adidas AG 03.11.2014 11:20 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification of voting rights pursuant to Art. 25, Sec. 1 WpHG We received the following notifications pursuant to Art. 25, Sec. 1 WpHG on October 29, 2014: I. 1. Listed company: adidas AG Adi-Dassler-StraÃe 1, 91074 Herzogenaurach, Germany 2. Notifier: BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, DE, United States 3. Triggering event: Falling below threshold 4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 27.10.2014 6. Total amount of voting rights: 4.95% (equals 10363727 voting rights) calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued: 209216186 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG: 0.15% (equals 305568 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 0.15% (equals 305568 voting rights) Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG: 4.81% (equals 10058159 voting rights) 8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG: Chain of controlled undertakings: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., BlackRock Advisors Holdings, Inc., BlackRock International Holdings, Inc., BR Jersey International Holdings L.P., BlackRock Group Limited, BlackRock International Limited, BlackRock Life Limited BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., BlackRock Advisors Holdings, Inc., BlackRock International Holdings, Inc., BR Jersey International Holdings L.P., BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC, BlackRock Canada Holdings LP, BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC, BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC, BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC, BlackRock Delaware Holdings, Inc., BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association II. 1. Listed company: adidas AG Adi-Dassler-StraÃe 1, 91074 Herzogenaurach, Germany 2. Notifier: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., New York, NY, United States 3. Triggering event: Falling below threshold 4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 27.10.2014 6. Total amount of voting rights: 4.95% (equals 10347130 voting rights) calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued: 209216186 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG: 0.15% (equals 305568 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 0.15% (equals 305568 voting rights) Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG: 4.80% (equals 10041562 voting rights) 8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG: Chain of controlled undertakings: BlackRock Advisors Holdings, Inc., BlackRock International Holdings, Inc., BR Jersey International Holdings L.P., BlackRock Group Limited, BlackRock International Limited, BlackRock Life Limited BlackRock Advisors Holdings, Inc., BlackRock International Holdings, Inc., BR Jersey International Holdings L.P., BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC, BlackRock Canada Holdings LP, BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC, BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC, BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC, BlackRock Delaware Holdings, Inc., BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association 03.11.2014 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: adidas AG Adi-Dassler-StraÃe 1 91074 Herzogenaurach Germany Internet: www.adidas-group.com End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
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