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adidas AG: Correction of a release from 21/11/2018 according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

adidas AG

11.12.2018 / 14:00

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

Name:

adidas AG

Street:

Adi-Dassler-Straße 1

Postal code:

91074

City:

Herzogenaurach Germany

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):

549300JSX0Z4CW0V5023

2. Reason for notification

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

Legal entity: The Desmarais Family Residuary Trust

City of registered office, country: Montreal, Canada

4. Names of shareholder(s)

holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.Theo Capital S.à r.l.

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:

19 Nov 2018

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 pursuant to Sec.

41 WpHG

New

8.09 %

0 %

8.09 %

200416186

Previous notification

5.0001 %

0%

5.0001 %

/

Total number of voting rights pursuant to Sec.

7. Details on total positions a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)

ISIN

Absolute

In %

Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)

Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)

Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)

Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)

DE000A1EWWW0

16214074

%

8.09 %

Total

16214074

8.09 %

Indirect

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG

Voting rights

Type of instrument

Expiration or maturity date

Exercise or conversion period

Voting rights absolute

Voting rights in %

%

Total

%

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG

Type of instrument

Expiration or maturity date

Exercise or conversion period

Cash or physical settlement

Voting rights absolute

Voting rights in %

%

Total

%

Voting rights in

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

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled nor does it control any other undertaking(s) that directly or indirectly hold(s) 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 3% or more)

% of voting rights through instruments (if at least 5% or more)

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

The Desmarais Family Residuary Trust

%

%

%

Pansolo Holding Inc

%

%

%

Power Corporation of Canada

%

%

%

171263 Canada Inc.

%

%

%

Power Financial Corporation

%

%

%

Power Financial Europe BV

%

%

%

Parjointco NV

%

%

%

Pargesa Holding SA

%

%

%

Pargesa Netherlands BV

%

%

%

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert

%

%

%

GBL Verwaltung S.A.

%

%

%

Theo Capital S.à r.l

7.82 %

%

7.82 %

The Desmarais Family Residuary Trust

%

%

%

Pansolo Holding Inc

%

%

%

Power Corporation of Canada

%

%

%

171263 Canada Inc.

%

%

%

Power Financial Corporation

%

%

%

Power Financial Europe BV

%

%

%

Parjointco NV

%

%

%

Pargesa Holding SA

%

%

%

Total of both (if at least 5%

Pargesa Netherlands

%

%

%

Pargesa Netherlands BV

%

%

%

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert

%

%

%

Brussels Securities SA

%

%

%

FINPAR SA

%

%

%

The Desmarais Family Residuary Trust

%

%

%

Pansolo Holding Inc

%

%

%

Power Corporation of Canada

%

%

%

171263 Canada Inc.

%

%

%

Power Financial Corporation

%

%

%

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

%

%

%

Great-West Financial (Canada) Inc.

%

%

%

Great-West Financial (Nova Scotia) Co.

%

%

%

Great-West Lifeco U.S. LLC

%

%

%

Putnam Investments LLC

%

%

%

Putnam Acquisition Financing, Inc.

%

%

%

Putnam Acquisition Financing LLC

%

%

%

Putnam U.S. Holdings I, LLC

%

%

%

Putnam Investment Management, LLC

%

%

%

The Desmarais Family Residuary Trust

%

%

%

Pansolo Holding Inc

%

%

%

Power Corporation of Canada

%

%

%

171263 Canada Inc.

%

%

%

Power Financial Corporation

%

%

%

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

%

%

%

Great-West Financial (Canada) Inc.

%

%

%

Great-West Financial (Nova Scotia) Co.

%

%

%

Great-West Lifeco U.S. LLC

%

%

%

Putnam Investments LLC

%

%

%

Putnam Acquisition Financing, Inc.

%

%

%

Putnam Acquisition Financing LLC

%

%

%

Putnam U.S. Holdings I, LLC

%

%

%

Putnam Advisory Holdings II, LLC

%

%

%

Putnam Investments Limited

%

%

%

The Desmarais Family

%

%

%

The Desmarais Family Residuary Trust

%

%

%

Pansolo Holding Inc

%

%

%

Power Corporation of Canada

%

%

%

171263 Canada Inc.

%

%

%

Power Financial Corporation

%

%

%

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

%

%

%

Great-West Financial (Canada) Inc.

%

%

%

Great-West Financial (Nova Scotia) Co.

%

%

%

Great-West Lifeco U.S. LLC

%

%

%

Putnam Investments LLC

%

%

%

Putnam Acquisition Financing, Inc.

%

%

%

Putnam Acquisition Financing LLC

%

%

%

Putnam U.S. Holdings I, LLC

%

%

%

Putnam Advisory Holdings II, LLC

%

%

%

The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC

%

%

%

The Desmarais Family Residuary Trust

%

%

%

Pansolo Holding Inc

%

%

%

Power Corporation of Canada

%

%

%

171263 Canada Inc.

%

%

%

Power Financial Corporation

%

%

%

IGM Financial Inc.

%

%

%

Investors Group Inc.

%

%

%

I.G. International Management Limited

%

%

%

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG

(only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG)

Date of general meeting:

Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general meeting:

Proportion of voting rights

Proportion of instruments

Total of both

%

%

%

10. Other explanatory remarks:

Date

07 Dec 2018

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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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