2. Reason for notification:
Acquisition / disposal of shares with voting rights
voluntary group notification with triggered threshold on subsidiary level

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Legal entity: Morgan Stanley
City of registered office, country: Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America (USA)

4. Names of shareholder(s) holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
28.06.2022

6. Total positions

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.a.)	% of voting rights through instruments (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)	Total of both in % (7.a. + 7.b.)	Total number of voting rights pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG
New	3.12	2.76	5.89	74,000,000
Previous notification (if applicable)	3.14	2.76	5.90

7. Details on total positions

a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 33, 34 WpHG)

ISIN	Absolute direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)	Absolute indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)	In % direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)	In % indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)
DE000A2GS401	0	2,311,935	0.00	3.12
Total:		2,311,935		3.12

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG

Type of instrument	Maturity / Expiration	Exercise or conversion period	Voting Rights Absolute	Voting Rights in %
Right of recall over securities lending agreements	at any time	at any time	779,065	1.05
		Total:	779,065	1.05

b.2 Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG

Type of instrument	Maturity / Expiration	Exercise or conversion period	Cash or physical transaction	Voting Rights Absolute	Voting Rights in %
Equity Swap	23.06.2023	at any time	Cash	1,265,421	1.71
			Total:	1,265,421	1.71

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity

Name	% of voting rights (if at least 3% or more)	% of voting rights through instruments (if at least 5% or more)	Total of both (if at least 5% or more)
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC
Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc.
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
-
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.
Morgan Stanley International Limited
Morgan Stanley Investments (UK)
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
-
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC
Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc.
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Prime Dealer Services Corp.
-
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC
Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc.
ETCM Holdings, LLC
E*TRADE Securities LLC

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG
(only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG)

Date of general meeting: N/A

10. Other useful information

Date
04.07.2022

(end)

emitter:	Software AG Uhlandstraße 12 64297 Darmstadt Germany
contact person:	Investor Relations
phone:	+49 615192 1900
e-mail:	Investor.Relations@softwareag.com
website:	www.softwareag.com
stock exchanges:	regulated market in Frankfurt; free market in Dusseldorf, free market in Hamburg, free market in Hannover, free market in Munich, free market in Stuttgart; open market in Berlin, Tradegate
ISIN(s):	DE000A2GS401 (share)