Fact Sheet, Adecco Group

About the Adecco Group

The Adecco Group, based in Zurich, Switzerland, is the world's leading provider of HR solutions. With over 31,000 FTE employees and over 5,200 branches, in over 60 countries and territories around the world, Adecco Group offers a wide variety of services, connecting more than 650,000 associates with over 100,000 clients every day. The services offered fall into the broad categories of temporary staffing, permanent placement, career transition and talent development, as well as outsourcing and consulting. The Adecco Group is a Fortune Global 500 company. Revenues down -5% organically and adjusted for trading days Gross margin at 18.0%, down 20 bps (-10 bps organically) Net income attributable to Adecco shareholders of EUR 67 million EBITA excluding restructuring costs at EUR 138 million EBITA margin at 3.0%, down 80 bps compared to Q1 last year, excluding restructuring and integration costs Until May 6, 2013, 7.5 million shares purchased for EUR 299 million under current share buyback programme

Key Figures
EUR millions Revenues Gross profit Operating income Net income

Q1/13 Q1/12

Revenues, EUR millions

25,000 20536 20545

4,556 821 116 67

5,035 916 168 112

20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 2012 2011

18656 14797

19965

2010

2009

2008

Gross margin % of revenues SG&A as a % of revenues Operating income margin Basic EPS in EUR Diluted EPS in EUR Net debt*

18.0 11.8 2.5 0.37 0.37 1,070

18.2 14.6 3.3 0.59 0.59 874

Operating income, EUR millions
800 600 400 200 0 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 763 673 667 748

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* Net debt is a non-US GAAP measure and comprises short-term and long-term debt less cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments.

Net income, EUR millions

600 377 519 423 495

400

200 8 0 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008

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Adecco, 31.07.2013 17:31, ISIN: CH0012138605
Last: Change: -0.10 Volume: 521,147 Market cap in CHF millions: 11.119,23

CHF 58.75 Percent Change: -0.17 %

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News
Investigation by French Competition Authority Adecco successfully issued EUR 400 million Notes

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Adecco Global Head Office Adecco S.A. (5.03% purchase of which 5.03% equity, Sgereistrasse 10, P.O. Box 0.46% sale) CH-8152 Glattbrugg, Switzerland Phone: +41 44 878 88 88 Fax: +41 44 829 88 88 Adecco sees stabilising revenue trends in Q1 2013 Adecco Group appoints new Head of Investor Relations Group Communications Phone: +41 44 878 87 87 press.office@adecco.com Investor Relations Phone: +41 44 878 89 89 investor.relations@adecco.com www.adecco.com August 8, 2013 November 6, 2013 Q2/1H 2013 results Q3 2013 results

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