EANS-Voting Rights: adidas AG / Release of a voting rights announcement according to article 26, section 1.1 WpHG (Securities Trading Act) with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution

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Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is
responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Person/company obliged to make the notification:
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Name: Various - see publication
Place: Various
State: Various

Company data:
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Name: adidas AG
Address: Adi-Dassler-Str. 1-2, 91074 Herzogenaurach
Place: Herzogenaurach
State: Germany

31.03.2009

1) On March 27, 2009, Invesco Ltd, Hamilton, Bermuda, 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
DE0005003404), Adi-Dassler-Strasse 1, 91074 Herzogenaurach, has
fallen below the threshold of 3% on September 30, 2008 and on this
date amounted to 2.97% (5,894,813 shares with voting rights).

2.97% (5,894,813 shares with voting rights) of these voting rights
are to be attributed to Invesco Ltd pursuant to article 22 section 1
sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG in connection with article 22 section 1
sentence 2 WpHG.

2) On March 27, 2009, Invesco Holdings Company Limited, London, UK,
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 DE0005003404), Adi-Dassler-Strasse 1, 91074
Herzogenaurach, has fallen below the threshold of 3% on September 30,
2008 and on this date amounted to 2.97% (5,894,813 shares with voting
rights).

2.97% (5,894,813 shares with voting rights) of these voting rights
are to be attributed to Invesco Holdings Company Limited pursuant to
article 22 section 1 sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG in connection with article
22 section 1 sentence 2 WpHG.

3) On March 27, 2009, IVZ Callco Inc., Halifax, Canada, 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
DE0005003404), Adi-Dassler-Strasse 1, 91074 Herzogenaurach, has
fallen below the threshold of 3% on September 30, 2008 and on this
date amounted to 2.97% (5,894,813 shares with voting rights).

2.97% (5,894,813 shares with voting rights) of these voting rights
are to be attributed to IVZ Callco Inc. pursuant to article 22
section 1 sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG in connection with article 22 section
1 sentence 2 WpHG.

4) On March 27, 2009, Invesco Inc., Toronto, Canada, 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
DE0005003404), Adi-Dassler-Strasse 1, 91074 Herzogenaurach, has
fallen below the threshold of 3% on September 30, 2008 and on this
date amounted to 2.97% (5,894,813 shares with voting rights).

2.97% (5,894,813 shares with voting rights) of these voting rights
are to be attributed to Invesco Inc. pursuant to article 22 section 1
sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG in connection with article 22 section 1
sentence 2 WpHG.

5) On March 27, 2009, Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (formerly: AIM
Canada Holdings Inc.), Toronto, Canada, 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
DE0005003404), Adi-Dassler-Strasse 1, 91074 Herzogenaurach, has
fallen below the threshold of 3% on September 30, 2008 and on this
date amounted to 2.97% (5,894,813 shares with voting rights).

2.97% (5,894,813 shares with voting rights) of these voting rights
are to be attributed to Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. pursuant to
article 22 section 1 sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG in connection with article
22 section 1 sentence 2 WpHG.

6) On March 27, 2009, Invesco Trimark Ltd (formerly: AIM Funds
Management Inc.), Toronto, Canada, 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 DE0005003404),
Adi-Dassler-Strasse 1, 91074 Herzogenaurach, has fallen below the
threshold of 3% on September 30, 2008 and on this date amounted to
2.97% (5,894,813 shares with voting rights).

2.97% (5,894,813 shares with voting rights) of these voting rights
are to be attributed to Invesco Trimark Ltd pursuant to article 22
section 1 sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG.

Herzogenaurach, March 31, 2009

adidas AG
The Executive Board

end of announcement euro adhoc
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ots Originaltext: adidas AG
Im Internet recherchierbar: http://www.presseportal.de

Further inquiry note:

Branche: Recreational & Sports goods
ISIN: DE0005003404
WKN: 500340
Index: DAX, CDAX, HDAX, Prime All Share
Börsen: Börse Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Börse Berlin / free trade
Börse Hamburg / free trade
Börse Stuttgart / free trade
Börse Düsseldorf / free trade
Börse Hannover / free trade
Börse München / free trade