DGAP-Ad-hoc: adidas AG / Key word(s): Share Buyback
adidas AG: adidas stops share buyback program
31-March-2020 / 17:47 CET/CEST
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Herzogenaurach, March 31, 2020
AD-HOC: adidas stops share buyback program
Considering the high level of economic uncertainty caused by the dynamic developments related to the coronavirus outbreak, the adidas Executive Board decided to proactively adopt a conservative approach to liquidity management in order to preserve the company's financial flexibility in the current environment.
After already temporarily suspending the 2020 tranche of its current multi-year share buyback program on March 17, immediately after retail closures across Europe and North America started to come into effect, the Executive Board decided today to formally stop the repurchasing of adidas shares for the remainder of the year. Consequently, the company will not deploy the amount of up to ? 1.0 billion that was initially planned for the repurchase of own shares in 2020.
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Language:
English
Company:
adidas AG
Adi-Dassler-Straße 1
91074 Herzogenaurach
Germany
Phone:
+49 9132 84 0
Fax:
+49 9132 84 2241
Internet:
www.adidas-group.com
ISIN:
DE000A1EWWW0, US00687A1079, US00687P1049
WKN:
A1EWWW, A0MNCC , 909676
Indices:
DAX
Listed:
Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
adidas AG is one of the world leaders in the design, manufacturing and marketing of sports equipment and articles. The group's products are sold primarily under the following brands: adidas, TaylorMade and Reebok. Net sales (before intragroup eliminations) break down by family of products as follows:
- shoes (56.7%);
- clothing (36.4%);
- sports equipment (6.9%): golf equipment (golf clubs, balls, gloves, metal clubs, etc.; No. 1 worldwide; TaylorMade and Maxfli), bags, balls, etc.
At the end of 2023, the products are marketed through a network of more than 2,000 stores worldwide.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Europe-Middle East and Africa (39.4%), North America (24.4%), China (15%), Latin America (10.7%) and Asia/Pacific (10.5%).
ADIDAS AG 
