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 11 September 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 3,095,059 1.64% 310,605 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 18,340 0.01% 269,894 0.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 3,113,399 1.65% 580,499 0.31%
(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 16,431 48.8541 CHF
Purchase 1,114 48.2370 CHF
Purchase 1,819 48.7399 CHF
Purchase 9,827 49.1248 CHF
Purchase 769 50.6500 CHF
Purchase 294 48.8400 CHF
Purchase 209 49.4484 CHF
Purchase 2,902 49.4484 CHF
Purchase 211 49.7400 CHF
Purchase 5,339 48.9723 CHF
Purchase 2,794 48.9723 CHF
Purchase 4,536 48.7952 CHF
Sale 988 48.7809 CHF
Sale 360 49.5989 CHF
Sale 9,333 49.6340 CHF
Sale 9,465 49.0955 CHF
Sale 1,967 48.8400 CHF
Sale 4,838 49.4916 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 988 48.7808
CFD Long 9465 49.0954
CFD Long 4838 49.4915
CFD Long 360 49.5988
CFD Long 9333 49.634
CFD Short 1114 48.2369
CFD Short 1819 48.7399
CFD Short 4536 48.7952
CFD Short 16431 48.8541
CFD Short 9827 49.1248
(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 12 September 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