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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): October 1, 2004
KELLY SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE |
0-1088 |
38-1510762 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
999 WEST BIG BEAVER ROAD, TROY, MICHIGAN 48084
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(248) 362-4444
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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(17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
| (d) | Election of Director |
On October 4, 2004, Kelly Services, Inc. issued a press release announcing the election of Donald R. Parfet as a director of Kelly Services, Inc., which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference.
| (1) | The name of the newly elected director and the date of election: |
Name: Donald R. Parfet
Date of Election: October 1, 2004
| (2) | A brief description of any arrangement or understanding between the new director and any other persons, naming such persons, pursuant to which such director was selected as a director: |
None.
| (3) | The committees of the board of directors to which the new director has been, or at the time of this disclosure is expected to be, named: |
It is expected that Mr. Parfet will be appointed to each of the Registrant’s standing committees, which are the Audit, Compensation and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committees.
| (4) | The information required by Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K or Item 404(a) of Regulation S-B, as applicable (17 CFR 229.404(a) or 228.404(a), respectively): |
Not Applicable.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (c) | Exhibits |
99.1 Press Release dated October 4, 2004.
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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: October 6, 2004
/s/ Daniel T. Lis
Daniel T. Lis
Vice President,
General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description |
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| 99.1 | Press release dated October 4, 2004 | |||||||
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Exhibit 99.1
Donald R. Parfet Elected to Kelly Services, Inc. Board of Directors
TROY, Mich. (October 4, 2004) — Kelly Services, Inc. is pleased to announce the election of Donald R. Parfet to the company’s board of directors. Mr. Parfet is managing director of Apjohn Group LLC, a business development firm focused on creating new commercial opportunities in the life sciences industries. Parfet was a senior vice president at Pharmacia prior to founding Apjohn.
Parfet is a trustee of the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, trustee and the past Chairman of the Board of Bronson Healthcare Group, Chair of the Board of the Kalamazoo College Board of Trustees, director of Southwest Michigan First, board member of MPI Research, Inc. and a board member of Biacore International AB.
Mr. Parfet earned a Master of Business Administration in finance from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Arizona.
“We are delighted with the addition of Mr. Parfet to our board of directors,” said Terence E. Adderley, Kelly Services chairman and chief executive officer. “Our company will benefit from his significant international business and healthcare industry experience.”
About Kelly Services
Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA, KELYB) is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Troy, Mich., offering staffing solutions that include temporary staffing services, staff leasing, outsourcing, vendor on-site and full-time placement. Kelly serves 200,000 customers through more than 2,500 company owned and operated offices in 26 countries. Kelly provides employment for nearly 700,000 employees annually, with skills including office services, accounting, engineering, information technology, law, science, marketing, light industrial, education, health care and home care. Revenue in 2003 was $4.3 billion. Visit www.kellyservices.com.
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Media Contact:
Renée T. Walker
Kelly Services, Inc.
248-244-5362