For the year 2012, Adidas AG is proposing to this annual general meeting a dividend of EUR 1.35 per share. This is a 35% improvement on the 2011 financial year, when the company paid a dividend of exactly EUR 1.

Adidas AG reported Group earnings results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. Group revenues were stable on a currency-neutral basis as a result of sales increases in Retail and Other Businesses. Currency translation effects had a negative impact on sales in euro terms. Group revenues decreased 2% to €3.751 billion in the first quarter of 2013 from €3.824 billion in 2012. Income before taxes (IBT) for the Group increased 10% to €427 million from €389 million in 2012. IBT as a percentage of sales improved 1.2 percentage points to 11.4% in the first quarter of 2013 from 10.2% in 2012. This was a result of the Group's operating margin increase and lower net financial expenses. The Group's net income attributable to shareholders increased to €308 million in the first quarter of 2013 from €289 million in 2012. This represents an increase of 6% versus the prior year level. The Group's tax rate increased 2.0 percentage points to 27.5% in the first quarter of 2013 compared to 25.5% in 2012, mainly due to a less favorable earnings mix. In the first quarter of 2013, basic and diluted earnings per share amounted to €1.47 compared to €1.38 in 2012, representing an increase of 6%. The company provided earnings guidance for the year 2013. For the year, the company forecasted its sales to increase at a mid-single-digit rate on a currency-neutral basis. Currency translation is expected to negatively impact top-line development in reported terms. Despite a high degree of uncertainty regarding the global economic outlook and consumer spending, Group sales development will be favorably impacted by the Group's high exposure to fast-growing emerging markets as well as the further expansion of Retail. 2013, the Group expects the operating margin for the company to increase to a level approaching 9.0% 2012 excluding goodwill impairment losses of 8.0%. Improvements in the Group's gross margin as well as lower other operating expenses as a percentage of sales are expected to be the primary drivers of the improvement. The Group tax rate is expected to be at a level between 28.0% and 28.5% and thus more favorable compared to the prior year tax rate of 29.3% excluding goodwill impairment losses. As a result of these developments, earnings per share are expected to increase at a rate of 12% to 16% to a level between €4.25 and €4.40 excluding 2012 goodwill impairment losses of €3.78. This represents net income attributable to shareholders of €890 million to €920 million. The company expects to generate a positive operating cash flow in 2013. The group's gross margin is projected to improve to a level between 48% and 48.5% compared to the prior year. The higher gross margin, coupled with the decrease in other operating expenses, will enable the company to improve operating margin to a level approaching 9%.

Adidas AG has reached an agreement with a labor union to provide additional assistance to Indonesian factory workers that could put an end to a dispute with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which outfits its sports teams with Adidas equipment.