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EXHIBIT 4.18 EXECUTIVE BOARD CONTRACT Between SAP Aktiengesellschaft
Systeme, Anwendungen, Produkte
in der Datenverarbeitung
Neurottstrasse 18
69190 Walldorf, Germany - herein: SAP- and Dr. Claus Heinrich
Odenwaldstrasse 2
69190 Walldorf, Germany Article 1
Tasks  1.
    Following a resolution by the supervisory board on March 8, 1996 Dr. Heinrich is
appointed as a representative member of the SAP executive board with effect from January 1,
1996. Acting jointly with another executive board member or with one registered authorized
officer of SAP (a procurist in the meaning of the German Commercial Code, sections 48-53),
he is empowered to act for and on behalf of SAP.  2.
    Dr. Heinrich will lead SAP jointly with other executive board members in accordance
with the law, the articles of incorporation, the executive board rules of procedure, and
this contract. He must put his entire working effort at SAPs disposal. Paid secondary
employment requires the approval of the supervisory board. He is free to determine his own
working hours.




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- 2 - Article 2
Compensation  1.
    For his work, Dr. Heinrich will receive  a)
    A fixed annual salary of DM 276,000.00.b)
    A directors profit-sharing bonus set each year by the supervisory board,
represented by its chairperson  2.
    The annual salary will be paid retroactively at the end of each month in 12 equal
monthly installments.  3.
    The directors profit-sharing bonus for the fiscal year will be paid at the end of the
month after the financial statements have been adopted.  4.
    SAP will make a car available to Dr. Heinrich free of charge in accordance with the SAP
regulations. The car can be used for business and private purposes. All income tax on the
benefit in kind in respect of private use will be borne by Dr. Heinrich.  5.
    Dr. Heinrichs expenses as a result of SAP business will be reimbursed to the
appropriate extent.  6.
    If Dr. Heinrich is unable to work due to illness, he will continue to receive his
salary after the statutory period of sickness pay has expired for a period ending six
months after the first day of illness or at the end of this contract, whichever is the
earlier. Article 3
Leave Dr. Heinrich is entitled to 35 days annual leave. Leave does not have to be taken all at once.




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- 3 - Article 4
Term Duties at the end of this contract  1.
    The term of this contract commences on January 1, 1996 and extends until December 31,
2000.It will extend by successive terms of four years unless terminated by either of the parties
giving not less than one years written notice to the other before it expires. It will end
without prior notice at the end of the period of three months following Dr. Heinrichs
attainment of the age of 65. However this contract will end before Dr. Heinrichs attainment
of the age of 65 if he terminates it during the period between attainment of the age of 62
and attainment of the age of 64 by giving one years notice.  2.
    If during the term of this contract Dr. Heinrich becomes permanently unable to work,
this contract will end at the end of the quarter in which the permanent inability to work
was determined. For the purposes of this contract, a permanent inability to work would be
if Dr. Heinrich were unable to perform his work during a period of more than one year and
it were not expected that he be able to start work again within the following six months.  3.
    Dr. Heinrich undertakes to keep locked away all business documents and other written
documents as well as any reproductions or copies and to deliver them to the executive board
or a representative of the executive board at any time if requested and at the end of this
contract without being requested to do so. Dr. Heinrich is not entitled to retain such
documents, other written documents, reproductions, or copies. Article 5
In-service inventions The provisions of the German Employee Inventions Act apply to inventions made by Dr. Heinrich
during the term of this contract. Only SAP may exploit technical and organizational suggestions for
improvement made by Dr. Heinrich and they are not subject to special compensation.




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- 4 - Article 6
Insurance Dr. Heinrich is entitled to insurance coverage for death, invalidity, and accident. Under SAPs
group insurance contracts, insurance coverage equals  In case of death                   two times the annual salary
  In case of invalidity            three times the annual salary All income tax on the benefit in kind will be borne by Dr. Heinrich. Article 7
Retirement and dependents pension plan Dr. Heinrich and his dependents are entitled to a retirement pension, invalidity pension, and
widows pension. This entitlement is governed by the benefits plan document dated January 1, 1991. This replaces the
retirement benefits entitlement under the SAP AG relief fund. Article 8
Noncompete agreement  1.
    During the term of this contract Dr. Heinrich will not hold an interest in any company
that competes with SAP or in any company that does a significant amount of business with
SAP. Shareholdings that do not enable any influence on the governing bodies of the company
concerned are not deemed to be an interest for the purposes of this provision.  2.
    If the noncompete agreement is breached, SAP is entitled to require that the breach
cease and claim in full for damages.




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- 5 - Article 9
Miscellaneous provisions If any provision in this contract is or becomes ineffective in whole or in part, such
ineffectiveness does not affect any other provision herein. The ineffective provision must be
replaced, to the extent possible in law, by a reasonable provision that comes closest to what the
parties intended or would, in the light of the business purpose, have intended if they had
considered the ineffectiveness of the provision. Walldorf, March 8, 1996 /s/  BERND
THIEMANN
    
    /s/  CLAUS HEINRICHThe
supervisory board
    
    Dr. Claus HeinrichRepresented
by its chairperson