SAP AMERICA, INC.
401(k) PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
The following description of SAP America, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the Plan) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering all employees of SAP America, Inc., SAP International, Inc., SAP Labs, LLC, SAP Public Services, Inc., SAP Global Marketing, Inc., SAP National Security Services, Inc., SAP Industries, Inc., Callidus, Inc., Qualtrics, LLC., Sybase, Inc., Ariba, Inc., SuccessFactors, Inc., and Hybris (U.S.) Corporation (collectively, the Company or the Companies). There are no minimum age or service requirements for employees to become eligible to participate in the Plan. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The Plan is also subject to certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). The Companies are subsidiaries of SAP SE (the Parent Company or SAP).
Participants may contribute, on a pre-tax basis, a portion of their eligible annual compensation, as defined by the Plan, not to exceed $19,500 for 2020 and $19,000 for 2019. The Plan limits eligible compensation to the amount prescribed by Section 401(a)(17) of the Code for purposes of compensation reduction contributions and limits the amount of annual additions to the amount prescribed by
Section 415(c) of the Code. Participants direct the investment of their contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan. The Plan currently offers 15 registered investment companies, one money market fund, the Parent Company’s ADR Stock Fund and 18 common collective trusts as investment options for participants. A self-directed brokerage account option is also available to allow participants to select investment options not specifically offered by the Plan. During 2020 and 2019, the Company matched 75% of the first 6% of eligible compensation that a participant contributes to the Plan. For purposes of employer matching and employer discretionary contributions, the Company’s limit for eligible compensation for purposes of calculating the employer match in 2020 and 2019 is $285,000 and $280,000, respectively. Employees are permitted to make pre-tax and after-tax contributions of up to 25% of compensation. Participants are permitted to make different contribution elections for (a) compensation consisting of bonuses and commissions, and (b) all other wages. The matching employer contribution is invested as directed by the participant and paid on a quarterly basis. The Plan allows participants to elect Roth type tax treatment for a portion or all their retirement plan contributions.
Additional employer discretionary contributions may be contributed at the option of the Company and are invested as directed by the participant. Employer discretionary contributions were not made in 2020 or 2019. The employer discretionary contributions are allocated to participants who, with respect to the plan year for which a contribution is made, are employed by the Company on the last day of the plan year, have worked 1,000 hours in that year, and have elected a deferral contribution. The employer discretionary contributions are allocated as an additional matching contribution.
The applicable dollar limits on pre-tax contributions allow individuals who have reached age 50 by the end of the plan year, and who can no longer make additional pre-tax contributions because of limitations imposed by the Code or the Plan, to make additional “catch-up contributions” for that year. Eligible individuals may make “catch-up contributions” up to the lesser of (a) the individual’s compensation for the year less any other deferrals, or (b) $6,500 for 2020 and $6,000 for 2019.
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