Reebok International Ltd. will hold a special meeting of shareholders on January 25 at Reebok's corporate headquarters for the purposes of approving the Agreement and Plan of Merger among adidas-Salomon AG, Ruby Merger Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of adidas, and Reebok.
Shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 19, 2005 will be entitled to vote at the special meeting. The definitive proxy statement will be mailed to Reebok's shareholders on or about December 21, 2005. Reebok expects to complete the merger during the first half of 2006, subject to the approval of the merger agreement by Reebok 's shareholders and the satisfaction of other closing conditions.