SAP AG / Third country release according to Article 30e Para. 1, No. 3 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] 24.01.2008 Release of a Post-admission Duties announcement according to Article 30e Para. 1 No. 3 WpHG --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In connection with the Tender Offer under U.S. law for the securities of Business Objects S.A. (name of the Subject Company) made by SAP France S.A. ('SAP France'), a société anonyme organized under the laws of the Republic of France and a wholly owned subsidiary of SAP AG, and SAP AG (names of the Offerors: SAP France S.A. and SAP AG), the following document has been filed on behalf of SAP AG (and SAP France S.A.) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on January 23, 2008: A Form 4 (Statement of changes in beneficial ownership) ('Form 4'). This Form 4 which has been filed contains the following information: 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. This Form 4 which has been filed is available on the website of SAP AG under http://www.sap.com/about/investor/bobj.epx. DGAP 24.01.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: SAP AG Dietmar-Hopp-Allee 16 69190 Walldorf Deutschland Internet: www.sap.com End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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