FORM
6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report
of
Foreign Issuer
Pursuant
to
Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month
of July,
2007
Commission File
Number: 001-31274
SODEXHO
ALLIANCE, SA
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
3, avenue
Newton
78180 Montigny - le - Bretonneux
France
(Address of principal executive offices)
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 of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F
X
Form 40-F
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Yes ____
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X
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X
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| SODEXHO ALLIANCE, SA |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS |
Item
| 1. |
Sodexho
Alliance delists its American Depositary Receipts from the New
York Stock
Exchange and deregisters under the U.S. securities
laws.
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Item
1
SODEXHO
ALLIANCE DELISTS ITS AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS FROM
THE
NEW YORK
STOCK EXCHANGE AND DEREGISTERS UNDER THE U.S.
SECURITIES
LAWS
Paris,
July 16, 2007
- Sodexho Alliance (Euronext Paris FR0000121220
–
SW / OTC:
SDXAY) announced
that as of
today it has completed the delisting of its American Depositary Receipts
(ADRs)
from the New York Stock Exchange. Sodexho also filed a form today
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to terminate the registration
of its shares under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of
1934. Today’s filing will immediately suspend Sodexho’s U.S.
reporting obligations and is expected to terminate Sodexho’s U.S. reporting
obligations in ninety days.
On
May 30, 2007, Sodexho announced that the Board of Directors had resolved
to
apply for voluntary delisting and deregistration of its ADRs, and on
June 25,
2007, Sodexho announced it had notified the New York Stock Exchange of
its
intent to delist its ADRs. Sodexho's ordinary shares will continue to
be listed on Euronext Paris.
SODEXHO
ALLIANCE, founded in 1966 by Pierre Bellon, is the leading global provider
of
Food and Facilities Management services, with more than 332,000 employees
on
28,300 sites in 80 countries. For Fiscal 2006, which closed August 31,
2006,
SODEXHO ALLIANCE had sales of 12.8 billion euro. Listed on Euronext Paris,
the
Group’s current market capitalization is 8.4 billion euro.
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Press
contact:
William
Mengebier
Tel:
+ 33 (1)
30 85 74 18 - Fax: +33 (1) 30 85 50 10
E-mail:
william.mengebier@sodexhoalliance.com
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Investor
relations:
Pierre
Bénaich
Tel
: + 33 (1)
30 85 29 39 - Fax : +33 (1) 30 85 50 05
E-mail
:
pierre.benaich@sodexhoalliance.com
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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 | ||||
| Date: July 16, 2007 | By: | /s/ Siân Herbert-Jones | ||
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| Name: | Siân Herbert-Jones | |||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||