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Voting rights breakdown

Notice details

Beneficial owner

Adecco S.A

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: Adecco S.A., represented by Adecco management & consulting S.A., Sägereistrasse 10, CH-8152 Glattbrugg. 4. Nature of the agreement: n.a. 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 8’239’136 8’239’136 4.36 I.2. Conversion rights etc.1) Total category I.2. 1'239’532 1'239’532 0.66 Total category I. 9'478’668 9'478’668 5.02 II. Sale positions 1) Total category II. 5’921’365 5’921’365 3.14 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). 6. Time (date) of acquisition, sale or understanding through which the shareholding reached, exceeded or fell below the percentage threshold: Purchase of shares; 8 January 2008. 7. Further remarks: none. Contact: Investor Relations, Tel.: +41 44 878 89 25, E-Mail: investor.relations@adecco.com