euro adhoc: adidas AG / Release of a voting rights announcement according to article 26, section 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: AMVESCAP PLC
Place: London
State: Great Britain

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

20.03.2007

On March 20 and March 21, 2007, INVESCO Asset Management Deutschland
GmbH, Frankfurt/Main, Germany, sent us the following notifications
pursuant to section 21 paragraph 1 sentence 1 WpHG (German Securities
Trading Act) in the name and on behalf of its parent company AMVESCAP
PLC (London, Great Britain) as well as AMVESCAP PLC’s four
subsidiaries AVZ CALLCO INC. (Halifax, Canada), AMVESCAP Inc.
(Toronto, Canada), AIM CANADA HOLDINGS INC. (Toronto, Canada) and AIM
Funds Management Inc. (Toronto, Canada):

AMVESCAP PLC: "We hereby give notice, pursuant to sec. 21 para. 1
sent. 1 WpHG that on March 13th 2007 the voting interest of AMVESCAP
PLC in adidas AG exceeded the threshold of 5% and amounts to 5,087%
(10.356.271 voting rights) on this day.

5,087% of these voting rights (10.356.271 shares) are attributable to
AMVESCAP PLC, according to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG in
connection with sent. 2 and 3 WpHG. The chain of controlled
undertakings through which the voting rights are held is: 5,0739%
(10.328.700 shares) AVZ CALLCO INC., AMVESCAP Inc., AIM Canada
Holdings Inc. and AIM Fund Management Inc. The remaining 0,0131% of
voting rights (27.571 shares) are held by other subsidiaries of
AMVESCAP PLC."

AVZ CALLCO INC.: "We hereby give notice, pursuant to sec. 21 para. 1
sent. 1 WpHG that on March 13th 2007 the voting interest of AVZ
CALLCO INC. in adidas AG exceeded the threshold of 5% and amounts to
5,0739% (10.328.700 voting rights) on this day.

5,0739% of these voting rights (10.328.700 shares) are attributable
to AVZ CALLCO INC., according to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6
WpHG in connection with sent. 2 and 3 WpHG. The chain of controlled
undertakings through which the voting rights are held is: AMVESCAP
Inc., AIM Canada Holdings Inc. and AIM Fund Management Inc."

AMVESCAP Inc.: "We hereby give notice, pursuant to sec. 21 para. 1
sent. 1 WpHG that on March 13th 2007 the voting interest of AMVESCAP
Inc. in adidas AG exceeded the threshold of 5% and amounts to 5,0739%
(10.328.700 voting rights) on this day.

5,0739% of these voting rights (10.328.700 shares) are attributable
to AMVESCAP Inc., according to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG
in connection with sent. 2 and 3 WpHG. The chain of controlled
undertakings through which the voting rights are held is: AIM Canada
Holdings Inc. and AIM Fund Management Inc."

AIM CANADA HOLDINGS INC.: "We hereby give notice, pursuant to sec. 21
para. 1 sent. 1 WpHG that on March 13th 2007 the voting interest of
AIM CANADA HOLDINGS INC. in adidas AG exceeded the threshold of 5%
and amounts to 5,0739% (10.328.700 voting rights) on this day.

5,0739% of these voting rights (10.328.700 shares) are attributable
to AIM CANADA HOLDINGS INC., according to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1
no. 6 WpHG in connection with sent. 2 and 3 WpHG through its
subsidiary AIM Fund Management Inc."

AIM Funds Management Inc.: "We hereby give notice, pursuant to sec.
21 para. 1 sent. 1 WpHG that on March 13th 2007 the voting interest
of AIM Funds Management Inc. in adidas AG exceeded the threshold of
5% and amounts to 5,0739% (10.328.700 voting rights) on this day.

5,0739% of these voting rights (10.328.700 shares) are attributable
to AIM Funds Management Inc, according to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1
no. 6 WpHG."

adidas AG
The Executive Board

end of announcement euro adhoc 22.03.2007 10:49:38
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ots Originaltext: adidas AG
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Branche: Recreational & Sports goods
ISIN: DE0005003404
WKN: 500340
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