DGAP-PVR: adidas AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution


adidas AG 

28.04.2014 12:30

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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1) On April 25, 2014, The Capital Group Companies, Inc., Los Angeles, CA,
USA, notified us pursuant to article 21 section 1 WpHG (German Securities
Trading Act) that the percentage of voting rights held by them in adidas AG
(ISIN DE000A1EWWW0), Adi-Dassler-Strasse 1, 91074 Herzogenaurach, has
fallen below the threshold of 5% on April 22, 2014 and on this date
amounted to 4.92% (10,293,960 shares with voting rights).

4.92% (10,293,960 shares with voting rights) of these voting rights are to
be attributed to The Capital Group Companies, Inc. pursuant to article 22
section 1 sentence 1 no. 6 in connection with article 22 section 1
sentences 2 and 3 WpHG.

Furthermore, The Capital Group Companies, Inc. informed us that no
individual fund holds more than 3% of the voting rights in adidas AG.

2) On April 25, 2014, Capital Research and Management Company, Los Angeles,
CA, USA, notified us pursuant to article 21 section 1 WpHG (German
Securities Trading Act) that the percentage of voting rights held by them
in adidas AG (ISIN DE000A1EWWW0), Adi-Dassler-Strasse 1, 91074
Herzogenaurach, has fallen below the threshold of 5% on April 22, 2014 and
on this date amounted to 4.92% (10,293,828 shares with voting rights).

4.92% (10,293,828 shares with voting rights) of these voting rights are to
be attributed to Capital Research and Management Company pursuant to
article 22 section 1 sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG.

Furthermore, Capital Research and Management Company informed us that no
individual fund holds more than 3% of the voting rights in adidas AG.


Herzogenaurach, April 28, 2014

adidas AG
The Executive Board



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Language:     English
Company:      adidas AG
              Adi-Dassler-Straße 1
              91074 Herzogenaurach
              Germany
Internet:     www.adidas-group.com
 
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