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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 15, 2007
KELLY SERVICES, INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) |
DELAWARE
| 0-1088
| 38-1510762
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
999 WEST BIG BEAVER ROAD, TROY, MICHIGAN 48084
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(Address of principal executive offices) | ||||
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(248) 362-4444
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(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Retirement of Principal Financial Officer
On August 15, 2007, Kelly Services, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that William K. Gerber, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, plans to retire effective December 31, 2007. Mr. Gerber and the Company entered into a Retirement Agreement that provides for retirement payments in consideration for extended periods of non-competition, non-solicitation of customers and employees, and termination of Mr. Gerber’s participation in the Company’s Executive Severance Plan.
Appointment of Interim Chief Financial Officer
Following Mr. Gerber’s retirement, Mr. Michael E. Debs, currently the Company’s Senior Vice President, will serve as Chief Financial Officer on an interim basis. Mr. Debs, age 50, joined the Company in 2000 as Vice President and Corporate Controller. He was elected Senior Vice President on June 1, 2005.
A copy of the Company’s press release announcing Mr. Gerber’s planned retirement and Mr. Debs’ interim appointment as Chief Financial Officer was issued on August 15, 2007 and is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits |
99.1 Press release dated August 15, 2007.
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SIGNATURE
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, hereunto duly authorized.
| KELLY SERVICES, INC. | ||
| Date: August 17, 2007 | ||
| /s/ Daniel T. Lis | ||
| Daniel T. Lis | ||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel | ||
| and Corporate Secretary | ||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated August 15, 2007 | |