Software AG

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  Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is
  responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG (share)

Person/company obliged to make the notification:
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Name:    DWS Investment GmbH
Place:   Frankfurt am Main
State:   Germany


On December 22, 2011, DWS Investment GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany, has informed us
according to Section 21, Para. 1 WpHG that its voting rights in Software AG,
Darmstadt, Germany, ISIN: DE0003304002, WKN: 330400, have exceeded the threshold
of 3% of the voting rights on December 20, 2011, and on that day amount to
3.313% (this corresponds to 2,876,725 voting rights).

Further inquiry note:
Frau Antje Drommershausen
Investor Relations Manager
Tel.: +49 6151 92-1899
E-Mail: Antje.Drommershausen@softwareag.com

end of announcement                               euro adhoc 
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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: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
             Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Hannover 
language:   English