FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SODEXHO ALLIANCE SA
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001169715
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MANAGEMENT SERVICES [8741]
IRS NUMBER: 000000000
FISCAL YEAR END: 0831
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 6-K
SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC
FILE NUMBER:
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BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 3 AVENUE NEWTON
STREET 2: 78180 MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX
CITY: FRANCE
STATE:
ZIP: 00000
BUSINESS PHONE: 0113313085
6-K
FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
June 22, 2004
SODEXHO ALLIANCE SA
3, avenue Newton
78180 Montigny-le-Bretonneux
France
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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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.
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Contents: Press Release
EXHIBIT LIST
Exhibit Description
99.1 Press Release
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.
SODEXHO ALLIANCE SA
By: /s/ Sian Herbert-Jones
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Name: Sian Herbert-Jones
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: June 22, 2004
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
include, but are not limited to, statements regarding anticipated future events
and financial performance with respect to our operations. Forward-looking
statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to
historical or current facts. They often include words like "believe," "expect,"
"anticipate," "estimated" , "project " , "plan" "pro forma," and "intend" or
future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," or "may." Factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results include,
but are not limited to, those set forth in our Registration Statement on Form
20-F, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the
competitive environment in which we operate, changes in general economic
conditions and changes in the French, American and/or global financial and/or
capital markets. Forward-looking statements represent management 's views as of
the date they are made, and we assume no obligation to update any
forward-looking statements for actual events occurring after that date. You are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements.
Sodexho Appoints Chief Executive
for United Kingdom and Ireland
Paris, June 17, 2004 - Sodexho Alliance has announced the recruitment of
Philip Jansen as Chief Executive for the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Philip Jansen, a 37-year-old British national, will take up his position as of
October 1, 2004. He will take responsibility for initiatives to improve
profitability in the United Kingdom and Ireland, which are already underway.
Philip Jansen started his career at Procter & Gamble, has been marketing and
sales manager with Dunlop Slazenger, before serving as Managing Director -
Consumer Division at Telewest Communication PLC, then latterly as Group Chief
Operating Officer at MyTravel Group PLC.
"I'm confident in Phil's ability to motivate and mobilize the team members to
accelerate efforts to improve profitability in the UK, just as he's done with
other companies and I wish him a lot of success for his new job," said Michel
Landel, Chief Operating Officer, Sodexho Alliance and Executive Chairman of
Sodexho in the United Kingdom.
Philip Jansen said: "I am delighted to be joining Sodexho Alliance, which has
enjoyed record growth and constantly innovated around the world since its
creation. I am looking forward to the opportunity to contribute to the Group's
future success by developing what is already a substantial business in the UK
and Ireland."
BIOGRAPHY
Philip Jansen
Chief Executive for United Kingdom and Ireland
Philip Jansen, 37, joined MyTravel in September 2002 as European Chief Executive
and was appointed Group Chief Operating Officer a month later. Philip has played
a key role in the stabilizing and reshaping of the MyTravel Group. Before
joining MyTravel, Philip was Managing Director of the Consumer Division for
Telewest, Britain's second largest cable TV, telecoms and broadband group. While
at Telewest, he grew revenues in the consumer business by 30% to GBP 950m and
EBITDA by 70% to GBP 390m over three years. Previously, Philip was a senior
executive at Dunlop Slazenger Group after spending the first years of his career
in various commercial roles at Procter & Gamble, the US based global consumer
products giant.
About Sodexho Alliance
Founded in Marseille in 1966 by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Pierre
Bellon, Sodexho Alliance is the world's leading provider of food and management
services. With 308,000 employees on 23,900 sites in 76 countries, Sodexho
Alliance reported consolidated sales of 11.7 billion euros for the fiscal year
that ended on August 31, 2003. The Sodexho Alliance share has been listed since
1983 on the Euronext Paris Bourse, where its market value totals 3.2 billion
euro. The Sodexho Alliance share has been listed since April 3, 2002, on the New
York Stock Exchange.
Media Relations: Jerome Chambin
Tel: +33 130 85 74 18
Fax: +33 130 85 52 32
E-mail: jerome.chambin@sodexhoalliance.com
Investor Relations: Jean-Jacques Vironda
Tel: +33 130 85 29 39
Fax +33 130 85 51 81
E-mail: jeanjacques.vironda@sodexhoalliance.com