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 

30.07.2015 11:00

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Notification of voting rights pursuant to Art. 21, Sec. 1  WpHG

We received the following notifications pursuant to Art. 21, Sec. 1 WpHG:

I.
Mr Albert Frère, Belgium has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1
of the WpHG that via shares his Voting Rights on adidas AG, Herzogenaurach,
Germany, have exceeded the 3% threshold of the Voting Rights on July 24,
2015 and on that day amounted to 3.0003% (this corresponds to 6277048
Voting Rights).
3.0003% of Voting Rights (this corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights) are
attributed to Mr Frère in accordance with Article 22, Section 1, Sentence
1, No. 1 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act). Attributed Voting
Rights are held by the following companies under his control, whose share
of the Voting Rights in adidas AG amounts to 3 percent or more: Stichting
A.K. Frère-Bourgeois (The Netherlands), Frère-Bourgeois SA (Belgium), Filux
SA (Luxembourg), Financière de la Sambre SA (Belgium), Erbe SA (Belgium),
Loverval Finance SA (Belgium), Kermadec SA (Luxembourg), Parjointco NV (The
Netherlands), Pargesa Holding SA (Switzerland), Pargesa Netherlands BV (The
Netherlands), Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (Belgium).

II.
Stichting A.K. Frère-Bourgeois, Rotterdam, The Netherlands has informed us
according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its Voting
Rights on adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany, have exceeded the 3%
threshold of the Voting Rights on July 24, 2015 and on that day amounted to
3.0003% (this corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights).
3.0003% of Voting Rights (this corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights) are
attributed to the company in accordance with Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act). Attributed
Voting Rights are held by the following companies under its control, whose
share of the Voting Rights in adidas AG amounts to 3 percent or more:
Frère-Bourgeois SA (Belgium), Filux SA (Luxembourg), Financière de la
Sambre SA (Belgium), Erbe SA (Belgium), Loverval Finance SA (Belgium),
Kermadec SA (Luxembourg), Parjointco NV (The Netherlands), Pargesa Holding
SA (Switzerland), Pargesa Netherlands BV (The Netherlands), Groupe
Bruxelles Lambert (Belgium).

III.
Frère-Bourgeois SA, Gerpinnes, Belgium has informed us according to Article
21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its Voting Rights on adidas AG,
Herzogenaurach, Germany, have exceeded the 3% threshold of the Voting
Rights on July 24, 2015 and on that day amounted to 3.0003% (this
corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights).
3.0003% of Voting Rights (this corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights) are
attributed to the company in accordance with Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act). Attributed
Voting Rights are held by the following companies under its control, whose
share of the Voting Rights in adidas AG amounts to 3 percent or more: Filux
SA (Luxembourg), Financière de la Sambre SA (Belgium), Erbe SA (Belgium),
Loverval Finance SA (Belgium), Kermadec SA (Luxembourg), Parjointco NV (The
Netherlands), Pargesa Holding SA (Switzerland), Pargesa Netherlands BV (The
Netherlands), Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (Belgium).

IV.
Filux SA, Luxembourg, Luxembourg has informed us according to Article 21,
Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its Voting Rights on adidas AG,
Herzogenaurach, Germany, have exceeded the 3% threshold of the Voting
Rights on July 24, 2015 and on that day amounted to 3.0003% (this
corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights).
3.0003% of Voting Rights (this corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights) are
attributed to the company in accordance with Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act). Attributed
Voting Rights are held by the following companies under its control, whose
share of the Voting Rights in adidas AG amounts to 3 percent or more:
Financière de la Sambre SA (Belgium), Erbe SA (Belgium), Loverval Finance
SA (Belgium), Kermadec SA (Luxembourg), Parjointco NV (The Netherlands),
Pargesa Holding SA (Switzerland), Pargesa Netherlands BV (The Netherlands),
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (Belgium).

V.
Financière de la Sambre SA, Gerpinnes, Belgium has informed us according to
Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its Voting Rights on
adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany, have exceeded the 3% threshold of the
Voting Rights on July 24, 2015 and on that day amounted to 3.0003% (this
corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights).
3.0003% of Voting Rights (this corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights) are
attributed to the company in accordance with Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act). Attributed
Voting Rights are held by the following companies under its control, whose
share of the Voting Rights in adidas AG amounts to 3 percent or more: Erbe
SA (Belgium), Loverval Finance SA (Belgium), Kermadec SA (Luxembourg),
Parjointco NV (The Netherlands), Pargesa Holding SA (Switzerland), Pargesa
Netherlands BV (The Netherlands), Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (Belgium).

VI.
Erbe SA, Gerpinnes, Belgium has informed us according to Article 21,
Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its Voting Rights on adidas AG,
Herzogenaurach, Germany, have exceeded the 3% threshold of the Voting
Rights on July 24, 2015 and on that day amounted to 3.0003% (this
corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights).
3.0003% of Voting Rights (this corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights) are
attributed to the company in accordance with Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act). Attributed
Voting Rights are held by the following companies under its control, whose
share of the Voting Rights in adidas AG amounts to 3 percent or more:
Loverval Finance SA (Belgium), Kermadec SA (Luxembourg), Parjointco NV (The
Netherlands), Pargesa Holding SA (Switzerland), Pargesa Netherlands BV (The
Netherlands), Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (Belgium).

VII.
Loverval Finance SA, Gerpinnes, Belgium has informed us according to
Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its Voting Rights on
adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany, have exceeded the 3% threshold of the
Voting Rights on July 24, 2015 and on that day amounted to 3.0003% (this
corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights).
3.0003% of Voting Rights (this corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights) are
attributed to the company in accordance with Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act). Attributed
Voting Rights are held by the following companies under its control, whose
share of the Voting Rights in adidas AG amounts to 3 percent or more:
Kermadec SA (Luxembourg), Parjointco NV (The Netherlands), Pargesa Holding
SA (Switzerland), Pargesa Netherlands BV (The Netherlands), Groupe
Bruxelles Lambert (Belgium).

VIII.
Kermadec SA, Luxembourg, Luxembourg has informed us according to Article
21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its Voting Rights on adidas AG,
Herzogenaurach, Germany, have exceeded the 3% threshold of the Voting
Rights on July 24, 2015 and on that day amounted to 3.0003% (this
corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights).
3.0003% of Voting Rights (this corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights) are
attributed to the company in accordance with Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act). Attributed
Voting Rights are held by the following companies under its control, whose
share of the Voting Rights in adidas AG amounts to 3 percent or more:
Parjointco NV (The Netherlands), Pargesa Holding SA (Switzerland), Pargesa
Netherlands BV (The Netherlands), Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (Belgium).

IX.
Parjointco NV, Rotterdam, The Netherlands has informed us according to
Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its Voting Rights on
adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany, have exceeded the 3% threshold of the
Voting Rights on July 24, 2015 and on that day amounted to 3.0003% (this
corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights).
3.0003% of Voting Rights (this corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights) are
attributed to the company in accordance with Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act). Attributed
Voting Rights are held by the following companies under its control, whose
share of the Voting Rights in adidas AG amounts to 3 percent or more:
Pargesa Holding SA (Switzerland), Pargesa Netherlands BV (The Netherlands),
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (Belgium).

X.
Pargesa Holding SA, Geneva, Switzerland has informed us according to
Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its Voting Rights on
adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany, have exceeded the 3% threshold of the
Voting Rights on July 24, 2015 and on that day amounted to 3.0003% (this
corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights).
3.0003% of Voting Rights (this corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights) are
attributed to the company in accordance with Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act). Attributed
Voting Rights are held by the following companies under its control, whose
share of the Voting Rights in adidas AG amounts to 3 percent or more:
Pargesa Netherlands BV (The Netherlands), Groupe Bruxelles Lambert
(Belgium).

XI.
Pargesa Netherlands BV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands has informed us
according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its Voting
Rights on adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany, have exceeded the 3%
threshold of the Voting Rights on July 24, 2015 and on that day amounted to
3.0003% (this corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights).
3.0003% of Voting Rights (this corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights) are
attributed to the company in accordance with Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act). Attributed
Voting Rights are held by the following companies under its control, whose
share of the Voting Rights in adidas AG amounts to 3 percent or more:
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (Belgium).

XII.
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, Brussels, Belgium has informed us according to
Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its Voting Rights on
adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany, have exceeded the 3% threshold of the
Voting Rights on July 24, 2015 and on that day amounted to 3.0003% (this
corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights).

XIII.
Desmarais Family Trust, Montréal, Québec, Canada has informed us according
to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its Voting Rights on
adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany, have exceeded the 3% threshold of the
Voting Rights on July 24, 2015 and on that day amounted to 3.0003% (this
corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights).
3.0003% of Voting Rights (this corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights) are
attributed to the company in accordance with Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act). Attributed
Voting Rights are held by the following companies under its control, whose
share of the Voting Rights in adidas AG amounts to 3 percent or more:
Nordex Inc. (Canada), Gelco Enterprises LTD (Canada), Power Corporation of
Canada (Canada), 171263 Canada Inc. (Canada), Power Financial Corporation
(Canada), Power Financial Europe BV (The Netherlands), Parjointco NV (The
Netherlands), Pargesa Holding SA (Switzerland), Pargesa Netherlands BV (The
Netherlands), Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (Belgium)

XIV.
Nordex Inc, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada has informed us according to
Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its Voting Rights on
adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany, have exceeded the 3% threshold of the
Voting Rights on July 24, 2015 and on that day amounted to 3.0003% (this
corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights).
3.0003% of Voting Rights (this corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights) are
attributed to the company in accordance with Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act). Attributed
Voting Rights are held by the following companies under its control, whose
share of the Voting Rights in adidas AG amounts to 3 percent or more: Gelco
Enterprises LTD (Canada), Power Corporation of Canada (Canada), 171263
Canada Inc. (Canada), Power Financial Corporation (Canada), Power Financial
Europe BV (The Netherlands), Parjointco NV (The Netherlands), Pargesa
Holding SA (Switzerland), Pargesa Netherlands BV (The Netherlands), Groupe
Bruxelles Lambert (Belgium)

XV.
Gelco Enterprises LTD, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada has informed us
according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its Voting
Rights on adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany, have exceeded the 3%
threshold of the Voting Rights on July 24, 2015 and on that day amounted to
3.0003% (this corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights).
3.0003% of Voting Rights (this corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights) are
attributed to the company in accordance with Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act). Attributed
Voting Rights are held by the following companies under its control, whose
share of the Voting Rights in adidas AG amounts to 3 percent or more: Power
Corporation of Canada (Canada), 171263 Canada Inc. (Canada), Power
Financial Corporation (Canada), Power Financial Europe BV (The
Netherlands), Parjointco NV (The Netherlands), Pargesa Holding SA
(Switzerland), Pargesa Netherlands BV (The Netherlands), Groupe Bruxelles
Lambert (Belgium)

XVI.
Power Corporation of Canada, Montréal, Québec, Canada has informed us
according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its Voting
Rights on adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany, have exceeded the 3%
threshold of the Voting Rights on July 24, 2015 and on that day amounted to
3.0003% (this corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights).
3.0003% of Voting Rights (this corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights) are
attributed to the company in accordance with Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act). Attributed
Voting Rights are held by the following companies under its control, whose
share of the Voting Rights in adidas AG amounts to 3 percent or more:
171263 Canada Inc. (Canada), Power Financial Corporation (Canada), Power
Financial Europe BV (The Netherlands), Parjointco NV (The Netherlands),
Pargesa Holding SA (Switzerland), Pargesa Netherlands BV (The Netherlands),
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (Belgium)

XVII.
171263 Canada Inc., Montréal, Québec, Canada has informed us according to
Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its Voting Rights on
adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany, have exceeded the 3% threshold of the
Voting Rights on July 24, 2015 and on that day amounted to 3.0003% (this
corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights).
3.0003% of Voting Rights (this corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights) are
attributed to the company in accordance with Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act). Attributed
Voting Rights are held by the following companies under its control, whose
share of the Voting Rights in adidas AG amounts to 3 percent or more: Power
Financial Corporation (Canada), Power Financial Europe BV (The
Netherlands), Parjointco NV (The Netherlands), Pargesa Holding SA
(Switzerland), Pargesa Netherlands BV (The Netherlands), Groupe Bruxelles
Lambert (Belgium)

XVIII.
Power Financial Corporation, Montréal, Québec, Canada has informed us
according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its Voting
Rights on adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany, have exceeded the 3%
threshold of the Voting Rights on July 24, 2015 and on that day amounted to
3.0003% (this corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights).
3.0003% of Voting Rights (this corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights) are
attributed to the company in accordance with Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act). Attributed
Voting Rights are held by the following companies under its control, whose
share of the Voting Rights in adidas AG amounts to 3 percent or more: Power
Financial Europe BV (The Netherlands), Parjointco NV (The Netherlands),
Pargesa Holding SA (Switzerland), Pargesa Netherlands BV (The Netherlands),
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (Belgium)

XIX.
Power Financial Europe BV, Rotterdam, The Netherlands has informed us
according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its Voting
Rights on adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany, have exceeded the 3%
threshold of the Voting Rights on July 24, 2015 and on that day amounted to
3.0003% (this corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights).
3.0003% of Voting Rights (this corresponds to 6277048 Voting Rights) are
attributed to the company in accordance with Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act). Attributed
Voting Rights are held by the following companies under its control, whose
share of the Voting Rights in adidas AG amounts to 3 percent or more:
Parjointco NV (The Netherlands), Pargesa Holding SA (Switzerland), Pargesa
Netherlands BV (The Netherlands), Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (Belgium).



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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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