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18. Cash flow statement Cash and cash equivalents represent cash and short-term, highly liquid investments purchased
with maturities of three months and less.
Furthermore, adidas Korea held cash with maturities of 12 months or less in the amount of DM 11
million, which is included in other current assets (see note 5), and cash with maturities exceeding
12 months in the amount of DM 7 million, which is included in other long term assets (see note 8).
The negative effect of exchange rates on cash is mainly influenced by the devaluation of the Korean
currency in the last quarter of 1997.
19. Commitments and As of December 31, 1997 the Company has bills discounted in the amount of approximately
contingencies DM 9 million and is contingently liable for guarantees of indebtedness for liabilities due to banks
in the amount of approximately DM 5 million.
The Company has other financial commitments for promotion and advertising contracts, together
with fixed asset investment commitments for the succeeding five years 1998 through 2002 of
approximately DM 237 million, DM 208 million, DM 177 million, DM 147 million and DM 107 million,
respectively. Amounts of future payments after 2002 are approximately DM 124 million. These
commitments have remaining terms of up to 8 years from December 31, 1997.
The Company is currently engaged in various lawsuits resulting from the normal course of business.
Although it is reasonably possible that some of the matters could be decided unfavorably against
the Company, in the opinion of management, the outcome of the pending lawsuits will not result in
a significant impact on the consolidated financial position as of December 31, 1997.
20. Related parties Robert Louis-Dreyfus and Christian Tourres, members of the Board of Directors of adidas-Salomon
AG, have indirect influence on the football club Olympique de Marseille. Robert Louis-Dreyfus is
also the president of this club. The Company has entered into promotion contracts with said club.
The promotion contracts are similar to those entered into with other clubs.
21. Special Reward and
adidas-Salomon AG has implemented a one-time offer share option plan during the second quarter
Incentive Plan (SRIP) 1997 for certain key-employees and executive board members. The options can be exercised at
a fixed pre-determined price. The rights and terms governing the exercise are fixed in the option
agreement. One half of the options could have been exercised immediately after the implementa-
tion of the plan. The other options are to be exercised in tranches by December 31, 1999. A total
of 440,000 options were granted to exercise the equal number of shares.
The option plan is sponsored by two shareholders (Robert Louis-Dreyfus and Christian Tourres)
who supply the shares which are required to fulfil the Company’s obligation under the plan. The
shares are made available at a value equal to the exercise price of the options. The contribution
(being the difference between realized share price and exercise price for options exercised) from
the two shareholders for the year 1997 of DM 21,690,000 is shown as extraordinary income; the
respective expenses of the same amount are included in the selling, general and administrative
expenses.
adidas-Salomon AG and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements