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: ------------- 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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