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Friday, January 10, 2014

SAP Announces Strong Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2013 – Fast Growing Cloud Business and Solid Core Drive Double-Digit Growth in Full Year Non-IFRS Software and Software-Related Service Revenue

After an initial review of its fourth quarter 2013 performance, SAP AG announced its preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter October 1 – December 31 and full year ended December 31, 2013. All 2013 figures in this release are approximate due to the preliminary nature of the announcement.

SAP delivered strong revenue growth in 2013. Full year non-IFRS software and cloud subscription revenue increased 10% at constant currencies (5% at actual currencies to €5.3 billion). Non-IFRS software and software-related service revenue grew 11% at constant currencies (6% at actual currencies to €14.0 billion). Non-IFRS total revenue grew 8% at constant currencies (4% at actual currencies to €16.9 billion).

“Four years of double-digit growth clearly shows that our customer-focused innovation strategy is winning. We are one of the few global tech companies that has successfully managed the transition to the cloud while growing our core business and improving our profitability at the same time,” said Bill McDermott and Jim Hagemann Snabe, Co-CEOs of SAP. “With the strong momentum of our industry leading HANA platform and SAP Cloud we bring simplicity to our customers and help them innovate faster.”

“SAP invested significantly in innovation and successfully scaled its cloud business while maintaining operational discipline and reaching our 2013 operating profit outlook,” said Werner Brandt, CFO of SAP. “SAP expanded its non-IFRS operating margin by 140 basis points at constant currencies driven by operational excellence despite the margin impact from acquisitions and our momentum in the cloud.”

SAP’s fast-growing cloud business demonstrates the Company’s leadership in the Cloud. SAP’s annual cloud revenue run rate now exceeds €1.06 billion (1). The Company also exceeded its full year 2013 guidance of €750 million (2012: €343 million) in non-IFRS cloud subscription and support revenue at constant currencies.

SAP HANA, the platform for real-time business applications, was a major growth engine in 2013. Full year 2013 HANA software revenue increased 69% at constant currencies to €664 million (61% at actual currencies to €633 million compared to guidance range of €650 – €700 million). Customers are showing strong interest in SAP Business Suite powered by SAP HANA as well as SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud.

The Company will report its preliminary fourth quarter and full year 2013 results on January 21, including the outlook for 2014.

To view an unabridged version of this press release, visit: http://global.sap.com/corporate-en/news.epx?category=ALL&articleID=22115&searchmode=C&page=1&pageSize=10

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