Rule 8.1- Adecco SA

    RNS Number : 2250D
  Citigroup Global Markets Limited
  11 September 2008
   

                                     FORM 8.1
                            
    DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES
    FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
    (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code)





    1.    KEY INFORMATION

 Name of person dealing (Note 1)              Citigroup Global Markets Limited
 Company dealt in                             Adecco SA
 Class of relevant security to which the      Ord/Equity
 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
 Date of dealing                              10 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)

 Class of relevant security:                 Long                          Short

 Ord Equity                      Number (%)                    Number (%)

 (1) Relevant securities         37,268 (0.02%)                127,512 (0.07%)

 (2) Derivatives (other than                 (0.00%)                        (0.00%)
 options)

 (3) Options and agreements to   1,001,000        (0.57%)      150,000               (0.08%)
 purchase/sell

 Total                           1,038,268            (0.59%)  277,512 (0.15%)




    (b)    Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)


 Class of relevant security:                Long                 Short

                                     Number (%)           Number (%)

 (1) Relevant securities                         (0.00%)              (0.00%)

 (2) Derivatives (other than                     (0.00%)              (0.00%)
 options)

 (3) Options and agreements to                   (0.00%)              (0.00%)
 purchase/sell

 Total                                           (0.00%)               (0.00%)





    (c)    Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

 Class of relevant security:  Details



    3.    DEALINGS (Note 4)

    *     Purchases and sales

 Purchase  Number of securities  Price per unit (CHF)  (Note 5)

                   157                      50.0000
 Total             157


 Sales  Number of securities  Price per unit (CHF) (Note 5)

                606                      50.0000
 Total          606
        
    (b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 Product name,   Long/short (Note 6)  Number of securities  Price per unit (Note 5)
 e.g. CFD                             (Note 7)




    (c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities


    (i)    Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 Product name,  Writing, selling,     Number of securities  Exercise  Type, e.g. American,  Expiry   Option money
 e.g. call      purchasing, varying   to which the option   price     European etc.         date     paid/received per
 option         etc.                  relates (Note 7)                                               unit (Note 5)



    (ii)    Exercising

 Product name, e.g. call option  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit (Note 5)


    (d)    Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

 Nature of transaction (Note 8)  Details  Price per unit (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.  






    Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                Yes

 Date of disclosure                                 11 September 2008
 Contact name                                       Ciaran Lavery
 Telephone number                                   02890 409539
 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated      Michael Page International
 Specify category and nature of associate status    Corporate Broker
 (Note 10)


    Notes

    The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk











    SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8


    DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS 
    (This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)




    OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)

 Product name,  Written or purchased  Number of securities  Exercise price (Note  Type, e.g. American,  Expiry date
 e.g. call                            to which the option                     2)  European etc.
 option                               or derivative
                                      relates
      Put             Written              150,000.00                30                 European         19-Dec-08
      Put             Written              200,000.00               23.7                European         17-Dec-10
      Put             Written              100,000.00              29.45                European         17-Dec-10
      Put             Written              100,000.00                24                 European         17-Dec-10
      Put             Written              150,000.00                30                 European         19-Dec-08
     Call            Purchased             100,000.00                70                 European         9-Nov-09
      Put             Written              100,000.00                20                 American         17-Dec-10
      Put             Written              100,000.00                50                 American         19-Dec-08
      Put            Purchased             100,000.00                42                 American         19-Dec-08
     Call            Purchased               1,000                   50                 American         19-Dec-08
      Put            Purchased             50,000.00                 52                 American         20-Mar-09

    Notes

    1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of
any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.  

    2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

    For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website
at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk








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