ADECCO HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT JACOBS GROUP COMPLETED THE PLACEMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 16.0% OF ADECCO ISSUED SHARES

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Adecco has been informed that Jacobs group completed the placement of approximately 16.0% of Adecco issued shares
Adecco S.A. has been informed that the Jacobs group (comprising Jacobs family members, Jacobs Holding AG, Jacobs Foundation and other affiliated entities) completed the previously announced placement to the market of 30.2 million registered shares of Adecco S.A. corresponding to approximately 16.0% of the company.
March 13, 2014
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The placement was carried out through an accelerated bookbuilt offering to institutional investors at a price of CHF 71.50 per share.


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