adidas AG

WKN: A1EWWW ISIN: DE000A1EWWW0 Land: Deutschland

Nachricht vom 26.09.2016 | 15:00 adidas AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: adidas AG 2016-09-26 / 15:00

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 Major Holdings

  1. Details of issuer

    adidas AG

    Adi-Dassler-Straße 1

    91074 Herzogenaurach Germany

  2. Reason for notification

    X

    Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights

    Acquisition/disposal of instruments

    Change of breakdown of voting rights

    X

    Other reason:

    Voluntary group notification with triggered threshold on subsidiary level

  3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

    Name:

    City and country of registered office:

    BlackRock, Inc.

    Wilmington, DE,

    United States of America (USA)

  4. Names of shareholder(s)

    holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.

  5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

    16 Sep 2016

  6. Total positions

    % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.a.)

    % of voting rights through instruments (total of 7.b.1 +

    7.b.2)

    total of both in % (7.a. +

    7.b.)

    total number of voting rights of

    issuer

    Resulting

    situation

    5.34 %

    0.17 %

    5.51 %

    209216186

    Previous notification

    5.06 %

    0.22 %

    5.28 %

    /

  7. Notified details of the resulting situation

    1. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 21, 22 WpHG)

      ISIN

      absolute

      in %

      direct (Sec. 21 WpHG)

      indirect (Sec. 22 WpHG)

      direct (Sec. 21 WpHG)

      indirect (Sec. 22 WpHG)

      DE000A1EWWW0

      0

      11176278

      0.00 %

      5.34 %

      Total

      11176278

      5.34 %

      1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG

        Type of instrument

        Expiration or maturity date

        Exercise or conversion period

        Voting rights

        absolute

        Voting rights in %

        lent securities

        N/A

        N/A

        238442

        0.11 %

        Total

        238442

        0.11 %

      2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 2 WpHG

      3. Type of instrument

        Expiration or maturity date

        Exercise or conversion period

        Cash or physical settlement

        Voting rights absolute

        Voting rights in

        %

        Contract for Difference

        N/A

        N/A

        Cash

        50967

        0.02 %

        Equity Linked Note

        06.10.2016

        N/A

        Cash

        62510

        0.03 %

        Total

        113477

        0.05 %

      4. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

      5. Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled and does itself not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.).

        X

        Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity:

        Name

        % of voting rights (if at least held 3%

        or more)

        % of voting rights through instruments (if at least held 5%

        or more)

        Total of both (if at least held 5% or more)

        BlackRock, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        Trident Merger, LLC

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

        %

        %

        %

        ---

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        ---

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Delaware Holdings

        Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Institutional Trust

        Company, National Association

        %

        %

        %

        ---

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Delaware Holdings

        Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Fund Advisors

        %

        %

        %

        ---

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Capital Holdings,

        Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Advisors, LLC

        %

        %

        %

        ---

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock (Singapore) Limited

        %

        %

        %

        ---

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock HK Holdco Limited

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Asset Management North

        Asia Limited

        %

        %

        %

        ---

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock HK Holdco Limited

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Cayco Limited

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Japan Holdings GK

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

        %

        %

        %

        ---

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        Black Rock Financial Management,

        Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited

        %

        %

        %

        ---

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Financial Management, 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, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock UK 1 LP

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Cayman Capital Holdings Limited

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock UK A LLP

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock UK 2 LLP

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock UK 3 LLP

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock UK 4 LLP

        %

        %

        %

        ---

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Group Limited

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

        %

        %

        %

        ---

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Group Limited

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Luxembourg Holdco S.à r.l.

        %

        %

        %

        BLACKROCK (Luxembourg) S.A.

        %

        %

        %

        ---

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BR Jersey International Holdings

        L.P.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Group Limited

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Luxembourg Holdco S.à r.l.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Investment Management Ireland Holdings Limited

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited

        %

        %

        %

        ---

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BR Jersey International Holdings

        L.P.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Group Limited

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock International Limited

        %

        %

        %

        ---

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

        %

        %

        %

        BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Group Limited

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock International Limited

        %

        %

        %

        BlackRock Life Limited

        %

        %

        %

        ---

        %

        %

        %

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