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SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
This presentation includes forward-looking statements based on the beliefs of Software AG management.
Such statements reflect current views of Software AG with respect to future events and results and are
subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary materially from those projected here, due to
factors including changes in general economic and business conditions, changes in currency exchange,
the introduction of competing products, lack of market acceptance of new products, services or techno-
logies and changes in business strategy. Software AG does not intend or assume any obligation to update
these forward-looking statements.
This presentation constitutes neither an offer nor recommendation to subscribe or buy in any other way
securities of Software AG or any of the companies that are members of the Group at present or in the
future, nor does it form part of such an offer and it should not be understood as such. This presentation
does not constitute an offer of sale of securities in the United States of America. Securities may not be
offered or sold in the United States of America without registration or exemption from registration in
accordance with the U.S. Securities‘ Act of 1933 in its currently valid form.

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TABLE OF CONTENT                                             Go directly
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› At a glance ………………………………………… 4
› Strategy, markets, trends ………………………… 9
› GTM, sales execution, partner ecosystem …….. 20
› Financial targets, key performance indicators … 27
› Technology view, portfolio, competition ………... 39
› Progress 2019 and financial performance …….. 48
› Shares, ownership and CSR ……………………. 65

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› At a glance

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+                               • Company foundation:
                                                                                                May 30, 1969
                                                                                              • IPO at Frankfurt Stock Exchange:
                                                                                                April 26, 1999 (MDax)

        Our History
                                                                                                 Our Vision
        We are data pioneers
                                                                                                 We unlock the power of data
                                                                                                 to shape a better future
              Our Promise

              We offer freedom as a                                                           Our Mission
              service
                                                                                              We empower customers to
                                                                                              turn data into value

                                                              Our Purpose

                                                              We connect technology and
                                                              people for a smarter tomorrow

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COMPANY BREAKDOWN
Software AG in figures
€m 890+ Revenue                                                                                    4900+
€m 488 Annual Recurring Revenue                              Revenue by                            Employees** by

                          Product revenue                                 Region                               Function
                          (76% recurring)                                   EMEA: 53%                           R&D: 29%
                                                                            thereof Germany: 13%                S&M: 19%
                            Digital Business: 53%
                            recurring rev. growth*: 10%                     Americas: 38%
                                                                                                                Professional Services: 39%
                            segment margin: 28%                             APJ: 9%
                                                                                                                Admin: 13%
                            Adabas & Natural: 26%
                            recurring rev. growth*: 5%
                            segment margin:70%

                                                                          Industry                             Country
                          Services revenue
                                                                            Government: 20%                     Germany: 26%
                            Professional Services: 21%
                            rev. growth*: 1%                                Finance: 20%                        India: 20%
                            segment margin: 12%
                                                                            IT Services: 16%                    USA: 12%
                                                                            Manufacturing: 12%                  Other: 42%
                                                                            Services 11%
                                                                            Other: 21%
All figures based on FY 2019 | * yoy at constant currency                                                     ** FTE as of December 31, 2019

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BUSINESS LINES
Growth, heritage and enablement as pillars of our success

                                               Product Units                        Professional
                                                                                      Services
                                Growth                              Heritage         Enablement
                                                    Business
                                                      Trans-                         Sales success,
                                                    formation
                                                                     Adabas
                                   IoT &                            & Natural        Customer and
                                  Analytics                                         Partner Solutions
            Integration
               & API

                                                                • Data Management
                                                                • Application
          Digital                                                 Development
          Business                      Cloud & IOT             • Support 2050+

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THE SOFTWARE AG EXECUTIVE BOARD
An experienced and energized leadership team

Sanjay Brahmawar                          Dr. Elke Frank         Dr. Matthias Heiden        John Schweitzer         Dr. Stefan Sigg
Chief Executive Officer          Chief Human Resources Officer   Chief Financial Officer   Chief Revenue Officer   Chief Product Officer
   —since 2018—                          —since 2019—             —as of July 2020—           —since 2018—           —since 2017—

           Software AG believes in data. In 1969, Software AG was founded in the belief that data will
           change the world. 50 years later, data has become a resource in driving business success. We
           will never stop exploring the limitless opportunities of the digital future. We are data pioneers.”
           Sanjay Brahmawar

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› Strategy, markets, trends

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STRATEGIC DIRECTION
                                                                        On                Apps
                                                                      premise

         Positioning                     WE INTEGRATE                Data                 Clouds

                                                                                Devices

                                          Hybrid Integration | Vendor Neutrality / Freedom of Choice
          Products                        IoT | Realtime Economy: disruptive business models | Combining IT&OT
                                          Adabas+Natural 2050+: modernize and stabilize, lower TCO

                                          Reorganize Direct Sales | Geo Focus | Specialists/Product Experts
              GTM                         NEW: Partner | Platforms (white label, OEM: Siemens, Adamos, etc. / IoT)
                                          NEW: Reseller | Marketplaces (AWS, Microsoft, etc. / IoT, Hybrid Integration)

                                          Establishing growth mentality
           Team &
                                          Reviving pioneering spirit
           Culture                        Fostering talent development
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STATUS 2019 – WHERE WE STARTED
WHAT WORKS                                                                   WHAT WE MUST WORK ON

         Integral &              Product                                      Essence &                    Growth in
                                                         Best in Class                      Growth
          Trusted                Strength                                      Identity                 Growth Markets

          Strong                 Financial                  Solid              Silos &      GTM &          Product
         Cash Flow               Strength               Balance Sheet         Complexity   Operations       Focus

     Diversity &                 Cultural                     Creativity &                  Partner
                                                                              Geography                     Focus
     Opportunity                 Strength                      Flexibility                 Ecosystem

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THREE LEVERS TO DELIVER

                                                          +                             +

                  FOCUS                                        EXECUTION                            TEAM
         • High Growth Products                               • Go-to-Market                • Operating Model
         • Right Geographies                                  • Shift to Subscription       • Employer Brand
         • Partners to Scale                                  • Sales Incentives            • Pioneering Spirit

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EVOLVING OUR HELIX JOURNEY
Investing in momentum and impact
                                  Lay Foundation                    Build Momentum            Accelerate toward €1bn

                                           2019                           2020                      2021 – 23

                                                                                Sub-
                                                                    Product
                                                                              scription
                                                                     Focus
                                                                                Shift

                                                              People &               Market
                                                               Culture               Focus

                                                                   Partner-
                                                                               Sales
                                                                   ships to
                                                                              Excellence
                                                                    Scale

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ROUTES TO OUR AMBITION
                              Focus on key products that                             Focus on Tier 1 countries
                               drive revenue model                                    Focused sales investments
         Products             Re-allocation of resources             Geographic
                                                                                      Increased productivity
          (R&D)                                                         Focus

                              Increase deal value                                    IoT Partnerships & White Labelling
                              Upscale into existing customer base                    Scaling through partnerships
       Sales                   Cross-sell into A&N base
                                                                         OEM          Driving relevant IoT platforms
     Execution                Sales efficiency
                                                                                      Available on major cloud market places
                              New business / new logos

                              Customer driven innovation                               Customer Success Team
                              Deepen product knowledge in sales                        Realize upsell potential
         Operating            Strengthen entrepreneurial ownership                     Higher retention rate
                                                                      Subscription
          Model                                                                         Higher visibility, reduced volatility
                              More customer touchpoints

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TARGET MARKETS
                          Of CIOs say their
                                                                      Integration                    IoT & Analytics
                          business model
         49%              has changed or is
                          changing                                             2022                                   2023
                          - Gartner CIO Survey 2019

                         Annual total                                        $18bn                               $25.6bn
      $3.9tr -           potential
     $11.1tr pa          economic impact
                         of IoT by 2025
                         - McKinsey                           2017                               2017
                                                                          +50%                                +18% CAGR
                         The total digital                    $12bn       Integration Platform   $9.5bn       IoT Platform
                         transformation                                   Market TAM                      2018TAM
                                                                                                               -
     $1.37bn
                         market in 2022                                                                   2023
                         - IDC forecast                                        Source: Gartner                   Source: McKinsey

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INTEGRATION TRENDS DRIVING OUR STRATEGY

                                                        EXISTING CUSTOMER BASE

                      —PAST—                                                         —FUTURE—

            On-premise systems                                                   Cloud-enabled systems
             Perpetual licenses                                   Hybrid           Subscription-based
                                                                Integration
                                                                On
                                                                        Cloud
                                                              premise

                                                                   iPaas
                                                                                                   New Clients

                        webMethods                                                webMethods.io
                            since 2007                                               start 2019

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IOT TRENDS DRIVING OUR STRATEGY

                  Security &                                   Distributed
                 Governance                                   Architectures

          Intelligent                                            End-to-End
            Things                                              IoT Solutions

                   Open &                                       OT / IT
                  Extensible                                  Convergence

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IOT BUSINESS IMPACT

                                                               63%
                               Reduce costs                          of CEOs perceive IoT
                               • Increase efficiencies               to have a significant
                               • Preventative maintenance            material business impact
                               • Asset optimization

                                                               42%
                                                                     of organizations have
                               Engage customers                      deployed at least one
                               • New customer services               IoT use case
                               • Better customer experience
                               • Increase customer retention

                                                               80%
                                                                     of organizations with
                                                                     implemented IoT have
                               Increase sales                        realized greater value than
                               • New business models                 expected
                               • “Assets-as-a-service”
                               • Staying competitive
                                                                     Source: Gartner

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USE CASES THAT WILL DRIVE IOT GROWTH

                                                              Most relevant industries

                                                                     Discrete manufacturing

                                                                     Process industry

                                                                     Utilities

                                                                     Energy & natural resources

                                                                     Transportation & Logistics

                                                                     Healthcare

                                                                     Retail

                                                              Sources: BCG Internet of Things buyer
                                                              survey; IDC; expert interviews, BCG analysis

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       partner ecosystem

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EVOLVING SALES AND GO-TO-MARKET

                                                                          Customer
     Specialization
                                                                         Experience

                                                              MARKET   Alliances and
     Geographies
                                                              IMPACT        Channels

     Sales                                                                    Sales
     Coverage                                                            Operations

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FOCUSED GEOGRAPHY

                                                                Germany    NAM           China
           Biggest                                   Best
           market                                 established   France     UK            Japan
         opportunity                               footprint

                                                                Spain     Brazil         Korea

                                                                Italy     Switzerland    Australia

         =       BIGGEST MARKET IMPACT                          BeNeLux   South Africa   UAE

                                                                Sweden

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STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

New solution delivers a                          Software AG application       Connect customer data         Joint plug-and-play
         connected ecosystem in                       integration, API             from across multiple           solutions offering scalable,
         Microsoft Azure for faster,                  management, process          enterprise systems into a      powerful quick start to IoT
         safer, more manageable                       design / transformation,     centralized and actionable     projects
         migrations while ensuring                    analytics, data              real-time customer profile
         business continuity                          management available via
                                                      AWS container
                                                      marketplace

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ALLIANCES AND CHANNELS
Building for growth: mid-term CAGR 40%+

               SYSTEM INTEGRATORS                                          RESELLERS AND DISTRIBUTORS

INDEPENDENT SOFTWARE                                          TECHNOLOGY
                                                                                          OEMs
      VENDORS                                                  ALLIANCES

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SALES OPERATIONS

                Metrics                             Demand Generation    Sales Methodology      Simplification

                                                        Sales playbook     Planning and         Quoting tools,
            Leading and
                                                         and improved       continuous       approvals, contracts,
         lagging indicators
                                                           lead flow       enablement        revenue recognition

            Increase                                                           Drive
                                                    Maximize pipeline:                         Simpler, faster
         accountability:                                                    alignment:
                                                        volume,                                quote to cash
         analyze, plan,                                                   resources and
                                                       conversion                                 process
             adjust                                                         efficiency

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SALES AND GTM TRANSFORMATION
                         Specialization

                         Geographies
Relative Impact

                         Sales Coverage

                                             Customer Experience

                                             Alliances and Channels

                         Sales Operations

                          2019                              2020       2021   2022   2023
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       key performance indicators

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FINANCIAL YEAR 2020
Outlook adjusted for Corona impacts
                                                                                                                                                    Medium-term
                                                                                           FY 2020 Outlook             FY 2020 Outlook           ambitions unchanged
                                                                                            (as of January 29, 2020)    (as of April 23, 2020)
                                                                                                                                                        2023

                                                                                                                                                        €1bn
         DBP excl. Cloud & IoT – Product Bookings                                           +10% to +15%1              +0% to +10%1                    Revenue

         DBP Cloud & IoT – Product Bookings                                                 +40% to +60%1              +20% to +40%1                   25–30%
                                                                                                                                                       Operating
                                                                                                                                                        Margin
         A&N – Product Bookings                                                                -3% to +3%1              -3% to +3%1
                                                                                                                                                       85–90%
                                                                                                                                                       Recurring
         Operating Margin (EBITA,                non-IFRS)2                                    20% to 22%               20% to 22%                      Product
                                                                                                                                                       Revenue

     1   Growth at constant currency
     2   Adjusted for non-operating factors (see non-IFRS earnings definition in the 2019 annual report on p. 50f)

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STRATEGY GOALS
Our medium term financial targets
                                                               Group             85% – 90%
                                                              Revenue            Recurring
                                                               €1B+               Product
        Accelerated growth                                                       Revenue

        Reduced volatility
        Quality revenue                                                  2023
        Attractive margins
        Strong cash generation                                25 – 30%            Digital
                                                              Operating           Business
                                                                Margin           ~15% CAGR

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SWITCH TO SUBSCRIPTION – New KPI Bookings to track customer adoption and sales success
KPI BOOKINGS Definition per Deployment Model
     DEPLOYMENT                                                CONSIDERED FOR                   BOOKING
                                   SALES EVENT
       MODEL                                                    BOOKINGS                      CALCULATION
                                                                                                                                              Bookings defined
                                                                                           Total License Value
                                         NEW                                       plus 3 Years annual Maintenance1
                                                                                                                                             as … the normalized
      PERPETUAL                                                                                                                            3-years’ commitment of
                                     RENEWALS
                                     (MAINTENANCE)                                      No impact on Bookings                                a customer for our
                                                                                                                                             products. It does not
                                         NEW                                             Annual Contract value                              make any difference
     SUBSCRIPTION                                                                            times 3 years2                                 whether the customer
                                                                                                (ACV x 3)
                                     RENEWALS                                                                                             consumes the products
                                                                                                                                            as a perpetual license,
                                         NEW                                             Annual Contract value                              a subscription or as
          SAAS                                                                               times 3 years2                                       a service.
                                                                                                (ACV x 3)
                                     RENEWALS                        

                     DEPLOYMENT MODEL                                REVENUE RECOGNITION

                     PERPETUAL                       Licenses: upfront           Maintenance: pro-rata

                                                     Licenses: upfront
                     SUBSCRIPTION                                             Maintenance: pro-rata
                                                     for period of commitment
1    Only new Maintenance is considered for Bookings. In case of License without Maintenance contracts, only License value is considered for Bookings
2    Annual Contract Value (ACV) equals Total Contract Value (TCV) divided by contract duration; For contracts with a duration of 90 - 365 days, the TCV is considered for Bookings;
     Contracts with a duration smaller 90 days are not considered for Bookings

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FROM BOOKINGS TO REVENUE
Revenue recognition differs per deployment model

                    BOOKINGS                              REVENUE
                                                                                                                    FACTORS*
                     VALUE                               RECOGNIZED                                                 for YEAR 1
                                                                                                                                              YEAR 2

                              Deployment Model                                   PERPETUAL
                                                                                                                        ~ 0,7                 ~0,1
                                                                                                                 1€ Booking = ~0,7€ Revenue
                              ~50% of subscription contracts
                               with annual termination rights
                                                                                 SUBSCRIPTION                           ~ 0,7                 ~0,1
                              Normalized Seasonality*
                                                                                 SUBSCRIPTION
                                                                              with annual termination right
                                                                                                                        ~ 0,3                 ~0,3

                                                                                        SAAS                            ~ 0,2                 ~0,3

                               REVENUE FACTOR                         *   Pro-Rata components (applicable for Maintenance & SaaS) are considered with
                                                                          an assumed contract start date July 1st. Therefore 50% of 1st year amount is
                                 per Deployment Model                     considered in Factor for Year 1

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FROM BOOKINGS TO REVENUE: DETAILED CALCULATIONS
Product Bookings
         EXAMPLES                                                                           YEAR 1                   YEAR 2

                                                       LICENSE: 1000 / 1600                = 0.625

      PERPETUAL /                                      MAINTENANCE: (200 / 2) * (1 / 1600) = 0.063   200 / 1,600     = 0.125
     SUBSCRIPTION
         without annual
          cancellation                                 TOTAL: 0.625 + 0.063                = 0.688

                                                                                           = ~ 0.7                    = ~ 0.1

                                                       LICENSE: 333 / 1600                 = 0.208   333 / 1600      = 0.208

 SUBSCRIPTION                                          MAINTENANCE: (200 / 2) * (1 / 1600) = 0.063   200 / 1,600     = 0.125
          with annual
          cancellation                                 TOTAL: 0.208 + 0.063                          0.208 + 0.125   = 0.333
                                                       = 0.271
                                                                                           = ~ 0.3
                                                                                                                     = ~ 0.3

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FROM BOOKINGS TO REVENUE – MID-TERM
Recurring Revenue share increasing*
     DEPLOYMENT MODEL                            PRODUCT BOOKINGS                                      PRODUCT REVENUE
                                              YEAR 1       Y2      Y3       Y4    YEAR 1   Y2    Y3      sum Y1-Y3     Y4       Y5      Y6     sum Y4-Y6

             PERPETUAL                         1.600           -   -        -     1.200    200   200       1.600      200      200     200       600

           SUBSCRIPTION                        1.600           -   -    1.600 +   1.200    200   200       1.600     1.200 +   200 +   200 +    1.600 +

           SUBSCRIPTION                        1.600           -   -    1.600 +    533     533   533       1.600     533 +     533 +   533 +    1.600 +
         with annual termination right

                  SAAS                         1.600           -   -    1.600 +    533     533   533       1.600     533 +     533 +   533 +    1.600 +

                  TOTAL                        6.400

* Example calculation per deployment model. (Contract start date Jan 1st)

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EXPECTED DEPLOYMENT MIX 2020*
                     SEGMENT
                                          Digital Business                                  TOTAL
                                                                              Adabas &
                                              Platform          Cloud & IoT                PRODUCT
DEPLOYMENT                                                                     Natural     BUSINESS
                                          (excl. Cloud & IoT)
MODEL

          PERPETUAL                             40 - 50 %        5 - 10 %     90 - 100 %     50%

         SUBSCRIPTION                           50 - 60 %        40 - 50 %     0 - 10 %      40%

              SAAS                                               50 - 55 %                   10%

* Based on FY 2020 bookings / not applicable per quarter

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BOOKINGS 2019

                                                                                                                                         TOTAL
                                                                Q1                 Q2                Q3                 Q4
                                                                                                                                         YEAR
     Digital Business Platform
                                                               34.9               43.7              58.8              103.7               241.1
     (excluding Cloud & IoT)

     IoT & Cloud                                               14.1               17.9              14.8               19.1                65.9

     Adabas & Natural                                          21.4               21.9              28.3               29.2               100.8

* Applies to Subscription & SaaS contracts: Annual Contract Value (ACV) equals Total Contract Value (TCV) divided by contract duration; For contracts with a duration of
  90 - 365 days, the TCV is considered for Bookings; Contracts with a duration smaller 90 days are not considered for Bookings.

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RECURRING REVENUE
Subscription accelerates growth
Product Revenue
                                                                                           2023
                                                              2019
            2014

                                     5 financial years               4 financial years

         58%
                                                                                         85% – 90%
                                                              76%

         Share of Recurring Revenue Group

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FIRST FINANCIAL IMPACT AND PHASING PER ROUTE
higher

                                Sales                    Subscription   OEM
                              Execution
     Relative Impact

                                                          Operating
                                                                        R&D
                                                           Model

                                      Geographic Focus
lower

                       2019                           2020              2021   2022   2023

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LEADING INDICATORS TO TRACK OUR PROGRESS
Bookings and Recurring Revenue
                             Bookings                                                     Recurring Revenue
                     (normalized across 3 years)                                            (calculation and reporting)

 Licenses of indefinite           Total contract value
                                                                      •   Subscription-based revenue including the licenses and maintenance
 duration
                                                                      •   Software as a Service (SaaS) revenue
 Maintenance services             Three years of maintenance
 with new                         Services                            •   Maintenance revenue related to license agreements of indefinite
 licenses of indefinite                                                   duration
 duration                                                             •   Usage-based revenue from licenses and maintenance
 Subscription                     Contract value divided by the
 agreements                       term of agreement, multiplied by
                                  three years
                                                                      Share of recurring revenue           ARR – annual recurring revenue
 Software as a Service            Contract value divided by the       (accruing in the period)             (at quarter end)
 (SaaS)                           term of agreement, multiplied by
                                  three years                         Sum of recurring revenue             Total value of recurring revenue
                                                                      divided by                           from contracts active at quarter end
 Usage-based license              Difference between usage            product revenue in the period        divided by
 models                           determined at the end of a          equals                               Individual contract duration in
 including maintenance            quarter and beginning of quarter,   percentage of recurring revenue      months times12
                                  multiplied by four (quarters),      in the period
                                  multiplied by three years
                                                                      Achieved in the reported period      Forward-looking figure

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PRODUCT PORTFOLIO STRATEGY

 Focus on well-                                                              IoT

  defined markets

 Drive convergence of                                                      Devices

  integration & IoT

 Expand cloud and                                            EAI
                                                                           Integrate
                                                                    Apps       to       Clouds   iPaas
  edge scalability                                            B2B
                                                                           Innovate

 Evolve analytics
  and solutions
                                                                             Data

                                                                            Analytics
                                                                             DaaS

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UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO COVER THE WHOLE STACK
Focus on self-service & fast time-to-market
                                                                                Enterprise / Cloud

                                                              Real-time data
                                                                                                     B2B

                                            Integration &
                                            Messaging

                     Integration &                            Historical data
                                                                                  Historical
                     Messaging

                    Device Mgmt &
                    Connectivity

                                            Data Hub

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CONVERGENCE OF INTEGRATION & IOT
Status of maturity
                                                                                           AI/ML
                                                                                           DaaS
                                                                                           Blockchain
                                                                        iPaaS
                                                                                           IoT Solutions
                                                                        API Mgmt
                                                                        Hybrid / Edge
                                                     ESB
                                                                        IoT
                                                     SOA
                                                                        Analytics
                                                     Messaging
         EAI
         B2B
         ETL
                                                                                                     We are here.

                                                                                          Securely automated
     Application-driven                               Services-driven      Self-service
                                                                                             integration of
        integration                                     integration         integration
                                                                                               everything

1990s                                                                                                      2020s
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OUR ACQUISITION STRATEGY
Buy innovative technology and fully integrate with existing products

     WEBMETHODS                    ARIS                        TERRACOTTA             APAMA                 CUMULOCITY                TRENDMINER
     Integration Platform          Business Process            Big Data (In-Memory)   Streaming Analytics   Internet of Things        Time-Series
     and BPM                       Analysis                                                                                           Analytics
                                                                                      ALFABET               ZEMENTIS
                                                                                      IT Architecture       Artificial Intelligence   BUILT.IO
                                                                                      Management                                      Cloud Integration

      2007                           2009                       2011                   2013                  2017                      2018

•         Built to deliver on strategy direction; e.g. IoT hybrid integration
•         Tech tuck-ins to augment existing portfolio fit: e.g. real time data analytics
•         Purchase of expertise resources to leverage capabilities/capacities in growth segments
•         Prefer tested/partnered technology to reduce time to market

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PRODUCT FOCUS AND R&D SHIFT

                                                                      WEBMETHODS.io
                 Integration & API
                                                                           BUILT.io

                                                                          TRENDMINER           ZEMENTIS
                 IoT & Analytics
                                                              CUMOLOCITY IOT           APAMA

                 Business Transformation                           ARIS               ALFABET

                 Adabas & Natural                                   ADABAS & NATURAL

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EXTEND AND AMPLIFY CAPABILITIES

                  Integration                                           IoT &                             Business
                     & API                                             Analytics                       Transformation

                                                                                                                                       EDGE
              App & Cloud Integration                               Device Management                     Design & Analysis

                API Gateway & Portal                                   Edge Analytics                      Process Mining              CLOUD

                   B2B Integration                                  Streaming Analytics          Enterprise Architecture Management
                                                                                                                                         +
                                                                                                                                       HYBRID
                                                                                                   Business            Integrated
         API Lifecycle                                         Machine
                                MicroServices                                    Edge Services     Strategy &           Portfolio
         Management                                            Learning
                                                                                                    Planning          Management

                                                              Self-service                                              Risk &           ON
                               In Memory Data                                    Monitoring &       Strategy                          PREMISES
          Messaging                                            Industrial                                             Compliance
                                 Management                                      Dashboarding    Synchronization
                                                               Analytics                                              Management

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KEY INNOVATIONS
DELIVERED IN 2019                                                            PRIORITIES FOR 2020 AND BEYOND
              webMethods.io API                                                  webMethods.io App Mesh
              Full lifecycle API Gateway and                                     Closing the semantic gap between
              Portal                                                             applications and the Service Mesh

              webMethods.io                                                      Cumulocity IoT Solution
              Self-service Hybrid Integration                                    Accelerators
              and Integration-as-a-Service
                                                                                 Ready-to-run IoT solutions

                                                                                                                                   Thought
              TrendMiner ContextHub                           Focus drives       webMethods.io Data Hub                         leadership and
              Self-service root cause analytics                 ability to       Scalable Big Data layer for integration data
                                                                                                                                  excellence
              for time-series data                              execute
                                                                                                                                   delivery

              Cumulocity IoT Data Hub                                            Cumulocity IoT Security
              Scalable and cost-effective                                        Certificate lifecycle management
              Cloud Big Data solution

              webMethods.io B2B                                                  Cumulocity IoT and TrendMiner
              Next generation business-to-                                       End-to-end integrated analytics and AI/ML
              business integration                                               based on IoT data

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PUT YOUR FAITH IN TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP
Confirmed by market analyst recognition

                                                                                                                                                                     MAGIC QUADRANTS
     The Forrester WaveTM: Strategic Portfolio Management, Q4 2019                                                            Enterprise Architecture Tools, October 2019

     The Forrester WaveTM: Streaming Analytics, Q3 2019                                                                       Full Life Cycle API Management, October 2019

     The Forrester WaveTM: Enterprise Architecture Management Suites , Q1 2019                                                Industrial IOT Platforms, June 2019

     The Forrester WaveTM: iPaas And Hybrid Integration Platform Wave, Q1 2019                                                Enterprise Integration Platform as a Service (EiPaaS), April 2019

     The Forrester WaveTM: API Management Solutions, Q4 2018                                                                  Integrated IT Portfolio Analysis Applications, November 2018
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› Progress 2019 and
       financial performance

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HELIX – YEAR ONE (2019)
OUR TRANSFORMATION IS WORKING
                         Helix foundations laid                    Subscription transition advanced
                                 4       Major focus areas               +10%    Growth in ARR for DBP
                                                                         YoY     inc. IoT
                                95%      Year one workstreams            51.5%   DBP inc. IoT bookings
                                         completed                               as SaaS/Subscription

                         Brought clarity to product set             Partner ecosystem evolving
                                 40      SKUs, streamlined from          Blue-chip partnerships secured
                                         900+
                                 NPS     Q4 and FY product NPS           First   Adobe OEM deals closed
                                         both at record highs                    in Q4, contributing revenue

                         Sales effectiveness improved
                                                                             Fitter
                                 342
                                         New Logos in 2019        2020       Sharper
                                Beating competition & taking
                                                                             Hungrier for growth
                                share

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HEADLINE NUMBERS
EXECUTING TO DELIVER STRONG RESULTS
 Q1 2020                                                 +/- change as % acc    FY 2019                          +/- change as % acc

Group Revenue                                    € 207.0m              +2%     Group Revenue               €890.6m          +1.0%
Group Product Revenue                            € 160.9m              +4%     Group Product Revenue       €702.7m          +1.0%
DBP incl. IoT                                    € 103.5m              +3%     EBIT (IFRS)                 €214.8m            -10%
A&N                                                € 57.5m             +5%     Non-IFRS EBITA Margin         29.2%
EBIT (IFRS)                                       € 28.7m             -32%
Non-IFRS EBITA Margin                                19.2%
                                                                                 Bookings KPIs – Q1

                                                                                DBP incl. IoT          € 58.1m            +19% YoY
 Leading Indicators – Q1
                                                                                  IoT Bookings         € 23.5m            +65% YoY
ARR (DBP incl. IoT)                                             +11% YoY         DBP Core Bookings     € 34.6m             +1% YoY
                                                                               A&N Bookings            € 32.0m           +47% YoY
SaaS/Subs as % Bookings (DBP incl. IoT)                                69%

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CURRENCY IMPACT ON REVENUE
 Q1 2020 / FY 2019
  33% revenue in Euro
  67% revenue in foreign currency
                                                               Currency impact on revenue

                              Sonstige                                                  Q1     Q1     FY     FY
                             Other
                                21%                    Euro    (in €m; yoy)            2020   in %   2019   in %
                              25%                      35%
                                                         EUR
                                                         33%   Licenses                 0.1   0%      4.8   2%

         GBP 5%                                                Maintenance              0.5   1%      8.1   2%

          ILS 6%                                               SaaS                     0.0   1%      0.4   2%
                                      US USD
                                         Dollar
                                        25%
                                         31%                   Professional Services
                                                                                        0.6   1%      3.2   2%
                                                               & Other
                                                               Total                    1.3   1%     16.5   2%
                            Currency split FY 2019

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GROUP REVENUE GROWTH IN SPITE OF TRANSFORMATION
 Q1 2020 / FY 2019
     (in €m)                                       Q1          Q1      ∆%     FY      FY     ∆%    ∆%
                                                  2020        2019           2019    2018          acc

     Bookings                                      90.1        70.3   28%    407.8       -     -     -

     Product revenue                             160.9        154.5    4%    702.7   682.3   3%    1%
     Licenses                                      46.7        42.6   10%    245.1   249.4   -2%   -4%

     Maintenance                                 107.3        107.1    0%    435.0   415.4   5%    3%

     SaaS / Usage based                             6.9         4.7   42%     22.7    17.6   29%   27%

     Services                                      46.0        46.7   -2%    187.2   182.5   3%    1%

     Other                                          0.1         0.2   -20%     0.7     0.9     -     -

     Total                                          207       201.4    2%    890.6   865.7   3%    1%

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DIGITAL BUSINESS PLATFORM (INCLUDING CLOUD & IoT)
 Segment report Q1 2020 / FY 2019
     (in €m)                                       Q1          Q1      ∆%    ∆%      FY       FY       ∆%    ∆%
                                                  2020        2019           acc    2019     2018            acc
     Bookings                                       58.1       48.9   19%    19%      307         -      -      -

     Licenses                                       25.1       24.8    1%     2%    151.3    166.2    -9%    -11%

     Maintenance                                    71.4       70.3    2%     1%    280.9    268.2     5%     3%
     SaaS                                             6.9       4.9   42%    41%     42.3     30.3    39%    38%
     Total revenue                                 103.5      100.0    4%     3%    474.5    464.7     2%     0%
     Cost of sales                                 -11.5       -9.3   23%    23%     -40.6    -35.9   13%    12%
     Gross profit                                   92.0       90.6    2%     1%    433.9    428.8     1%    -1%
     Sales & Marketing                             -50.7      -45.8   11%    10%    -198.2   -181.2    9%     7%
     Research & Development                        -28.0      -27.4    2%     0%    -105.1   -100.6    4%     4%
     Segment result                                 13.4       17.5   -23%   -21%   130.6    147.0    -11%   -14%
     Margin in %                                  12.9%       17.5%                 27.5%    31.6%
     Annual Recurring Revenue
                                                   341.0      308.6   11%    11%
     as of March 31, 2020

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DBP CLOUD & IoT
 Segment report Q1 2020 / FY 2019
     (in €m)                                      Q1           Q1    ∆%     ∆%      FY      FY    ∆%       ∆%
                                                 2020         2019          acc    2019    2018            acc

     Bookings                                     23.5        14.1   67%     65%   65.9       -        -         -

     Licenses                                       6.5        3.1   112%   107%     6.5    8.7   45%      44%

     Maintenance                                    2.0        1.6   28%     27%     2.0    4.1   72%      71%

     SaaS / Usage based                             6.9        4.9   42%     41%     6.9   17.6   29%      27%

     Total revenue                                15.4         9.5   62%     60%    15.4   30.3   39%      38%

     Annual Recurring Revenue
                                                  45.8        36.2   26%     27%
     as of March 31

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ADABAS & NATURAL
 Segment report Q1 2020 / FY 2019
     (in €m)                                      Q1             Q1    ∆%    ∆%          FY     FY      ∆%   ∆%
                                                 2020           2019         acc        2019   2018          acc
     Bookings                                      32.0         21.4   49%   47%       100.8       -     -     -

     Licenses                                      21.5         17.8   21%   20%        81.2    74.4    9%   7%

     Maintenance                                   35.9         36.8   -3%   -2%       147.0   143.2    3%   1%

     Product revenue                               57.4         54.6   5%     5%       228.2   217.6    5%   3%

     Other                                           0.1         0.2     -         -     0.7     0.7    —     —

     Total revenue                                 57.5         54.7   5%     5%       228.9   218.3    5%   3%

     Cost of sales                                  -2.6        -2.2   16%   17%        -8.1    -6.3   29%   27%
     Gross profit                                  55.0         52.5   5%     4%       220.9   212.1   4%    2%
     Sales & Marketing                              -9.3        -7.4   26%   26%       -34.9   -32.8   6%    5%
     Research & Development                         -8.5        -5.9   44%   43%       -26.2   -23.8   10%   7%
     Segment result                                37.2         39.3   -5%   -5%       159.8   155.4   3%    1%

     Margin in %                                 64.6%         71.7%                   69.8%   71.2%

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
 Segment report Q1 2020 / FY 2019
     (in €m)                                       Q1           Q1    ∆%     ∆%      FY       FY      ∆%    ∆%
                                                  2020         2019          acc    2019     2018           acc

     Total revenue                                 46.0        46.7   -2%    -3%    187.2    182.6    2%    1%

     Cost of sales                                -39.2       -35.7   10%     8%    -146.2   -144.9   1%    -1%

     Gross profit                                    6.8       11.0   -39%   -39%    41.0     37.8    9%    7%

     Sales & Marketing                              -4.4       -4.3    3%     2%     -18.2    -17.4   5%    3%

     Segment result                                  2.4        6.7   -65%   -65%    22.7     20.3    12%   11%

     Margin in %                                  5.1%        14.4%                 12.1%    11.1%

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RESULTS
 Q1 2020 / FY 2019
     (in €m)                                       Q1          Q1     ∆%       ∆%       FY       FY      ∆%     ∆%
                                                  2020        2019             acc     2019     2018            acc

     Total revenue                                 207.0      201.4    3%      207.0   890.6     865.7   3%     1%

     Cost of sales                                 -55.3      -49.5   12%      -55.3   -203.1   -195.0   4%     3%

     Gross profit                                  151.8      152.0    0%      151.8   687.5     670.7   2%     0%

     Margin in %                                  73.3%       75.4%            73.3%   77.2%    77.5%     —      —

     Research & Development                        -36.5      -33.3   10%      -36.5   -131.3   -124.4   6%     4%

     Sales & Marketing                             -66.0      -60.8    8%      -66.0   -265.0   -244.7   8%     6%

     Administration                                -21.4      -17.6   22%      -21.4    -74.8    -74.0   1%     0%

     Other income / expense                           0.9       2.0        -     0.9     -1.6      3.9    —      —

     EBIT                                           28.7       42.2   -32%      28.7   214.8     231.6   -7%   -10%

     Margin in %                                  13.9%       21.0%            13.9%   24.1%    26.8%

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NON-IFRS EARNINGS
 Q1 2020 / FY 2019
     (in €m)                                                                 Q1               Q1                           FY     FY
                                                                                                                  ∆%                      ∆%
                                                                            2020             2019                         2019   2018

     EBIT (before all taxes)                                                   28.7            42.2               -32%   214.8   231.6   -7%

     Amortization on acquisition related intangible assets                      3.6              5.6              -35%    21.9    21.1   4%

     Share based payments                                                       3.2              2.5              28%     11.3    11.0   3%

     Restructuring / severances / legal case                                    3.8              1.1          233%         9.0     6.9   31%

     Other impacts / impacts from M&A activities                                0.4              0.2          108%         3.2     2.3   35%

     EBITA (Non-IFRS)                                                          39.7            51.6               -23%   260.3   272.9   -5%

     in % of revenue (Non-IFRS)                                             19.2%            25.6%                       29.2%   31.5%

     Net income (Non-IFRS)                                                     27.9            36.3               -23%   188.1   195.0   -4%

     EPS in € (Non-IFRS)*                                                    0.38€            0.49€               -23%   2.54€   2.64€   -4%

 * Weighted average shares outstanding (basic) Q1 2020: 74.0m / Q1 2019: 74.0m; FY 2019: 74.0m / FY 2018: 74.0m

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CASH FLOW
 Q1 2020 / FY 2019
     (in €m)                                                               Q1               Q1                                 FY                FY
                                                                                                               ∆%                                         ∆%
                                                                          2020             2019                               2019              2018

     Operating cash flow                                                  61.5                60.0            2%             172.0             195.1    -12%

     ./. CapEx* (long-term, non-current)                                   -5.5               -2.2                            -10.0             -11.0
     ./. Repayment of lease liabilities**                                  -4.0               -3.3                            -16.2                —
     Free cash flow                                                       52.0                54.5           -5%             145.8             184.1    -21%

     Payment adjustments for
         - Share based compensation                                                                                             7.5             22.3
         - Restructuring/ severances/ legal cases                                                                               8.4               8.6
         - Payments of other expenses associated with M&A
                                                                                                                                0.2               0.3
           activities

     Adjusted operational Free Cash flow                                                                                     161.9             215.3    -25%

          in % of revenue                                                                                                   18.2%             24.9%

     Free Cash flow per share***                                         €0.70              €0.74            -5%             €2.19             €2.91    -25%
 * Cash flow from investing activities except acquisitions and except investments in debt instruments
 ** New reporting line due to IFRS 16
 *** Based on weighted average shares outstanding (basic) Q1 2020: 74.0m / Q1 2019: 74.0m; FY 2019: 74.0m / FY 2018: 74.0m (FY adjusted operational)

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FINANCIAL DATA
Key figures
in €m, IFRS                                  2019              2018      2017      2016      2015
Total Revenue                               890.6             865.7     879.0     871.8     873.1
BL Digital Business (DBP)                   474.5             464.7     456.3     441.4     431.5
thereof Cloud & IoT                          42.3              30.3      14.9       n/a       n/a
BL A&N                                      228.9             218.3     223.7     234.6     248.0
BL Professional Services                    187.2             182.6     198.8     195.8     193.6
Group License                               245.1             249.4     250.1     263.0     271.9
Group Maintenance                           435.0             415.4     420.2     412.2     406.9
SaaS / Usage based                           22.7              17.6       9.1       n/a       n/a
EBIT                                        214.8             231.6     222.8     213.9     209.4
EBITA (non-IFRS)                            260.3             272.9     279.5     272.0     259.1
EPS (in €, non-IFRS)                         2.54              2.64      2.38      2.37      2.22
Dividend cash out                            52.8              52.5      44.3      41.9      39.5
Free cash flow                              145.8             184.1     161.9     187.0     170.0
Net cash / (Net debt)                       217.0             149.0      55.2      73.1     (25.7)
Shareholders’ equity                       1,357.5            1,239.1   1,118.3   1,196.8   1,089.8
Employees (FTE)                             4,948             4,763     4,596     4,471     4,337

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KEY FINANCIAL RATIOS
in percent of revenue
IFRS unless stated different                                        FY 2019              FY 2018                    FY 2017                       FY 2016                FY 2015
Operating margin (EBITA, non-IFRS)                                     29.2                 31.5                       31.8                         31.2                    29.7
EBITDA margin                                                          29.5                 30.5                       30.0                         29.1                    29.7
EBIT margin                                                            24.2                 26.8                       25.3                         24.5                    24.0
ROE1                                                                   15.8                 18.7                       19.9                         17.9                    19.2
ROCE2                                                                  14.1                 16.4                       18.0                         15.2                    16.1
Net working capital          (€m)3                                   -€205.8              -€225.8                    -€298.1                      -€200.2                 -€155.9
Working capital ratio4                                                 34.6                 27.3                        7.7                         20.0                    16.6
Free cash flow          margin5                                        16.4                 21.3                       18.4                         21.4                    19.5
Corporate tax rate (income and other taxes)                           30.01                 30.0                       37.3                         33.0                    32.4
WACC6                                                                  5.71                 5.32                       4.95                         4.05                    4.13
Equity ratio                                                           64.2                 61.7                       58.6                         61.2                    60.1
DSO (Days Sales Outstanding)                                           110                  103                        103                          113                     111
Capex (in €m)                                                          €10                 €11.0                      €27.5                        €16.7                   €15.5
Capital employed7 (in €m)                                            €1,525.5             €1,408.9                   €1,248.4                     €1,381.9               €1,282.8

1.       Return on equity: Operating EBIT / Equity                                    4. Current assets ./. Current liabilities / Total revenue      6. Pro forma, not applied for corporate management
2.       Return on cap. employed: Operating EBIT / (Fixed assets + Working capital)   5. (Operating Cash flow ./. Capex) / Revenue.                  7. Fixed assets + Working capital
3.       Current assets ./. Cash and Cash Equivalents ./. Current liabilities

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BALANCE SHEET
 (in €m)

                                          Assets                                    Liabilities
          Mar 31,                                              Dec 31,   Mar 31,                            Dec 31,
           2020                                                 2019      2020                               2019

             510.0           Cash and cash equivalents          513.6     244.2     Financial liabilities    296.6
                                                                          271.1
              22.3               Financial assets                22.8                Other liabilities*      300.9
             279.8          Trade and other receivables         303.1     203.3                              161.1
                                                                                     Deferred income
              79.6             Non-financial assets*              75.9

          1,203.2                    Fixed assets                                   Shareholders’ equity
                                                               1,200.7   1,376.3                            1,357.5
                                 (Goodwill 986.9 / 980.1)                          (ratio 65.7% / 64.2%)

          2,094.9                               Total          2,116.1   2,094.9          Total             2,116.1

     * Incl. assets/liabilities hold for disposal

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AMORTIZATION / DEPRECIATION IMPACT
 (PRELIMINARY)

     (in €m)                               Q1                  FY      FY      FY      FY
                                          2020                2019    2020*   2021*   2022*

     Amortization                          -3.6               -21.9   -14.4   -14.0   -13.4

     Depreciation                          -6.7               -25.6   -26.7   -26.7   -26.7

     * Estimated

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HEADCOUNT
 BY FUNCTIONAL AREAS* AND GEOGRAPHY
     (in FTE)                                   Dec 31,       Sep 30,   ∆%   Dec 31,   ∆%
                                                 2019          2019           2018     yoy

     Total                                         4,948       4,883    1%    4,763    4%

     Professional Services                         1,915       1,890    1%    1,901    1%

     Research & Development                        1,419       1,391    2%    1,310    8%

     Sales & Marketing                               961         963    0%      926    4%

     Administration                                  653         640    2%      626    4%

     Germany                                       1,278       1,269    1%    1,243    3%

     USA                                             584         579    1%      580    1%

     India                                         1,004         953    5%      895    12%

     Rest of world                                 2,082       2,083    0%    2,044    2%

 * According to P+L structure

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SHAREHOLDER STRUCTURE
                                                  Ownership*                                  Institutional Investors by Region*
                                   0.03%
Software AG                                                                           1.8%
Foundation
                                                                                                          17.4%
Own Shares (0.03%)

                                                                                                                               20.3%                  Continental Europe
Institutional
Investors
                                                                59.9%                                                                                 (excl. Germany)
                                                                                                                                                      Germany
                                   33.7%
Private Investors                                                                             29.7%                                                   UK & Ireland

                                                                                                                                                      North America
                                                                                                                            30.8%
                                                                                                                                                      Rest of World
                                                  6.4%

 * Shareholder structure based on SID, May 2020

     Share Info                                       Share Data                              Major Institutional Shareholders**
     Number of total shares: 74,000,000               SOW, SOW:GR, SOWGn.DE                   Schroder Investment Management, LTD                           4.91%

     Thereof Free Float: ~ 66%                        ISIN: DE000A2GS401                      FIL Investment Services (U.K.), LTD                           3.01%

     Number of shares outstanding: ~ 74m              ADR symbol: STWRY                       Allianz Global Investors GmbH                                 2.98%

     Registered shares since Oct. 2, 2017             Indices: MDAX, TecDAX, DAX100           Norges Bank Investment Management (Norway).                   2.32%
                                                                                             **Institutional shareholders based on public files, May 2020

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DIVIDEND POLICY
Focus on continuity
Dividend by fiscal year                                                                                        0.76**
(in € per share)                                                                                        0.71
                                                                                                 0.65
                                                                                          0.60
                                                                                   0.55
                                                                            0.50
                     0.43*            0.46             0.46          0.46
 0.38*

     2009            2010             2011            2012           2013   2014   2015   2016   2017   2018   2019
 * According to the 1:3 stock split, rounded
 **Dividend proposal, subject to shareholder approval in June 2020

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ANALYST COVERAGE

                  Banks / Broker who cover Software AG on a regular basis

          Baader Helvea E.R.                                  DZ Bank                  MainFirst Bank AG
          Barclays Capital                                    Goldman Sachs            Metzler Capital Markets
          Bryan, Garnier & Co                                 Independent Research     Morgan Stanley
          Commerzbank                                         J.P. Morgan Cazenove     Société Générale
          Crédit Suisse                                       Kepler Cheuvreux         UBS I.R.
          Deutsche Bank                                       LBBW                     Warburg Research

                                      For the latest consensus of analysts‘ financial estimates
                                                      please visit our IR website

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SOFTWARE AG FOUNDATION
Anchor Shareholder

      One of Germany’s ten largest foundations
       (capital stock: €1bn+, Software AG shares and other assets)

      Founded by Dr. h.c. Peter M. Schnell in 1992

      Disburses financial support amounting to approx. €30 million annually

      Imparts aid on principle of “self-help grant” (support of non-profit organizations)

      Focuses on many projects in different areas, including:
         • science and research, environment
         • support for the elderly and disabled, support for children and young people
         • education and training

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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Software AG                                                                               Software AG
We believe that moral
principles and economic                                                                   Foundation
rewards not only go together,                                                             One of Germany’s largest
they belong together.                                                                     charities & major shareholder of
                                                                                          Software AG

     Creating sustainable value
                      Code of Business                        Promoting Employee                      Corporate University
                      Conduct and Ethics                      Engagement                              & University Relations
                      Values such as trust, respect,          We foster our employees'                Helping universities and their
                      sincerity and transparency shape        personal and professional               students excel through grants
                      our international collaboration         development.                            and collaboration.
                      and business.

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INVESTOR RELATIONS
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fax: +49 (0) 6151 / 9234 1900
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e-mail: investor.relations@softwareag.com

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