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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: March 22, 1999
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT SYSTEME,
ANWENDUNGEN, PRODUKTE IN DER DATENVERARBEITUNG
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
SAP CORPORATION
SYSTEMS, APPLICATIONS AND PRODUCTS IN DATA PROCESSING
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
Neurottstrasse 16
69190 Walldorf
Federal Republic of Germany
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F [X] Form 40-F [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes [ ] No [X]
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-_______.
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SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
SYSTEME, ANWENDUNGEN, PRODUKTE IN DER DATENVERARBEITUNG
FORM 6-K
SAP Aktiengesellschaft Systeme, Anwendungen, Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung,
a stock corporation organized under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany
(the "Company"), issued a press release dated March 17, 1999 (the "Press
Release") relating to its proposed 1998 dividend. The Press Release is attached
as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
Any statements contained in the Press Release that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "believe," "expect," and "project," as they
relate to the Company, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.
The Company undertakes no obligation publicly to update or revise any
forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to
various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from expectations. The factors that could affect the Company's future
financial results are discussed more fully in the Company's most recently filed
Form 20-F and Form F-1, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
June 22, 1998.
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EXHIBITS
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT SYSTEME,
ANWENDUNGEN, PRODUKTE IN DER
DATENVERARBEITUNG
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Prof. Dr. Henning Kagermann
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Name: Prof. Dr. Henning Kagermann
Title: Co-Speaker of the Executive Board
By: /s/ Dieter Matheis
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Name: Dieter Matheis
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: March 22, 1999
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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March 17, 1999
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[SAP LOGO]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kevin S. McKay
SAP America
610-355-4060
-or-
Michael Pfister
SAP AG
011-49-6227-74-1758
-or-
James P. Prout
Taylor Rafferty Associates
212-889-4350
SAP AG PROPOSES INCREASE IN DIVIDEND
WALLDORF, Germany - March 17, 1999 -- SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), the world's leading
provider of business application software, today announced that its Supervisory
Board accepted the recommendation of the Executive Board to propose an increase
in SAP's 1998 dividend at the Annual General Meeting. Subject to approval at the
Annual General Meeting in Mannheim on May 6, 1999, the dividend will rise to EUR
1.57 (from EUR 1.43*/DM 2.80 for 1997) per share of common stock and to EUR 1.60
(from EUR 1.46*/DM 2.85 for 1997) per share of preferred stock. Shareholders
eligible for tax credits will receive an additional EUR 0.67 and 0.69
respectively per share, bringing their dividends to EUR 2.24 (as against EUR
2.05*/DM 4.00 for 1997) and EUR 2.29 (as against EUR 2.08*/DM 4.07 for 1997).
The proposed dividend represents an increase of 10% from the 1997 dividend, to
DM 323.6 million. The dividend will be paid on May 7, 1999, the day after the
Annual General Meeting.
* The dividends paid last year have been converted from DM to euros at an
exchange rate of DM 1.95583 and rounded to the nearest cent.
Any statements contained in this document that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "believe", "expect" and "project" as they
relate to the company are intended to identify such forward- looking statements.
The company undertakes no obligation publicly to update or revise any forward-
looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
expectations. The factors that could affect the company's future financial
results are discussed more fully in the company's most recently filed Form 20-F
and Form F-1 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 22,
1998.
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SAP AG preference and common shares are listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
as well as a number of other exchanges. In the US, SAP's American Depositary
Receipts (ADRs), each worth one-twelfth of a preference share, trade on the New
York Stock Exchange under the symbol 'SAP'. SAP is a component of the DAX, the
index of 30 German blue chip companies.
Information on the SAP AG preference shares is available on Bloomberg under the
symbol SAP3 GR, on Reuters under SAPG_p.F or DE and on Quotron under SAGVD.EU.
Information on the SAP common shares is available on Bloomberg under the symbol
SAP GR, on Reuters under SAPG.F and on Quotron under SAGR.EU. Additional
information is available on SAP AG's home page: http://www.sap.com.
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