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: September 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]
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934]
Yes No X
Attached:
| - | Disclosure of shareholdings: Harris Associates L.P. – 4.59 % |
Disclosure of shareholdings
Adecco S.A. Chéserex -Pursuant to art. 20 of the Federal Act on Stock Exchanges and Securities Trading, Adecco S.A. has received the following notification:
| 1. | Name of the listed company |
Adecco S.A.
| 2. | Number and type of shares and proportion of voting rights (total holdings as a percentage) |
8,609,100 registered shares; 4.59 percent
| 3. | Identity of the parties concerned |
| • | Harris Associates L.P. |
Two North LaSalle Street
Suite 500
Chicago, Illinois 60602-3790
USA
| 4. | Indirect sale, relationship between the beneficial owner and the direct vendor |
n.a.
| 5. | Time (date) of acquisition, sale or understanding through which the shareholding reached, exceeded or fell below the percentage threshold |
Sepetember 14, 2006
| 6. | Further remarks |
none
| Adecco S.A. | September 21, 2006 |
Contact:
Investor Relations:
Tel: +41 44 878 89 25
E-Mail:investor.relations@adecco.com
Disclosure of shareholdings
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).
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: 21 September 2006 | By: | /s/ Dominik de Daniel | ||
| Dominik de Daniel | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
| Dated: 21 September 2006 | By: | /s/ Hans R. Brütsch | ||
| Hans R. Brütsch | ||||
| Corporate Secretary | ||||