Adecco SA / MPS Group shareholders approve Adecco's acquisition processed and transmitted by Hugin AS. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. 

Formal close of transaction anticipated on January 19, 2010

Zurich, Switzerland, January 15, 2010: Adecco Group, the world's leading
provider of HR solutions, announced today that the shareholders of MPS Group,
Inc. ('MPS Group') have approved the acquisition.

At a special meeting held earlier today, MPS Group shareholders approved the
previously announced agreement and plan of merger entered into with Adecco.
After having received all necessary regulatory approvals, the positive vote of
MPS Group shareholders represents the final substantive step towards a
successful completion of the transaction. The acquisition is anticipated to
formally close on January 19, 2010.


Contacts:

Adecco Corporate Investor Relations

Investor.relations@adecco.com  or +41 (0)
44 878 89 89

Adecco Corporate Press Office

Press.office@adecco.com  or +41 (0) 44 878 87 87


Forward-looking statements
Information in this release may involve guidance, expectations, beliefs, plans,
intentions or strategies regarding the future. These forward-looking statements
involve risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements included in this
release are based on information available to Adecco S.A. as of the date of this
release, and we assume no duty to update any such forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements in this release are not guarantees of future
performance and actual results could differ materially from our current
expectations. Numerous factors could cause or contribute to such differences.
Factors that could affect the Company's forward-looking statements include,
among other things: global GDP trends and the demand for temporary work; changes
in regulation of temporary work; intense competition in the markets in which the
Company operates; integration of acquired companies; changes in the Company's
ability to attract and retain qualified internal and external personnel or
clients; the potential impact of disruptions related to IT; any adverse
developments in existing commercial relationships, disputes or legal and tax
proceedings.

About the Adecco Group
The Adecco Group, based in Zurich, Switzerland, is the world's leading provider
of HR solutions. With over 28,000 FTE employees and more than 5,700 offices, in
over 60 countries and territories around the world, Adecco Group offers a wide
variety of services, connecting more than 500,000 colleagues with over 100,000
clients every day. The services offered fall into the broad categories of
temporary staffing, permanent placement, outsourcing, consulting and
outplacement. The Adecco Group is a Fortune Global 500 company.

Adecco S.A. is registered in Switzerland (ISIN: CH0012138605) with listings on
the SIX Swiss Exchange (ADEN) and on Euronext in France (ADE).



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Adecco SA
Sagereistrasse 10 Glattbrugg Switzerland

WKN: 922031;ISIN: CH0012138605;
Listed: Freiverkehr in Börse Stuttgart,
Freiverkehr in Börse Berlin,
Open Market (Freiverkehr) in Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse,
Freiverkehr in Bayerische Börse München;


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