© 2006 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 2 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary 2/16/06 Safe Harbor Statement Safe Harbor Statement Certain statements contained in the presentation regarding matters that are not historical facts, including statements regarding ANSYS’ expectations that the proposed acquisition, if completed, would be immediately accretive to Non-GAAP earnings and statements regarding the impact of the pending acquisition, are “forward-looking” statements (as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements in this press release are subject to risks and uncertainties. These include the risk that the acquisition may not be consummated, the risk that the businesses of ANSYS and Fluent may not be combined successfully, or that such combination may take longer or cost more to accomplish than expected, the risk that operating costs, customer loss and business disruption following the acquisition may be greater than expected, the risk of a general economic downturn in one or more of ANSYS’ primary geographic regions, the risk that the assumptions underlying ANSYS’ anticipated revenues and expenditures will change or prove inaccurate, the risk that ANSYS has overestimated its ability to maintain growth and profitability and control costs, uncertainties regarding the demand for ANSYS’ products and services in future periods, the risk that ANSYS has overestimated the strength of the demand among its customers for its products, risks of problems arising from customer contract cancellations, uncertainties regarding customer acceptance of new products, the risk that ANSYS’ operating results will be adversely affected by possible delays in developing, completing or shipping new or enhanced products, risks that enhancements to ANSYS’ products may not produce anticipated sales, uncertainties regarding fluctuations in quarterly results, including uncertainties regarding the timing of orders from significant customers, and other factors that are detailed from time to time in reports filed by ANSYS, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including ANSYS, Inc.’s 2004 Annual Report and Form 10-K. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether changes occur as a result of new information or future events, after the date they were made. | 
