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DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: adidas AG 2016-03-29/ 11:45 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

DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: adidas AG

2016-03-29 / 11:45
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
XAcquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
 Acquisition/disposal of instruments
 Change of breakdown of voting rights
XOther reason:
Exercise of rights under financial instruments

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name:City and country of registered office:
Elian Corporate Trustee (Cayman) LimitedGrand Cayman
Cayman Islands

4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.
NNS Luxembourg S.à r.l.

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
22 March 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 situation3.0000002 %4.00 %7.00 %209216186
Previous notification1.74 %4.26 %6.00 %/

7. Notified details of the resulting situation
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 21, 22 WpHG)
ISINabsolutein %
 direct
(Sec. 21 WpHG)		indirect
(Sec. 22 WpHG)		direct
(Sec. 21 WpHG)		indirect
(Sec. 22 WpHG)
DE000A1EWWW06276486 %3.0000002 %
Total62764863.0000002 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG
Type of instrumentExpiration or maturity dateExercise or conversion periodVoting rights absoluteVoting rights in %
OTC European Call20.09.20163000000.1434 %
OTC European Call22.09.20163000000.1434 %
OTC European Call23.09.20163000000.1434 %
OTC European Call28.09.20162646240.1265 %
  Total11646240.5567 %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 2 WpHG
Type of instrumentExpiration or maturity dateExercise or conversion periodCash or physical settlementVoting rights absoluteVoting rights in %
OTC European Put18.04.2016Both1921810.0919 %
OTC European Put19.04.2016Both1921810.0919 %
OTC European Put20.04.2016Both1921810.0919 %
OTC European Put21.04.2016Both1600000.0765 %
OTC European Put22.04.2016Both1600000.0765 %
OTC European Put25.04.2016Both1600000.0765 %
OTC European Put26.04.2016Both1921810.0919 %
OTC European Put27.04.2016Both1600000.0765 %
OTC European Put28.04.2016Both1600000.0765 %
OTC European Put29.04.2016Both1600000.0765 %
OTC European Put02.05.2016Both800000.0382 %
OTC European Put02.05.2016Both800000.0382 %
OTC European Put03.05.2016Both800000.0382 %
OTC European Put03.05.2016Both800000.0382 %
OTC European Put04.05.2016Both800000.0382 %
OTC European Put04.05.2016Both800000.0382 %
OTC European Put05.05.2016Both1921810.0919 %
OTC European Put06.05.2016Both1921810.0919 %
OTC European Put19.05.2016Both2250000.1075 %
OTC European Put20.05.2016Both2250000.1075 %
OTC European Put23.05.2016Both2250000.1075 %
OTC European Put24.05.2016Both2250000.1075 %
OTC European Put25.05.2016Both2250000.1075 %
OTC European Put26.05.2016Both2250000.1075 %
OTC European Put27.05.2016Both2250000.1075 %
OTC European Put30.05.2016Both2250000.1075 %
OTC European Put31.05.2016Both3000000.1434 %
OTC European Put01.12.2016Both2500000.1195 %
OTC European Put02.12.2016Both2500000.1195 %
OTC European Put23.01.2017Both3000000.1434 %
OTC European Put24.01.2017Both3000000.1434 %
OTC European Put25.01.2017Both3000000.1434 %
OTC European Put26.01.2017Both3000000.1434 %
OTC European Put16.03.2017Both2703130.1292 %
OTC European Put20.03.2017Both2703130.1292 %
OTC European Put22.03.2017Both2703130.1292 %
   Total72040243.4433 %

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
 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.).
XFull 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)
Elian Corporate Trustee (Cayman) Limited % % %
NNS Holding % % %
NNS Luxembourg S.à r.l.3.0000002 % % %

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 22 para. 3 WpHG

Date of general meeting:
Holding position after general meeting: % (equals voting rights)


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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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