Rule 8.3 - ADECCO SA
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in ADECCO SA
Class of relevant security CHF1(REGD)
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 21 August 2008
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 2,943,446 1.56% 402,045 0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives 56,929 0.03% 223,153 0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 3,000,375 1.59% 625,198 0.33%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 200 49.8600 CHF
Purchase 3,811 50.1203 CHF
Purchase 261 49.9475 CHF
Purchase 1,788 49.8700 CHF
Purchase 12,810 49.9417 CHF
Purchase 305 49.8577 CHF
Purchase 181 49.8600 CHF
Purchase 2,712 49.8600 CHF
Purchase 425 49.7572 CHF
Purchase 930 49.7572 CHF
Purchase 1,345 49.7572 CHF
Purchase 7,391 49.7572 CHF
Sale 2,305 49.8600 CHF
Sale 3,240 49.8600 CHF
Sale 1,788 49.8701 CHF
Sale 20,388 50.0238 CHF
Sale 4,513 49.9596 CHF
Sale 802 49.8600 CHF
Sale 1,788 49.8700 CHF
Sale 17,924 50.0613 CHF
Sale 305 50.2854 CHF
Sale 13,592 50.0464 CHF
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 4513 49.9595
CFD Long 1265 49.9792
CFD Long 20388 50.0238
CFD Long 13592 50.0463
CFD Long 17924 50.0613
CFD Long 305 50.2854
CFD Short 305 49.8577
CFD Short 12810 49.9416
CFD Short 261 49.9475
CFD Short 3811 50.1203
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
None
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 22 August 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk