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Software AG plans to increase its dividend to EUR1.10 per share

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Darmstadt,  Germany,  March  13,  2009  -
Software AG's  executive  board and supervisory board will recommend 
a 2008 dividend payment  of  EUR1.10(previous year: EUR1.00) per 
share at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting on  April  30, 2009. This 
will result in a pay-out ratio of approximately 27 percent  of  net  
profit for fiscal  2008.  Currently 28,638,842  shares  are  entitled
to  a  dividend payment.
As already reported, Software AG increased revenue by 16 percent and 
earnings by 31 percent in fiscal year 2008. The corresponding strong 
growth in cash flow allows the company to increase its dividend, 
strengthen its cash reserves and repay bank debts.
"In this economic environment, strengthening liquidity and 
shareholder's equity are key", explains CEO Karl-Heinz Streibich. 
"This keeps us financially strong and flexible, and we can actively 
pursue consolidation opportunities in the software market."
The company foresees growth during the current fiscal year, in spite 
of the global economic crisis, and plans to increase revenue by 4 to 
8% (at constant currency rates). This organic growth could be further
strengthened by acquisitions. "However, we set very high standards 
for targeted companies", reassures CFO, Arnd Zinnhardt, "as potential
target companies must fit from the strategic perspectives as well as 
financially."
At the CeBIT trade show for information and communications technology
last week, Software AG caused a stir in professional circles with the
announcement of its new AlignSpace product initiative. This 
innovative software platform facilitates novel Internet based forums 
for IT-supported management of digital business processes. With 
AlignSpace, a company's employees can implement new business 
processes more quickly and effectively. Thanks to an array of new 
products, Software AG is considered as leading process optimizer that
can help its customers in facing growing pressures to economize. 
Public administration is also seeing an increased need for action in 
the integration of  IT structures. The increased visitor rate at 
Software AG's CeBIT booth is proof of the growing demand for 
innovative process optimization solutions, particularly in these 
times of economic crisis.
The results of the first quarter 2009 are scheduled to be published 
on April 23, 2009.
Software AG | Uhlandstraße 12 | 64297 Darmstadt | Germany
Software AG is the world's largest independent provider of Business 
Infrastructure Software. Our 4,000 global enterprise customers 
achieve business results faster by modernizing, integrating and 
automating their IT systems and processes.  As a result, they rapidly
build measurable business value and meet changing business demands. 
Based on our solutions, organizations are able to liberate and govern
their data, systems, applications, processes and services - achieving
new levels of business flexibility.
Our leading product portfolio includes solutions for high performance
data management, developing and modernizing applications, enabling 
service-oriented architecture, and improving business processes. By 
combining our technology with industry expertise and best practices 
experience, our customers improve and differentiate their businesses 
- faster.
Software AG has almost 40 years of global IT experience and over 
3,600 employees serving customers in 70 countries. The company is 
headquartered in Germany and listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange 
(TecDAX, ISIN DE 0003304002 / SOW).  Software AG posted total 
revenues of EUR721 million in 2008 (IFRS, unaudited).
Software AG - Get There Faster
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Contact:

|Otmar F. Winzig |Paul Hughes <Paul |
|<Otmar.Winzig@softwareag.com> |Hughes@softwareag.com> |
|VP Investor Relations and |Director Media Relations |
|Compliance |Telefon +49 (0) 6151 92-1787 |
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Branche: Software
ISIN: DE0003304002
WKN: 330400
Index: TecDAX, CDAX, HDAX, Prime All Share, Technologie All Share
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