KELYA Kelly Services Inc

Kelly Services Invests in Tempstaff Co. Ltd., Japan TROY, Mich., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kelly Services, Inc., a global staffing provider, today announced it made an $18 million investment in Tempstaff, the second largest staffing company in Japan. This investment strengthens Kelly's strategic alliance with Tempstaff and represents a less than five percent ownership interest. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991208/KELLYLOGO ) "Our alliance with Tempstaff has been extremely successful and enables us to service our customers in a critical market," said Carl Camden, president and chief operating officer, Kelly Services. "This investment supports our international growth strategy as we continue to explore acquisition and joint venture opportunities in Japan." Tempstaff President Yoshiko Shinohara said, "We are delighted to strengthen our strategic alliance with Kelly Services and to enhance our ability to meet the global needs of our customers." About Kelly Services Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:KELYANASDAQ: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 2,600 company owned and operated offices in 27 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 2004 was $4.98 billion. Visit http://www.kellyservices.com/ . About Tempstaff Co., Ltd. Under its corporate philosophy "creating employment, assisting career development, and contributing to society," Tokyo-based Tempstaff provides complete human resources solutions, including temporary staffing, full-time placement, temporary-to-full time placement, outsourcing, outplacement and education/training. Tempstaff has more than 100 branch offices in five countries, eight professional/technical divisions, and a network of 22 subsidiaries. Tempstaff also is focusing on human resources development in the fields of information technology, health care, finance, research and development, and employment for disabled persons. Sales for FYE March 2004 were 172 billion Yen (approximately $1.6 billion U.S.). Visit http://www.tempstaff.co.jp/ http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991208/KELLYLOGO DATASOURCE: Kelly Services, Inc. CONTACT: Analyst Contact: James Polehna, Director, Investor Relations, +1-248-244-4586, , or Media Contact: Renee Walker, Manager, Corporate Public Relations, +1-248-244-5362, , both of Kelly Services, Inc. Web site: http://www.kellyservices.com/ http://www.tempstaff.co.jp/

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