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Voting rights breakdown

Gemeldete wirtschaftlich Berechtigte · 10

Eine einzelne, gemeinsam eingereichte Meldung: Der Stimmrechtsanteil gilt für die gesamte Gruppe, nicht für jede Person.

• DWS Investment GmbH27.8%
• Deutsche Bank AG27.8%
• Deutsche Asset Management Investmentgesellschaft mbH27.8%
• DWS Investment S.A27.8%
• Deutsche Asset Management Japan Ltd27.8%
• Deutsche Bank Securities Inc27.8%
• Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas27.8%
• DWS Austria Investmentgesellschaft mbH27.8%
• Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc27.8%
• Tilney Investment Management27.8%

Notice details

Beneficial owner

DWS Investment GmbH

1. Name of the listed company: Adecco S.A. 2. Proportion of voting rights held by Adecco S.A. (total holdings in percent): see table under item 5. 3. Identity of those involved: Group consisting of Deutsche Bank AG (direct shareholder), Theodor-Heuss-Allee 70, D-60486 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and subsidiaries (direct and indirect shareholders), as disclosed in the notification dated 11 December 2007. - Deutsche Bank AG Frankfurt, Theodor-Heuss-Allee 70, 60486 Frankfurt; - Deutsche Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Sanno Park Tower 2-11-1, J-Tokyo - Deutsche Asset Management Investmentgesellschaft mbH, Mainzer Landstr. 178-190, 60327 Frankfurt am Main - DWS Investment GmbH, Mainzer Landstr. 178-190, D-60327 Frankfurt am Main - Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, 60 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005-2858 - Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., 345 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10154 - DWS Investment S. A., Luxemburg, 2 Boulevard Konrad Adenauer, 1115 Luxembourg - DWS (Austria) Investmentgesellschaft mbH, Hohenstaufengasse 4, 1010 Wien - Tilney Investment Management, Royal Liver Building, Pier Head, Liverpool L3 1NY. - Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., 60 Wall Street, New York, NY, 10005-2858 - DB U.S. Financial Marktes Holding Corporation, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801 (indirect shareholder) - Taunus Corporation, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801 (indirect shareholder). 4. Nature of the agreement: Group of companies 5. Number and type of shares/rights: Type of rights Number Number of Percentage of of rights voting rights voting rights (%) I. Purchase positions I.1. Equity securities (Adecco registered shares) 1’907’076 1’907’076 1.010 I.2. Conversion rights etc.1) I.2.1. Conversion rights and share purchase rights 178’302’716 3’724’765 1.973 I.2.2. Granted (written) share sale rights 45’679’778 46’862’729 24.821 Total category I.2. 50’587’494 26.794 Total category I. 52’494’570 27.804 II. Sale positions1) II.1. Share sale rights 47’046’449 48’048’329 25.449 II.2. Granted (written) conversion rights and share purchase rights 5’722’213 781’171 0.414 Total category II. 48’829’500 25.863 1) Further details are available from the Adecco contact as indicated at the end of this notification and from the Adecco S.A. webpage: www.adecco.com (Investor Information; See recommendation issued by SWX, dated 21 December 2007). 6. Time (date) of acquisition, sale or understanding through which the shareholding reached, exceeded or fell below the percentage threshold: 17 December 2007 7. Further remarks: Changes in the composition of the Group The following subsidiary has been added to the Group: Deutsche Bank Securities Inc, 60 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005-2858, USA 8. Representative of the Group members: Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt, Zweigniederlassung Zürich, Dirk Hadlich, Uraniastrasse 9, CH-8001 Zürich, Tel. +41 44 227 37 84; Fax +41 44 227 30 84.