SAP AG: Veröffentlichung gemäß § 30e WpHG mit dem Ziel der europaweiten Verbreitung

SAP AG / Drittstaatveröffentlichung nach § 30e Abs. 1, Nr.3 WpHG

Veröffentlichung einer Zulassungsfolgepflichtmitteilung nach § 30e Abs. 1,
Nr. 3 WpHG, übermittelt durch die DGAP - ein Unternehmen der EquityStory
AG.
Für den Inhalt der Mitteilung ist der Emittent verantwortlich.
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Im Zusammenhang mit dem von SAP France S.A., eine société anonyme nach
französischem Recht und eine 100-prozentige Tochtergesellschaft der SAP AG,
und SAP AG (Namen der Bieter: SAP France S.A. und SAP AG) abgegebenen
öffentlichen Angebot nach US-amerikanischem Recht für die Wertpapiere von
Business Objects S.A. (Name der Zielgesellschaft), wurde am 23. Januar 2008
im Namen von SAP AG (und SAP France S.A.) das  folgende Dokument bei der
US-amerikanischen Börsenaufsichtsbehörde SEC eingereicht:


Ein Form 4 (Statement of changes in beneficial ownership) ('Form 4'). 


Dieses eingereichte Form 4 enthält die folgenden Informationen:

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 
The name and address of the reporting person is SAP AG, Dietmar-Hopp-Allee
16, 69190 Walldorf, Federal Republic of Germany.  SAP France S.A. ('SAP
France'), 23/25, rue Delarivière Lefoullon, La Défense 9, Paris, France
92064 is a joint filer (SAP France together with SAP AG, the 'Reporting
Persons').    The issuer name and ticker symbol is Business Objects S.A.
(BOBJ).   The date of the earliest transaction required to be reported is
January 18, 2008.  The relationship of each Reporting Person to the issuer
is based on ten percent owner status.

Note: This form does not report any transaction after Monday, January 21,
2008 because by acceptance of Securities tendered in the Offers Business
Objects became a foreign private issuer.

Pursuant to a Tender Offer Agreement dated October 7, 2007, by and between
SAP AG and Business Objects S.A. ('Business Objects'), SAP France, a wholly
owned subsidiary of SAP AG, commenced a tender offer on December 4, 2007
for all of the outstanding ordinary shares, nominal value EUR0.10 per share
(the 'Shares'), of Business Objects, including ordinary shares represented
by American Depositary Shares ('ADSs'), as well as the outstanding warrants
to acquire Shares ('Warrants') and convertible bonds convertible or
exchangeable into new or existing Shares ('ORNANEs,' and together with the
Shares, ADSs and Warrants, 'Securities'), issued by Business Objects
through concurrent offers in the United States (the 'U.S. Offer') and in
France (the 'French Offer' and together with the U.S. Offer, the 'Offers').

The initial offering period for the U.S. Offer expired at 9:00 a.m. New
York City time on Tuesday, January 15, 2008, at which time approximately
87,640,403 Shares (comprised of  74,687,474  Shares and 12,952,929 ADSs)
had been validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offers, which
were accepted for purchase by SAP France.  SAP France is providing a
subsequent offering period, which commenced Wednesday, January 16, 2008 and
which expires at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on Tuesday, January 29, 2008.
The reported acquisition of ADSs was made by acceptance by SAP France of
ADSs tendered pursuant to the US Offer during the subsequent offering
period.  The reported acquisition of Shares was made by market purchases on
Euronext by SAP France pursuant to the French Offer during the subsequent
offering period.
 
On January 18, 2008, SAP France acquired 233,435 Shares, bringing the total
amount of Shares beneficially owned following the reported transaction to
77,860,119.  On January 21, 2008, SAP France acquired 574,090 Shares,
bringing the total amount of Shares beneficially owned following the
reported transaction to 78,434,209.  On January 18, 2008, SAP France
acquired 45,739 ADSs, bringing the total amount of ADSs beneficially owned
following the reported transaction to 12,999,370.  The price per Share is
42.00 euros net per Share.  The price per ADS is an amount in U.S. dollars
equal to 42.00 euros net per ADS (as determined using the euro foreign
exchange reference rate published by the European Central Bank on or about
2:15 p.m. CET, 8:15 a.m. EST, on January 22, 2008).  These Shares and ADSs
are owned directly by SAP France S.A., which is a wholly owned subsidiary
of SAP AG.  SAP AG is indirect beneficial owner of the reported Securities.

Dieses eingereichte Form 4 ist auf der Website der SAP AG unter
http://www.sap.com/about/investor/bobj.epx verfügbar.

24.01.2008  Finanznachrichten übermittelt durch die DGAP
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Sprache:      Deutsch
Emittent:     SAP AG
              Dietmar-Hopp-Allee 16
              69190 Walldorf
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.sap.com
 
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