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The Stock
How can I buy SAP shares?
Contact your bank or broker.
What is the par value of SAP stock?
SAP preference and ordinary shares are no-par shares by resolution of the annual general meeting of June 16, 1998.
When will SAP announce its next quarterly figures?
All announcement dates are listed in our Financial Calendar.
When does the next annual general meeting take place?
You can find all SAP's financial dates in our Financial Calendar.
Where can I read the current SAP business and financial news?
Current SAP news can be found in Investor Relations and the Press Room.
What are ADRs?
American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) are registered deposit certificates for stock that allow the listing of nonregistered bearer stock on U.S. stock exchanges. You can find more detailed information on the Bank of New York Web site.
What is the effect of the stock split of June 26, 2000, on the stock and ADRs?
Ordinary and preference shares were split three-for-one. This means shareholders have three times the number of ordinary and preference shares since the stock split. Essentially, nothing changes for holders of the SAP ADR since the split. They still hold the same number of ADRs, but the number of ADRs per preference share has decreased from 12:1 to 4:1.
How many shares are outstanding?
Total ordinary shares: 315,747,150 (fully diluted)
Of which in free float:
Freely floating ordinary shares: 61%
(as of June 2002)
Does SAP have a stock buyback program?
The Executive Board of SAP AG was authorized by the Annual General Meeting in May 2002 to repurchase up to 30 million shares of the Company by no later than October 31, 2003.
What does SAP's shareholder structure look like?
You can see an overview on our Shareholder Structure page.
What is the difference between ordinary and preference shares?
Ordinary shares entitle shareholders to vote in the shareholders meeting. Preference shares carry a higher dividend than ordinary shares. However, the shareholder has no right to vote at the shareholders meeting. On June 18, 2001 preference shares were merged into ordinary shares.
When was SAP included in the German blue chips index DAX 30?
SAP shares have been included in the DAX 30 since September 18, 1995.
The Company
When was SAP founded?
In 1972, five former IBM employees founded SAP. Their vision was to develop standard application software for real-time processing.
When did SAP go public?
SAP went public on November 4, 1988. The SAP ADR has been listed on the NYSE since August 3, 1998.
Where can I find information about the Executive Board?
Click here for information about the SAP Executive Board.
What is SAP's current headcount?
SAP has 28,909 employees worldwide (as of September 2002).
How much does SAP invest annually in research and development?
Expenditure on research and development decreased in 2001 by 7% to EUR 898 million. SAP invests almost 12% of its revenue on R&chr;#38;D.
Do SAP employees participate in the company's success?
SAP offers its employees and managers various investment programs such as the STAR program and the Long Term Incentive Plan (LTI Plan).
In what currency are SAP's results published?
SAP is a European company, so its accounts are published in euros, with U.S. dollar figures for guidance.
Which accounting standard does SAP use for its annual financial statements?
Since fiscal 1999 the accounts have been prepared with full disclosure in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
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