6-K 1 d6k.htm EU COMMISSION APPROVED DIS AG TAKEOVER EU Commission approved DIS AG takeover

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 6-K

 


REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of: March 2006

 


ADECCO SA

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 


Commission # 0-25004

Sägereistrasse 10

CH-8152 Glattbrugg

Switzerland

+41 1 878 88 88

(Address of principal executive offices)

 


[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or 40-F]

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- EU Commission approved DIS AG takeover

 



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EU Commission approved DIS AG takeover

Chéserex, Switzerland – March 6, 2006: The Adecco Group, the worldwide leader in Human Resource services, announced today that the EU commission approved the takeover of DIS AG.

On February 6, 2006, Adecco published the offer document regarding the voluntary public offer to the shareholders of DIS Deutscher Industrie Service AG to acquire their shares in DIS AG. The acceptance period ends on March 8, 2006. The Offer is subject to approval by the EU Commission.

The EU Commission approved the takeover without any conditions and obligations pursuant to the European Merger Control Regulation on March 3, 2006. The regulatory condition of the offer is herewith fulfilled.

About Adecco

Adecco S.A. is a Fortune Global 500 company and the global leader in HR services. The Adecco Group network connects over 700,000 associates with business clients each day through its network of over 33,000 employees and 6,600 offices in over 70 countries and territories around the world. Registered in Switzerland, and managed by a multinational team with expertise in markets spanning the globe, the Adecco Group delivers an unparalleled range of flexible staffing and career resources to corporate clients and qualified associates.

Adecco S.A. is registered in Switzerland (ISIN: CH001213860) and listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange with trading on Virt-x (SWX/VIRT-X:ADEN), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:ADO) and Euronext Paris—Premier Marché (EURONEXT: ADE).

Contacts:

Adecco Corporate Investor Relations

Investor.relations@adecco.com or +41 (0) 44 878 8925

Adecco Corporate Press Office

Press.office@adecco.com or +41 (0) 44 878 8832


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

        ADECCO SA
        (Registrant)
Dated: 7 March 2006       By:  

/s/ Jim Fredholm


            Jim Fredholm
            Chief Financial Officer
Dated: 7 March 2006       By:  

/s/ Hans R. Brütsch


            Hans R. Brütsch
            Corporate Secretary