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Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is
responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG (share)
Person/company obliged to make the notification:
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Name: Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC
Place: Wilmington, Delaware
State: USA
On November 21, 2012, Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC, Wilmington, Delaware,
USA, has informed us according to Section 21, Para. 1 WpHG that its voting
rights in Software AG, Uhlandstraße 12, 64297 Darmstadt, Germany, have exceeded
the threshold of 3% of the voting rights on November 20, 2012, and on that day
amount to 3.003% (this corresponds to 2,607,273 voting rights).
According to Section 22, Para. 1, Sentence 1, No. 6 WpHG all of these 3.003%
(this corresponds to 2,607,273 voting rights) are to be attributed to Templeton
Investment Counsel, LLC.
end of announcement euro adhoc
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(END) Dow Jones Newswires
November 22, 2012 10:19 ET (15:19 GMT)- - 10 19 AM EST 11-22-12
