EANS-PVR: Software AG / Release according to article 26, section 1 WpHG (Securities Trading Act) with the aim of Europe-wide distribution

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Announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG (share)

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

On December 20, 2012, DWS Investment GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany, has informed us according to Section 21, Para. 1 WpHG that its voting rights in Software AG, Uhlandstrasse 12, 64297 Darmstadt, exceeded the threshold of 3% of the voting rights on December 18, 2012, and on that day amount to 3.04% (this corresponds to 2,643,500 voting rights).

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