6% - 8% at constant currencies (2008: Euro 8.623 billion).

SAP updated its outlook for the 2009 tax rate to 27.0% - 28.0% from the previously expected 2009 tax rate of 29.5% - 30.5% (based on U.S. GAAP income from continuing operations) for 2009 (2008: 30.0%).

KEY EVENTS - Third Quarter 2009

    --  In the third quarter of 2009, SAP closed major contracts in several key
        regions including Dagrofa/SuperGros, INDRA SISTEMAS, S.A., Prada S.p.A.,
        SeverStal OAO, Surgutneftegaz OAO, Swiss Life AG, and Telefonica, S.A.
        in EMEA; Banco Industrial S.A., ConocoPhillips, Dolby Laboratories,
        Fairfax County, Research In Motion Limited, and Valero Services Inc. in
        Americas; and APL Co. Pte. Ltd, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,
        Australia, HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co Ltd, Philippine Long Distance
        Telephone, Samchully Co., Ltd., and Taiwan Power Company in the Asia
        Pacific Japan region.
    --  On September 24, SAP announced that it is working with Microsoft and
        Accenture to develop a global carbon reporting, benchmarking, and
        analytics system for the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the world's
        largest carbon reporting initiative.
    --  As announced on September 23, SAP's ranking rose four places to number
        27 in the 2009 BusinessWeek/Interbrand annual list of the 100 Best
        Global Brands, with SAP's brand value holding strong at $12.106 billion.
        The Company's ranking is now at an all-time high as the 27th most
        valuable brand in the world.
    --  On September 23, SAP announced that SAP India was honored with the
        prestigious Dataquest "Top Software Company" award for 2009. This is the
        first time Dataquest has selected an enterprise software company for the
        award. SAP was chosen on the basis of its outstanding performance in the
        past year.
    --  On September 16, SAP announced that it signed a Euro 1.5 billion
        three-year Revolving Credit Facility to refinance SAP's previous Euro
        1.0 billion revolving credit facility signed in November 2004. SAP
        intends to use this credit facility for general corporate purposes.
        Deutsche Bank AG, J.P. Morgan plc and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
        acted as mandated lead arrangers and book runners of the Facility. The
        new Facility was launched on August 4 at Euro 1.0 billion and was
        extremely well received. It was oversubscribed by more than 150 percent
        with a total of 28 banks committing to it. In light of this strong
        support, SAP elected to increase the amount of the Facility to Euro 1.5
        billion.
    --  On September 9, SAP announced that its SAP World Tour 2009, a series of
        regional customer events held in more than 70 cities across Asia,
        Europe, Latin America and North America, have attracted more than 31,000
        attendees. The events will run through November 2009.
    --  On September 4, SAP announced it acquired the majority shareholding in
        SAF Simulation, Analysis and Forecasting AG (SAF), a global forecasting
        and replenishment software leader in the retail and wholesale
        industries. As of September 24, the aggregate number of SAF shares
        attributable to SAP amounted to 4,044,783 SAF shares in total;
        corresponding to approximately 73.02% of the share capital and the
        voting rights of SAF AG.
    --  On September 4, SAP announced that the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
        (DJSI) named SAP as the software sector leader for the DJSI for the
        third consecutive year. SAP had sector-leading scores in 12 of the 20
        key dimensions, including operational eco-efficiency (where it scored
        100 percent), brand management, human capital development, corporate
        citizenship and codes of conduct. SAP also received a 100 percent rating
        for its environmental reporting, driven by its innovative and
        interactive online sustainability report.
    --  On August 12, SAP announced that IT market research firm IDC reported
        SAP as the market leader in performance management and analytic
        applications for the second consecutive year, based on software license
        and maintenance revenue. SAP achieved the fastest market growth rate of
        the top five vendors in financial performance and strategy management,
        part of the overall business analytics market.
    --  On August 5, SAP announced the continued success of hosted offerings
        from its channel partners for midsize companies, enabling customers to
        better respond to changing market conditions. SAP's midsize customers
        worldwide have chosen hosting as an alternative to the traditional
        on-premise deployment option, allowing midsize companies to implement
        and run the SAP Business All-in-One solutions without the need to hire
        and train dedicated IT staff to implement and manage the software.
    --  On July 30, SAP announced the availability of feature pack 2.0 for SAP
        Business ByDesign, specifically designed for midsize companies. The new
        feature pack significantly expands functionality and provides more value
        to customers by offering business support for 35 end-to-end process
        scenarios through an on-demand solution.

    --  On July 20, SAP announced enhancements to SAP BusinessObjects Data
        Services and SAP BusinessObjects Data Federator software, part of SAP
        BusinessObjects information management (IM) solutions. These solutions
        support both SAP and non-SAP IT environments, and now have expanded
        support for SAP customers with integration with the SAP NetWeaver
        Business Warehouse.

IFRS Financial Data

SAP will discontinue its U.S. GAAP reporting and will only report financial data under IFRS from fiscal 2010 onwards. To prepare the capital markets for this change, IFRS financial data are provided in the financial section of this press release.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains certain financial measures such as Non-GAAP revenues, Non-GAAP operating income, Non-GAAP operating margin, free cash flow, constant currency revenue and operating income measures, as well as U.S. Dollar based Non-GAAP revenue numbers. These measures are not prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and therefore are considered non-GAAP financial measures. SAP's non-GAAP financial measures may not correspond to non-GAAP financial measures that other companies report. The non-GAAP financial measures that SAP reports should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, revenue, operating margin or SAP's other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. See the financial section of this press release for additional information regarding the Non-GAAP measures included in this press release and for the reconciliations to the corresponding U.S. GAAP measures.

Webcast / Supplementary Financial Information

SAP senior management will host a conference call today at 3:00 PM (CET) / 2:00 PM (UK) / 10:00 AM (Eastern). The conference call will be webcast live (and for replay purposes) on the Company's website at http://www.sap.com/investor along with supplementary financial information.

About SAP

SAP is the world's leading provider of business software, offering applications and services that enable companies of all sizes and in all industries to become best-run businesses. With approximately 92,000 customers in over 120 countries, SAP is listed on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE, under the symbol "SAP." (For more information, visit www.sap.com)

Any statements contained in this document that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "outlook," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "predict," "should" and "will" and similar expressions as they relate to SAP are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. SAP undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. The factors that could affect SAP's future financial results are discussed more fully in SAP's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including SAP's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates.

Copyright A(C) 2009 SAP AG. All rights reserved.

SAP, R/3, SAP NetWeaver, Duet, PartnerEdge, ByDesign, SAP Business ByDesign, and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and other countries. Business Objects and the Business Objects logo, BusinessObjects, Crystal Reports, Crystal Decisions, Web Intelligence, Xcelsius, and other Business Objects products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Business Objects S.A. in the United States and in other countries. Business Objects is an SAP company. All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies. Data contained in this document serves informational purposes only. National product specifications may vary.

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Appendix - Financial Information to Follow



                               Financial Information
                             for the Third Quarter 2009
                       - Condensed, Preliminary and Unaudited -

                                                                     Page
    U.S. GAAP Financial Information
        Financial Statements
    Statements of Income                                        F1 and F2
          Balance Sheets                                               F3
          Statements of Cash Flows                                     F4

        Supplementary Financial Information
          Reconciliations from Non-GAAP Numbers
           to U.S. GAAP Numbers                                 F5 and F6
          Reconciliations from Non-GAAP Revenue in
           U.S. Dollar to U.S. GAAP Revenue in Euro                    F7
          Revenue by Region                                     F8 and F9
          Share-Based Compensation                                    F10
          Free Cash Flow                                              F10
          Days Sales Outstanding                                      F10
          Headcount                                                   F10
          Multi-Quarter Summary                                       F11
          Explanations of Non-GAAP Measures                    F12 to F14

    IFRS Financial Information
        Financial Statements
          Statements of Income                                        F15
          Statements of Financial Position                            F16

        Supplementary Financial Information
          Reconciliations from U.S. GAAP and Non-GAAP
           to IFRS and Non-IFRS Numbers                               F17
          U.S. GAAP - IFRS Significant Differences with
           Impact on Income                                           F18
          Explanations of Non-IFRS Measures                           F19



    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
    (U.S. GAAP; preliminary and unaudited)

    Euro millions, unless                Three months ended
     otherwise stated                       September 30
                                       ---------------------
                                                      Change
                                       2009    2008    in %
                                       ----    ----   ------

          Software revenue              525     763     -31
          Support revenue             1.333   1.167      14
          Subscription and other
           software-related
           service revenue               79      64      23
        Software and software-related
         Service revenue              1.937   1.994      -3
          Consulting revenue            484     617     -22
          Training revenue               60     105     -43
          Other service revenue          20      26     -23
        Professional services and
         other service revenue          564     748     -25
        Other revenue                     7      19     -63
        -------------                   ---     ---     ---
      Total revenue                   2.508   2.761      -9
      -------------                   -----   -----     ---

        Cost of software and
         software-related
         services                      -412    -381       8
        Cost of professional
         services and other
         services                      -436    -583     -25
        Research and development       -381    -398      -4
        Sales and marketing            -515    -634     -19
        General and administration     -136    -156     -13
        Restructuring                   -21       0     N/A
        Other operating
         income/expense, net             -1       5   <-100
                                        ---     ---   -----
      Total operating expenses       -1.902  -2.147     -11
      ------------------------

      Operating income                  606     614      -1
      ----------------                  ---     ---     ---

        Other non-operating
         income/expense, net            -41       7   <-100
        Financial income/expense, net   -13     -19     -32
        -----------------------------   ---     ---     ---
      Income from continuing
       operations before
      income taxes                      552     602      -8
      ------------                      ---     ---     ---

        Income taxes                   -116    -192     -40
        ------------                    ---     ---     ---
      Income from continuing
       operations                       436     410       6
      ----------------------            ---     ---     ---

        Loss from discontinued
         operations, net of tax          -1     -21     -95
        -----------------------
      Net income                        435     389      12
      ----------                        ---     ---     ---

      - Net income attributable
       to noncontrolling interests*       0       1    -100
      - Net income attributable
       to shareholders of SAP AG        435     388      12

      Earnings per share (EPS)
        EPS from continuing
         operations - basic in euro    0,37    0,35       6
        EPS from continuing
         operations - diluted in euro  0,37    0,34       9
        EPS from net income
         attributable to
         shareholders of SAP AG -
         basic in euro                 0,37    0,33      12
        EPS from net income
         attributable to
         shareholders of SAP AG -
         diluted in euro               0,37    0,33      12

        Weighted average number
         of shares in millions,
         treasury stock excluded      1.188   1.188
        ------------------------      -----   -----
      Key ratios
              Operating margin in %    24,2    22,2   2,0pp
           Effective tax rate from
          continuing operations in %   21,0    31,9

    * Due to the first-time application of SFAS 160, Noncontrolling Interests
      in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51 the
      term minority interest has been replaced with noncontrolling interests
      and the categorization of noncontrolling interests is now shown below
      net income. The prior year figures have also been changed as a result of
      the adoption of this standard.



    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
    (U.S. GAAP; preliminary and unaudited)

    Euro millions, unless                Nine months ended
     otherwise stated                      September 30
                                       ---------------------
                                                      Change
                                       2009    2008    in %
                                       ----    ----   ------

          Software revenue            1.487   2.283     -35
          Support revenue             3.922   3.324      18
          Subscription and other
           software-related
           service revenue              223     184      21
        Software and
         software-related service
         revenue                      5.632   5.791      -3
          Consulting revenue          1.554   1.832     -15
          Training revenue              202     323     -37
          Other service revenue          67      77     -13
        Professional services and
         other service revenue        1.823   2.232     -18
        Other revenue                    27      56     -52
        -------------                   ---     ---     ---
      Total revenue                   7.482   8.079      -7
      -------------                   -----   -----     ---

        Cost of software and
         software-related
         services                    -1.192  -1.166       2
        Cost of professional
         services and other
         services                    -1.423  -1.731     -18
        Research and development     -1.118  -1.236     -10
        Sales and marketing          -1.589  -1.912     -17
        General and
         administration                -393    -477     -18
        Restructuring                  -186       0     N/A
        Other operating
         income/expense, net              5       9     -44
                                        ---     ---     ---
      Total operating expenses       -5.896  -6.513      -9
      ------------------------

      Operating income                1.586   1.566       1
      ----------------                -----   -----     ---

        Other non-operating
         income/expense, net            -63      25   <-100
        Financial income/expense, net   -53     -34      56
        -----------------------------   ---     ---     ---
      Income from continuing
       operations before
      income taxes                    1.470   1.557      -6
      ------------                    -----   -----     ---

        Income taxes                   -393    -489     -20
        ------------                   ----    ----     ---
      Income from continuing
       operations                     1.077   1.068       1
      ----------------------          -----   -----     ---

        Loss from discontinued
         operations, net of tax         -15     -29     -48
        -----------------------
      Net income                      1.062   1.039       2
      ----------                        ---     ---     ---

      - Net income attributable
       to noncontrolling interests*       1       1       0
      - Net income attributable
       to shareholders of SAP AG      1.061   1.038       2

      Earnings per share (EPS)
        EPS from continuing
         operations - basic in euro    0,91    0,90       1
        EPS from continuing
         operations - diluted in euro  0,91    0,89       2
        EPS from net income
         attributable to
         shareholders of SAP AG -
         basic in euro                 0,89    0,87       2
        EPS from net income
         attributable to
         shareholders of SAP AG -
         diluted in euro               0,89    0,87       2

        Weighted average number
         of shares in millions,
         treasury stock excluded      1.188   1.192
        ------------------------      -----   -----
      Key ratios
          Operating margin in %        21,2    19,4   1,8pp
          Effective tax rate from
           continuing operations in %  26,7    31,4

    * Due to the first-time application of SFAS 160, Noncontrolling Interests
      in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51 the
      term minority interest has been replaced with noncontrolling interests
      and the categorization of noncontrolling interests is now shown below
      net income. The prior year figures have also been changed as a result of
      the adoption of this standard.



    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
    (U.S. GAAP; preliminary and unaudited)

                                              September 30,   December 31,
    Euro millions                                 2009             2008
    -------------                             -------------   ------------
    Assets

      Cash and cash equivalents                    2.414           1.277
      Restricted cash                                  1               3
      Short-term investments                         625             382
      Accounts receivable, net                     2.097           3.128
      Other assets                                   568             705
      Deferred income taxes                          213             203
      Prepaid expenses/deferred charges              115              84
    Current assets                                 6.033           5.782

      Goodwill                                     5.019           5.009
      Intangible assets, net                         944           1.127
      Property, plant, and equipment, net          1.372           1.405
      Investments                                    101              95
      Accounts receivable, net                         2               2
      Other assets                                   668             566
      Deferred income taxes                          190             187
      Prepaid expenses/deferred charges               45              24
    Noncurrent assets                              8.341           8.415

    Total assets                                  14.374          14.197
    ------------                                  ------          ------


                                             September 30,   December 31,
    Euro millions                                 2009            2008
    -------------                            -------------   ------------
    Liabilities and total equity

      Accounts payable                               521             538
      Income tax obligations                         264             363
      Financial liabilities                        1.506           2.574
      Other liabilities                            1.107           1.486
      Provisions                                     323             214
      Deferred income taxes                           33              48
      Deferred income                              1.050             611
      Current liabilities                          4.804           5.834
      Accounts payable                                 0               5
      Income tax obligations                         188             278
      Financial liabilities                          726              36
      Other liabilities                               99              94
      Provisions                                     509             497
      Deferred income taxes                          151             157
      Deferred income                                 65              61
      Noncurrent liabilities                       1.738           1.128
    Total liabilities                              6.542           6.962

      Common stock, no par value                   1.226           1.226
      Treasury stock                              -1.326          -1.362
      Additional paid-in capital                     316             320
      Retained earnings                            8.176           7.709
      Accumulated other comprehensive loss          -580            -660
    Total equity attributable to
     shareholders of SAP AG                        7.812           7.233
    Noncontrolling interests*                         20               2
    Total equity                                   7.832           7.235

    Total liabilities and total equity            14.374          14.197
    ----------------------------------            ------          ------

    * Reclassification of noncontrolling interests (previously minority
      interests) is based on the first-time application of SFAS 160.



    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
    (U.S. GAAP; preliminary and unaudited)

    Euro millions                         Nine months ended September 30
                                          -------------------------------
                                          2009                       2008
                                          ----                       ----

        Net income                       1.062                      1.039
        Net loss from discontinued
         operations                         15                         29
        Income from continuing
         operations                      1.077                      1.068
     Adjustments to reconcile income
      from continuing operations
     to net cash provided by operating
      activities:
        Depreciation and amortization      373                        412
        Gains/losses from equity
         investees                          -1                          1
        Losses on disposal of
         intangible assets and
         property, plant, and equipment      4                          2
        Gains on disposal of investments     0                         -9
        Writedowns of financial assets       9                          4
        Allowances for doubtful accounts    91                         34
        Impacts of hedging for
         cash-settled share-based
         payment plans                       2                        -10
        Stock-based compensation
         including income tax benefits       7                         22
        Excess tax benefit from
         share-based compensation           -1                        -14
        Deferred income taxes              -64                        -72
        Change in accounts receivable      967                        528
        Change in other assets             -34                         77
        Change in accrued and other
         liabilities                      -575                       -558
        Change in deferred income          521                        485
        -------------------------          ---                        ---
     Net cash provided by operating
      activities from continuing
      operations                         2.376                      1.970
     ------------------------------      -----                      -----
        Business combinations, net of
         cash and cash equivalents
         acquired                          -65                     -3.767
        Repayment of acquirees' debt in
         business combinations               0                       -450
        Purchase of intangible assets
         and property, plant, and
         equipment                        -169                       -244
        Proceeds from disposal of
         intangible assets and
         property, plant, and equipment     19                         27
        Cash transferred to restricted
         cash                                0                       -451
        Reduction of restricted cash         3                      1.000
        Purchase of investments           -566                        -40
        Sales of investments               312                        521
        Purchase of other financial
         assets                            -10                        -11
        Sales of other financial assets     12                         12
        -------------------------------    ---                        ---
     Net cash used in investing
      activities from continuing
      operations                          -464                     -3.403
     ---------------------------          ----                     ------
        Dividends paid                    -594                       -594
        Purchase of treasury stock           0                       -487
        Proceeds from reissuance of
         treasury stock                     20                         79
        Proceeds from issuance of
         common stock (share-based
         compensation)                       4                         13
        Excess tax benefit from
         share-based compensation            0                         14
        Proceeds from private placement
         transaction                       697                          0
        Proceeds from short-term and
         long-term debt                      0                      3.859
        Repayments of short-term and
         long-term debt                   -902                     -1.521
        Proceeds from the exercise of
         equity-based derivative
         instruments (STAR hedge)            4                         33
        Purchase of equity-based
         derivative instruments (hedge
         for cash-settled share-based
         payment plans)                      0                        -55
        ------------------------------     ---                        ---
     Net cash provided by/used in
       financing activities from
      continuing operations               -771                      1.341
     ----------------------------         ----                      -----
     Effect of foreign exchange rates
      on cash and cash equivalents          10                         -9
     --------------------------------       --                         --
     Net cash used in operating
      activities from discontinued
      operations                           -14                        -21
     -----------------------------         ---                        ---
     Net change in cash and cash
      equivalents                        1.137                       -122
     ---------------------------         -----                       ----
     Cash and cash equivalents at the
      beginning of the period            1.277                      1.608
     --------------------------------    -----                      -----
     Cash and cash equivalents at the
      end of the period                  2.414                      1.486
     --------------------------------    -----                      -----



    Reconciliations from Non-GAAP Numbers to U.S. GAAP Numbers
    Preliminary and unaudited

    The following table presents a reconciliation from our non-GAAP numbers
    (including our non-GAAP at constant currency numbers) to the respective
    most comparable U.S. GAAP numbers.  Note: Our non-GAAP numbers are not
    prepared under a comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles.

                                          Three months ended September 30
                                      ----------------------------------------
                                                        2009
                                      ----------------------------------------
                                                                    Non-GAAP
    Euro millions,                    U.S.           Non-  Currency constant
     unless otherwise stated          GAAP    Adj.* GAAP* impact**  currency**
                                      ----    ----- ----- --------  ----------
    Non-GAAP Revenue Numbers
    ========================
            Software revenue            525       0    525      10     535
            Support revenue           1.333       0  1.333      -6   1.327
            Subscription
             and other
            software-related
             service revenue             79       0     79      -1      78
         Software and software-
          related service
          revenue                     1.937       0  1.937       3   1.940
            Consulting revenue          484       0    484      -2     482
            Training revenue             60       0     60       0      60
            Other service revenue        20       0     20       0      20
         Professional services and
          other service revenue         564       0    564      -1     563
         Other revenue                    7       0      7       0       7
    Total revenue                     2.508       0  2.508       2   2.510
    -------------                     -----     ---  -----     ---   -----
    Non-GAAP Operating
     Expense Numbers
    ==================
         Cost of software and
          software-related services    -412      46   -366
         Cost of professional
          services and other
          services                     -436       0   -436
         Research and development      -381       1   -380
         Sales and marketing           -515      18   -497
         General and administration    -136       2   -134
         Restructuring                  -21       0    -21
         Other operating
          income/expense, net            -1       0     -1
    Total operating expenses         -1.902      67 -1.834      6   -1.828
    ------------------------         ------     --- ------    ---   ------

    Non-GAAP Income Numbers
    =======================
    Operating income                    606      67    674      8      682
         Other non-operating
          income/expense, net           -41       0    -41
         Financial income/expense,
          net                           -13       0    -13
    Income from continuing
     operations before income
     taxes                              552      67    619
         Income taxes                  -116     -15   -131
    Income from continuing
     operations                         436      52    488
         Loss from discontinued
          operations, net of tax         -1       0     -1
    Net income                          435      52    487
         - Net income attributable
           to noncontrolling
           interests                      0       0      0
         - Net income attributable
           to shareholders
           of SAP AG                    435      52    487
         -------------------------      ---     ---    ---

    Non-GAAP EPS
    ============
         EPS from continuing
          operations - basic in euro   0,37           0,41
         EPS from continuing
          operations - diluted
          in euro                      0,37           0,41
         EPS from net income
          attributable to
          shareholders of SAP
          AG - basic in euro           0,37           0,41
         EPS from net income
          attributable to
          shareholders of SAP AG -
          diluted in euro              0,37           0,41
         Weighted average number
          of shares in millions,
          treasury stock excluded     1.188          1.188
         ------------------------     -----          -----
    Non-GAAP Key Ratios
    ===================
         Operating margin in %         24,2           26,9           27,2
         Effective tax rate from
          continuing operations
          in %                         21,0           21,2
         -----------------------       ----           ----


                                       Three months ended September 30
                                ----------------------------------------------
                                      2008                  Change in %
                                ------------------     -----------------------
                                                                      Non-GAAP
    Euro millions,              U.S.          Non-      U.S.  Non-    constant
     unless otherwise stated    GAAP    Adj.* GAAP*     GAAP  GAAP* currency**
                                ----    ----- -----     ----  ----- ----------
    Non-GAAP Revenue Numbers
    ========================
          Software revenue       763       0    763       -31    -31    -30
          Support revenue      1.167      41  1.208        14     10     10
          Subscription and
           other software-
           related service
           revenue                64       0     64        23     23     22
        Software and
         software-related
         service revenue       1.994      41  2.035        -3     -5     -5
          Consulting revenue     617       0    617       -22    -22    -22
          Training revenue       105       0    105       -43    -43    -43
          Other service
           revenue                26       0     26       -23    -23    -23
        Professional services
         and other service
         revenue                 748       0    748       -25    -25    -25
        Other revenue             19       0     19       -63    -63    -63
    Total revenue              2.761      41  2.802        -9    -10    -10
    -------------              -----     ---  -----       ---    ---    ---
    Non-GAAP Operating
     Expense Numbers
    ==================
        Cost of software
         and software-related
         services               -381      49   -332         8     10
        Cost of professional
         services and other
         services               -583       0   -583       -25    -25
        Research and
         development            -398       3   -395        -4     -4
        Sales and marketing     -634      23   -611       -19    -19
        General and
         administration         -156       1   -155       -13    -14
        Restructuring              0       0      0       N/A    N/A
        Other operating
         income/expense, net       5       0      5     <-100  <-100
    Total operating expenses  -2.147      76 -2.071       -11    -11    -12
    ------------------------  ------     --- ------       ---    ---    ---

    Non-GAAP Income Numbers
    =======================
    Operating income             614     117    731        -1     -8     -7
        Other non-operating
         income/expense, net       7       0      7     <-100  <-100
        Financial income/
         expense, net            -19       0    -19       -32    -32
    Income from continuing
     operations before income
     taxes                       602     117    719        -8    -14
        Income taxes            -192     -30   -222       -40    -41
    Income from continuing
     operations                  410      87    497         6     -2
        Loss from discontinued
        operations, net of tax   -21       0    -21       -95    -95
    Net income                   389      87    476        12      2
        - Net income
          attributable to
          noncontrolling
          interests                1       0      1      -100   -100
        - Net income
          attributable to
          shareholders
          of SAP AG              388      87    475        12      3
        -----------------        ---     ---    ---       ---    ---

    Non-GAAP EPS
    ============
        EPS from continuing
         operations - basic
         in euro                0,35           0,41         6      0
        EPS from continuing
         operations - diluted
         in euro                0,34           0,41         9      0
        EPS from net income
         attributable to
         shareholders of SAP
         AG - basic in euro     0,33           0,40        12      2
        EPS from net income
         attributable to
         shareholders of SAP
         AG - diluted
         in euro                0,33           0,40        12      2
        Weighted average
         number of shares in
         millions, treasury
         stock excluded        1.188          1.188
        --------------------   -----          -----
    Non-GAAP Key Ratios
    ===================
        Operating margin
         in %                   22,2           26,1     2,0pp  0,8pp  1,1pp
        Effective tax rate
         from continuing
         operations in %        31,9           30,9
        ------------------      ----           ----

    * Adjustments in the revenue line items are for the Business Objects
      support revenue that Business Objects would have recognized had it
      remained a stand-alone entity but that SAP is not permitted to recognize
      as revenue under U.S. GAAP as a result of business combination
      accounting rules. Adjustments in the operating expense line items are
      for acquisition-related charges. See Explanations of Non-GAAP Measures
      for details.

    ** Constant currency revenue and operating income figures are calculated
       by translating revenue and operating income of the current period using
       the average exchange rates from the previous year's respective period
       instead of the current period. Constant currency period-over-period
       changes are calculated by comparing the current year's non-GAAP
       constant currency numbers with the non-GAAP number of the previous
       year's respective period. See Explanations of Non-GAAP Measures for
       details.

    Differences may exist due to rounding.



    Reconciliations from Non-GAAP Numbers to U.S. GAAP Numbers
    Preliminary and unaudited

    The following table presents a reconciliation from our non-GAAP numbers
    (including our non-GAAP at constant currency numbers) to the respective
    most comparable U.S. GAAP numbers.  Note: Our non-GAAP numbers are not
    prepared under a comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles.

                                         Nine months ended September 30
                                   ------------------------------------------
                                                     2009
                                   ------------------------------------------
                                                                    Non-GAAP
    Euro millions,                 U.S.           Non-    Currency  constant
     unless otherwise stated       GAAP   Adj.*   GAAP*   impact** currency**
                                   ----   -----   -----   -------- ----------
    Non-GAAP Revenue Numbers
    ========================
          Software revenue        1.487      0     1.487      -6     1.481
          Support revenue         3.922     11     3.933     -68     3.865
          Subscription and
           other software-
           related service
           revenue                  223      0       223      -8       215
        Software and
         software-related
         service revenue          5.632     11     5.643     -82     5.561
          Consulting revenue      1.554      0     1.554     -28     1.526
          Training revenue          202      0       202      -1       201
          Other service revenue      67      0        67      -1        66
        Professional services and
         other service revenue    1.823      0     1.823     -30     1.793
        Other revenue                27      0        27      -1        26
      Total revenue               7.482     11     7.493    -114     7.379
      -------------               -----    ---     -----    ----     -----

    Non-GAAP Operating
     Expense Numbers
    ==================
        Cost of software and
         software-related
         services                -1.192    139    -1.053
        Cost of professional
         services and
         other services          -1.423     
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