euro adhoc: Software AG / Correction: Release of a voting rights announcement according to article 26, section 1.1 WpHG (Securities Trading Act) with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution

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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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Person/company obliged to make the notification:
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Name: siehe Text
Place: siehe Text
State: USA

Company data:
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Name: Software AG
Address: Uhlandstr. 12, 64297 Darmstadt
Place: Darmstadt
State: Germany

20.06.2008

Amendatorily to a notification from May 8, 2008, Morgan Stanley, Wilmington,
Delaware DE 19801, USA, has informed us on June 20, 2008, on its own behalf and
on behalf of such further subsidiaries as mentioned below according to Article
21, Section 1, and Article 24 WpHG that:

1.MSDW Equity Finance Services (I) Cayman Ltd., c/o M&C Corporate Services
Limited, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands as at April 24, 2008, has
exceeded the threshold of 3% of the voting rights of Software AG, Darmstadt,
Germany, ISIN: DE0003304002, WKN: 330400, and on that day holds 4.19% of the
voting rights (=1,197,200 shares); and

2.Each of the following holding entities of MSDW Equity Finance Services (I)
Cayman Ltd,
I. Morgan Stanley, The Corporation Trust Company, The Corporation Trust Center,
Wilmington, Delaware DE 19801, USA; and
II. MSDW Offshore Equity Services Inc, The Corporation Trust Company, The
Corporation Trust Center, Wilmington, Delaware DE 19801, USA

on April 24, 2008, has also exceeded the threshold of 3% of the voting rights of
Software AG, Darmstadt, Germany, ISIN: DE0003304002, WKN: 330400.
Each of the holding entities mentioned under I. and II. on that day hold 4.19%
(1,197,200 shares, each carrying one voting right and based on an issued share
capital of 28,575,468 shares), whereby the aforementioned voting rights have to
be attributed to each of the entities mentioned above under I. and II. according
to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 WpHG.

3.This chain of entities is represented as follows (starting on the highest
level):
1) Morgan Stanley (Delaware)
2) MSDW Offshore Equity Services Inc. (Delaware)
3) MSDW Equity Finance Services I (Cayman) Ltd. (Cayman Islands)

end of announcement euro adhoc
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emitter: Software AG
Uhlandstr. 12
D-64297 Darmstadt
phone: +49 (0)6151 92 1899
FAX: +49 (0) 6151 92 1933
mail: [email protected]
WWW: http://www.softwareag.com
sector: Software
ISIN: DE0003304002
indexes: TecDAX, CDAX, HDAX, Prime All Share, Technologie All Share
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Börse Frankfurt, free trade:
Börse Berlin, Börse Hamburg, Börse Stuttgart, Börse Düsseldorf,
Börse Hannover
language: English

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