OREANDA-NEWS.  The Adecco Group, the world’s leading provider of Human Resources solutions, has cancelled 4,606,873 shares acquired under its share buyback programmes. The new share capital comprises 174,474,937 registered shares.

At the AGM 2015, shareholders of Adecco S.A. approved the cancellation of a further 4,606,873 own shares acquired under the share buyback programmes and the corresponding reduction of the Company’s share capital.

The capital reduction was registered with the Commercial Register on June 26, 2015 and will be published in the Swiss Commercial Gazette tomorrow, July 1, 2015.

Following the cancellation of shares, the share capital amounts to CHF 174,474,937, divided into 174,474,937 registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 1.

About the Adecco Group

The Adecco Group, based in Zurich, Switzerland, is the world’s leading provider of HR solutions. With more than 31,000 FTE employees and around 5,100 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 our 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.