KELYA Kelly Services Inc

Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA), (NASDAQ: KELYB) announced today the sale of 31 commercial staffing branches in England to Hexagon Staffing Solutions Limited trading as Interaction Recruitment (collectively referred to as "The Interaction Group"). Terms were not disclosed. To assure a smooth transition, Kelly will continue to provide certain administrative services to affected branches during a period mutually agreed by Kelly and The Interaction Group.

The Interaction Group was founded in 1986 and currently operates nine branches in the Northern Home Counties region. They specialise in providing office support and industrial staff on a temporary and permanent basis. The company also provides labour recruitment services in the driving, legal, technical, financial, human resources and technology sectors.

The transaction occurs as part of a reorganisation of its UK operations previously announced by Kelly. "The sale of these commercial branches means our employees associated with them will have the opportunity to continue their employment with The Interaction Group," said Tracy Ellison, Kelly country manager. "It is a positive outcome for our customers and employees alike."

"The acquisition of these branches means that Interaction is now a national agency offering services across the UK. We have been most impressed with our new colleagues and welcome them to Interaction where they will find a happy and motivated team," said Andrew Gilchrist, Chairman of Interaction. "Interaction is expanding, to be prepared for the upturn when it occurs. With our extra locations and the high quality personalized service we offer, we aim to win more national accounts and to provide the high service levels that customers are looking for. We are recruiting experienced staff, and if you are a very successful recruitment professional Interaction offers a great career and package. Interaction is an exciting place to work and we have one of the highest staff retention rates in the industry. We can now offer more customers our high service levels and look forward to winning more business."

Kelly branches included in the sale are listed below:

Bolton                 Croydon           Milton Keynes   Southampton
Bradford               Exeter            Northampton     Southend
Bristol                Hammersmith       Norwich         Tunbridge Wells
Cambridge              Harlow            Peterborough    Uxbridge
Cheltenham             Hemel Hempstead   Plymouth        Wolverhampton
Coventry               Ipswich           Reading         Worthing
Crawley Commercial     Leicester         Romford         York
Crawley Professional   Maidstone         Sheffield

About Kelly Services

Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA) (NASDAQ: KELYB) is a world leader in workforce management services and human resources solutions headquartered in Troy, Michigan, offering temporary staffing services, outsourcing, vendor on-site and full-time placement to clients on a global basis. Kelly provides employment to nearly 650,000 employees annually, with skills including office services, accounting, engineering, information technology, law, science, marketing, creative services, light industrial, education, and health care. Revenue in 2008 was $5.5 billion. Visit www.kellyservices.com.

Kelly Contacts: Daniel New 44 (0) 20 8481 1303 newdani@kellyservices.co.uk Philip Ashton 44 (0) 20 8481 1350 pashton@kellyservices.co.uk Tracy Ellison 44 (0) 20 8481 1200 tellison@kellyservices.co.uk Analyst Contact: James Polehna 248-244-4586 James_Polehna@kellyservices.com Interaction Group Contact: Andrew Gilchrist Chairman 07946 069 260