Ad-hoc | 9 January 2002 06:59

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SAP EXPECTS FOURTH QUARTER SOFTWARE LICENSE SALES TO EXCEED EUR 1 BILLION Ad-hoc-announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– SAP EXPECTS FOURTH QUARTER SOFTWARE LICENSE SALES TO EXCEED EUR 1 BILLION WALLDORF, Germany – January 9, 2002 – SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), the leading business infrastructure software provider, today announced that after a preliminary review it expects fourth quarter software license sales to reach more than EUR 1 billion. On the basis of this figure, SAP anticipates its 2001 full-year revenues to grow by more than 16% with operating margins excluding stock based compensation and TopTier acquisition related charges matching the 20% levels achieved in 2000. The Company expects the near-term market environment to remain challenging. Based on current economic conditions the Company anticipates that customers will continue to invest cautiously in e-business software solutions. SAP will provide additional details on its 2001 preliminary results on January 23, 2002. end of ad-hoc-announcement (c)DGAP 09.01.2002 Issuer’s information/explanatory remarks concerning this ad-hoc-announcement: About SAP SAP is the world’s leading provider of e-business software solutions. Through the mySAP.com e-business platform, people in businesses around the globe are improving relationships with customers and partners, streamlining operations, and achieving significant efficiencies throughout their supply chains. Today, more than 17,000 companies in over 120 countries run more than 44,500 installations of SAP software. With subsidiaries in over 50 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE under the symbol “SAP.” (Additional information at http://www.sap.com). ——————————————————————————– WKN: 716460; ISIN: DE0007164600; Index: DAX Listed: Amtlicher Handel in Berlin, Frankfurt, Stuttgart; Freiverkehr in Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München; EUREX; Swiss Exchange; London; NYSE 090659 Jän 02