€ thousands

Sept. 30, 2006

Sept. 30, 2005

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Licenses

111,672

88,256

37,013

29,163

Maintenance

142,084

134,786

47,994

47,994

Professional services

93,136

90,027

28,199

28,463

Other

1,696

1,390

556

243

Total revenue

348,588

314,459

113,762

103,693

Total costs of sales

- 106,696

- 104,942

- 34,574

- 33,606

Gross profit

241,892

209,517

79,188

70,087

Research and development

- 33,395

- 32,460

- 11,028

- 10,934

Sales, marketing and distribution

- 93,929

- 75,730

- 30,921

- 25,256

Administrative costs

- 37,949

- 33,410

- 13,467

- 11,201

Operating result

76,619

67,917

23,772

22,696

Other income

17,077

10,509

10,627

3,619

Other expenses

- 16,882

- 10,898

- 8,765

- 3,228

Earnings before
interest and taxes

76,814

67,528

25,634

23,087

Interest result

6,404

4,079

2,161

1,543

Earnings before taxes

83,218

71,607

27,795

24,630

Income taxes

- 30,990

- 27,340

- 10,350

- 8,980

Other taxes

- 1,340

- 1,308

- 354

- 402

Consolidated income

50,888

42,959

17,091

15,248

Thereof for shareholders
of Software AG

50,888

42,959

17,091

15,248

Thereof for minority interest

0

0

0

0

Earnings per share
(Euro, basic)

1.81

1.57

0.61

0.55

Earnings per share
(Euro, diluted)

1.81

1.56

0.61

0.55

Weighted average shares outstanding (basic)

28,075,445

27,377,853

28,112,715

27,600,055

Weighted average shares outstanding (diluted)

28,116,241

27,561,688

28,119,716

27,783,890