form10q.htm
FORM 10-Q

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

x           Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the quarterly period ended:
June 30, 2013
or
¨           Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from: ______to______

Commission file number: 1-10686

MANPOWERGROUP INC.
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
Wisconsin
39-1672779
 
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
 
100 Manpower Place
 
 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
53212
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (414) 961-1000

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  xNo  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes  xNo  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (check one):

Large accelerated filer  x
Accelerated filer  ¨
Non-accelerated filer  ¨
Smaller reporting company  ¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No  x
 
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

   
Shares Outstanding
Class
   
at July 31, 2013
Common Stock, $.01 par value
 
78,289,428



 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
ManpowerGroup Inc.


INDEX



     
Page Number
 
PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
     
Item 1
Financial Statements (unaudited)
     
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets
   
3-4
 
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations
   
5
 
 
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
   
5
 
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
   
6
 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
   
7-14
 
Item 2
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
   
15-26
 
Item 3
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
   
26
 
Item 4
Controls and Procedures
   
27
 
           
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
       
Item 2
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
   
28
 
Item 5
Other Information
   
28
 
Item 6
Exhibits
   
29
 
           
SIGNATURES
     
30
 
           
EXHIBIT INDEX
     
31
 





 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1 – Financial Statements (unaudited)

ManpowerGroup Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(in millions)

ASSETS

   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
CURRENT ASSETS:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
280.9
   
$
648.1
 
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $115.6 and $118.0, respectively
   
4,172.0
     
4,179.0
 
Prepaid expenses and other assets
   
158.6
     
172.9
 
Future income tax benefits
   
76.2
     
60.6
 
Total current assets
   
4,687.7
     
5,060.6
 
                 
OTHER ASSETS:
               
Goodwill
   
1,043.3
     
1,041.3
 
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $229.4 and $213.2, respectively
   
317.0
     
330.6
 
Other assets
   
451.0
     
395.3
 
Total other assets
   
1,811.3
     
1,767.2
 
                 
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
               
Land, buildings, leasehold improvements and equipment
   
694.3
     
704.1
 
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
   
520.0
     
519.3
 
Net property and equipment
   
174.3
     
184.8
 
Total assets
 
$
6,673.3
   
$
7,012.6
 

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.


 

 
 
 
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ManpowerGroup Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(in millions, except share and per share data)

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
           
Accounts payable
 
$
1,505.0
   
$
1,466.5
 
Employee compensation payable
   
178.9
     
210.7
 
Accrued liabilities
   
473.8
     
533.8
 
Accrued payroll taxes and insurance
   
629.2
     
685.7
 
Value added taxes payable
   
455.6
     
472.5
 
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt
   
78.6
     
308.0
 
Total current liabilities
   
3,321.1
     
3,677.2
 
                 
OTHER LIABILITIES:
               
Long-term debt
   
455.5
     
462.1
 
Other long-term liabilities
   
364.2
     
372.5
 
                Total other liabilities
   
819.7
     
834.6
 
                 
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
               
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, authorized 25,000,000 shares, none issued
   
 –
     
 
Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized 125,000,000 shares, issued 110,097,843 and 109,543,492 shares, respectively
   
1.1
     
1.1
 
Capital in excess of par value
   
2,903.1
     
2,873.2
 
Retained earnings
   
1,158.1
     
   1,101.5
 
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
   
(22.9
)
   
 34.4
 
Treasury stock at cost, 32,853,513 and 32,896,063 shares, respectively
   
(1,506.9
)
   
(1,509.4
)
Total shareholders’ equity
   
2,532.5
     
2,500.8
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
6,673.3
   
$
7,012.6
 

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.


 

 
 
 
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ManpowerGroup Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
(in millions, except per share data)

   
3 Months Ended
   
6 Months Ended
 
   
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
   
2013
   
2012
   
2013
   
2012
 
Revenues from services
 
$
5,040.7
   
$
5,206.7
   
$
9,809.6
   
$
10,303.1
 
Cost of services
   
4,204.3
     
4,345.0
     
8,183.1
     
8,594.0
 
 Gross profit
   
836.4
     
861.7
     
1,626.5
     
1,709.1
 
Selling and administrative expenses
   
708.3
     
767.3
     
1,444.0
     
1,520.9
 
 Operating profit
   
128.1
     
94.4
     
182.5
     
188.2
 
Interest and other expenses
   
10.3
     
11.3
     
21.8
     
23.1
 
 Earnings before income taxes
   
117.8
     
83.1
     
160.7
     
165.1
 
Provision for income taxes
   
49.6
     
42.1
     
68.6
     
83.9
 
Net earnings
 
$
68.2
   
$
41.0
   
$
92.1
   
$
81.2
 
Net earnings per share – basic
 
$
0.88
   
$
0.51
   
$
1.19
   
$
1.01
 
Net earnings per share – diluted
 
$
0.87
   
$
0.51
   
$
1.17
   
$
1.01
 
Weighted average shares – basic
   
77.4
     
80.1
     
77.3
     
80.1
 
Weighted average shares – diluted
   
78.6
     
80.4
     
78.6
     
80.8
 



ManpowerGroup Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
(in millions)

   
3 Months Ended
   
6 Months Ended
 
   
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
   
2013
   
2012
   
2013
   
2012
 
Net earnings
 
$
68.2
   
$
41.0
   
$
92.1
   
$
81.2
 
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
                               
 Foreign currency translation adjustments
   
(8.6
)
   
(74.9
)
   
(39.6
)
   
(35.6
)
 Translation adjustments on net investment hedge, net of income taxes of $(3.6), $12.9, $3.8 and $5.8, respectively
   
(5.9
)
   
21.1
     
6.2
     
9.4
 
 Translation adjustments of long-term intercompany loans
   
(2.5
)
   
15.0
     
(26.1
)
   
24.3
 
 Unrealized (loss) gain on investments, less income taxes of $(0.4), $(0.3), $0.0 and $0.5, respectively
   
(1.2
)
   
(0.5
)
   
     
1.7
 
 Defined benefit pension plans and retiree health care plan, less income taxes of $1.0, $0.0, $1.0 and $0.1, respectively
   
2.2
     
(0.1
)
   
2.2
     
0.3
 
Total other comprehensive (loss) income
   
(16.0
)
   
(39.4
)
   
(57.3
)
   
0.1
 
Comprehensive income
 
$
52.2
   
$
1.6
   
$
34.8
   
$
81.3
 

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

 
 

 
 
 
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ManpowerGroup Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(in millions)

   
6 Months Ended
 
   
June 30,
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
           
Net earnings
 
$
92.1
   
$
81.2
 
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash used in operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
   
48.0
     
49.2
 
Deferred income taxes
   
3.3
     
(3.7
)
Provision for doubtful accounts
   
13.5
     
10.0
 
Share-based compensation
   
14.8
     
14.9
 
Excess tax benefit on exercise of share-based awards
   
(0.5
)
   
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the impact of acquisitions:
               
 Accounts receivable
   
(119.0
)
   
(127.7
)
 Other assets
   
(61.1
)
   
(17.1
)
 Other liabilities
   
(62.7
)
   
(46.4
)
Cash used in operating activities
   
(71.6
)
   
(39.6
)
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Capital expenditures
   
(25.1
)
   
(33.8
)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired
   
(16.9
)
   
(34.0
)
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment
   
1.7
     
0.9
 
Cash used in investing activities
   
(40.3
)
   
(66.9
)
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Net change in short-term borrowings
   
37.6
     
4.6
 
Proceeds from long-term debt
   
0.1
     
751.6
 
Repayments of long-term debt
   
(267.5
)
   
(700.6
)
Proceeds from share-based awards
   
15.0
     
3.9
 
Other share-based award transactions
   
3.0
     
(4.8
)
Repurchases of common stock
   
     
(32.6
)
Dividends paid
   
(35.5
)
   
(34.3
)
Cash used in financing activities
   
(247.3
)
   
(12.2
)
                 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
   
(8.0
)
   
(7.2
)
Change in cash and cash equivalents
   
(367.2
)
   
(125.9
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
   
648.1
     
580.5
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 
$
280.9
   
$
454.6
 
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
               
Interest paid
 
$
38.0
   
$
35.1
 
Income taxes paid, net
 
$
17.5
   
$
48.2
 

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.



 
 
 
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ManpowerGroup Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012
(in millions, except share and per share data)


(1) Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation
 
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, although we believe that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2012 Annual Report to Shareholders.
 
The information furnished reflects all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, were necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations for the periods presented. Such adjustments were of a normal recurring nature.
 
Subsequent Events
 
We have evaluated events and transactions occurring after the balance sheet date through our filing date and noted no events that are subject to recognition or disclosure.
 
 
(2) Recently Issued Accounting Standards
 
In December 2011, the FASB issued new accounting guidance on balance sheet offsetting. The new guidance requires an entity to disclose both gross information and net information about instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position. It also requires disclosures on instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting agreement. We adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2013. There was no impact of this adoption on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In July 2012, the FASB issued new accounting guidance on testing indefinite-lived intangible assets other than goodwill for impairment. The new guidance allows entities the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative impairment test. An entity electing to perform a qualitative assessment is no longer required to calculate the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset unless the entity determines, based on such an assessment, that it is “more likely than not” that the asset is impaired. We adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2013. We perform annual impairment tests in the third quarter of each year. The application of the guidance to our annual impairment tests is not expected to have a significant impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In February 2013, the FASB issued new accounting guidance on comprehensive income. The new guidance requires an entity to provide information about the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income by component. An entity is also required to present significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income. We adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2013. There was no material impact of this adoption on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In March 2013, the FASB issued new accounting guidance on cumulative translation adjustment. The new guidance requires that currency translation adjustments should be released into net income only if the sale of a foreign subsidiary results in the complete liquidation of the entity. For an equity method investment that is a foreign entity, a pro rata portion of the currency translation adjustments should be released into net income upon a partial sale of such an equity method investment. The new guidance also clarifies that the sale of an investment in a foreign entity includes both (1) events that result in the loss of a controlling financial interest in the foreign entity and (2) events that result in an acquirer’s obtaining control of an acquiree in which it held an equity interest immediately before the acquisition date, otherwise known as a “step acquisition.” Accordingly, the cumulative translation adjustment should be released into net income upon the occurrence of those events. The guidance is effective for us in 2014. We are currently assessing the impact of the adoption of this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
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(3) Share-Based Compensation Plans

During the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, we recognized share-based compensation expense of $8.3 and $8.0, respectively, and $14.8 and $14.9 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The expense relates to stock options, deferred stock, restricted stock and performance share units. Consideration received from share-based awards was $15.0 and $3.9 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. We recognize share-based compensation expense in selling and administrative expenses on a straight-line basis over the service period of each award.
  
 
(4) Acquisitions

From time to time, we acquire and invest in companies throughout the world, including franchises. The total cash consideration for acquisitions, net of cash acquired, was $16.9 and $34.0 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. For those acquisitions completed during the first quarter of 2013, our cash payments were fully offset by the cash acquired.

  
(5) Restructuring Costs

We recorded net restructuring costs of $54.8 and $21.0 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, in selling and administrative expenses, related to severances and office closures. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, we made payments of $46.6 out of our restructuring reserve. We expect a majority of the remaining $49.6 reserve will be paid in 2013.

Changes in the restructuring reserve by reportable segment and Corporate are shown below.
 
   
Americas(1)
   
Southern Europe(2)
   
 
Northern Europe
   
APME
   
Right
Management
   
Corporate
   
Total
 
Balance, January 1, 2013
 
$
  4.5
   
$
4.7
   
$
  15.6
   
$
 -
   
$
 6.6
   
$
10.0
   
$
 41.4
 
Severance costs
   
8.4
     
2.9
     
15.4
     
1.5
     
3.5
     
4.2
     
35.9
 
Office closure costs
   
1.9
     
1.6
     
11.0
     
1.3
     
2.9
     
0.2
     
18.9
 
Costs paid or utilized
   
(8.0
)
   
(6.1
)
   
(17.1
)
   
(1.9
)
   
      (3.7
)
   
(9.8
)
   
(46.6
)
Balance, June 30, 2013
 
$
  6.8
   
$
3.1
   
$
  24.9
   
$
0.9
   
$
   9.3
   
$
4.6
   
$
49.6
 
 
(1)    Balances related to the United States were $3.8 and $6.2 as of January 1, 2013 and June 30, 2013, respectively.
(2)    Balances related to France were $3.8 and $3.0 as of January 1, 2013 and June 30, 2013, respectively. Balances related to Italy were $0.9 and $0.0 as of January 1, 2013 and June 30, 2013, respectively.
 
 
(6) Income Taxes

We recorded an income tax expense at an effective rate of 42.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2013, as compared to an effective rate of 50.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The 2013 rate was favorably impacted by a change in the overall mix of earnings, primarily an increase to non-U.S. income, and by the reinstatement of the 2013 United States Federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit (“WOTC”). Excluding the impact of the non-recurring items (the restructuring charges in 2013 and 2012 and the U.S. legal cost in 2012) and the French business tax, our tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 would have been approximately 31% and 34%, respectively. The 31% rate was lower than the U.S. Federal statutory rate of 35% due to the overall mix of earnings and the current year WOTC. The 42.1% effective tax rate was higher than the U.S. Federal statutory rate of 35% and we currently expect an annual effective tax rate of approximately 40%, due primarily to the impact of valuation allowances, other permanent items and the French business tax.

We recorded an income tax expense at an effective rate of 42.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2013, as compared to an effective rate of 50.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2012. The 2013 rate was favorably impacted by a change in the overall mix of earnings, primarily an increase to non-U.S. income, and by the 2012 and 2013 WOTC, which was reinstated in January of 2013, retroactive to January 1, 2012. Excluding the impact of the non-recurring items (the restructuring charges in 2013 and 2012 and the U.S. legal cost in 2012 and the prior-year WOTC recognized in 2013) and the French business tax, our tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 would have been approximately 31% and 35%, respectively.

As of June 30, 2013, we had gross unrecognized tax benefits related to various tax jurisdictions, including interest and penalties, of $28.6. We had related tax benefits of $2.5, and the net amount of $26.1 would favorably affect the effective tax rate if recognized. As of December 31, 2012, we had gross unrecognized tax benefits related to various tax jurisdictions, including interest and penalties, of $28.5. We had related tax benefits of $2.5 for a net amount of $26.0. We do not expect our unrecognized tax benefits to change significantly over the next 12 months.
 
 
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We conduct business globally and, as a result, we are routinely audited by the various tax jurisdictions in which we operate. Generally, the tax years that remain subject to tax examination are 2009 through 2012 for our major operations in Germany, Italy, France, Japan, United States and United Kingdom. As of June 30, 2013, we are subject to tax audits in France, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Italy, Norway and Spain. We believe that the resolution of these audits will not have a material impact on earnings.
 
 
(7) Net Earnings Per Share

The calculations of net earnings per share – basic and net earnings per share – diluted were as follows:

   
3 Months Ended
   
6 Months Ended
 
   
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
   
2013
   
2012
   
2013
   
2012
 
Net earnings per share – basic:
                       
Net earnings available to common shareholders
 
$
68.2
   
$
41.0
   
$
92.1
   
$
81.2
 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
   
77.4
     
80.1
     
77.3
     
80.1
 
   
$
0.88
   
$
0.51
   
$
1.19
   
$
1.01
 
Net earnings per share – diluted:
                               
Net earnings available to common shareholders
 
$
68.2
   
$
41.0
   
$
92.1
   
$
81.2
 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
   
77.4
     
80.1
     
77.3
     
80.1
 
Effect of dilutive securities – stock options
   
0.6
     
0.2
     
0.6
     
0.3
 
Effect of other share-based awards
   
0.6
     
0.1
     
0.7
     
0.4
 
     
78.6
     
80.4
     
78.6
     
80.8
 
   
$
0.87
   
$
0.51
   
$
1.17
   
$
1.01
 
 
There were 2.1 million and 4.2 million share-based awards excluded from the calculation of net earnings per share – diluted for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and 2.3 million and 4.2 million share-based awards excluded from the calculation of net earnings per share – diluted for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, as the exercise price for these awards was greater than the average market price of the common shares during the period.
 
 
(8) Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

We have goodwill, amortizable intangible assets and intangible assets that do not require amortization, as follows:

   
June 30, 2013
   
December 31, 2012
 
   
Gross
   
Accumulated
Amortization
   
Net
   
Gross
   
Accumulated
Amortization
   
Net
 
Goodwill(1)
 
$
1,043.3
   
$
-
   
$
1,043.3
   
$
1,041.3
   
$
-
   
$
1,041.3
 
Intangible assets:
                                               
  Finite-lived:
                                               
      Technology
 
$
19.6
   
$
19.6
   
$
-
   
$
19.6
   
$
19.6
   
$
-
 
      Franchise agreements
   
18.0
     
17.0
     
1.0
     
18.0
     
16.1
     
1.9
 
      Customer relationships
   
341.4
     
179.9
     
161.5
     
339.0
     
165.1
     
173.9
 
      Other
   
15.6
     
12.9
     
2.7
     
15.2
     
12.4
     
2.8
 
     
394.6
     
229.4
     
165.2
     
391.8
     
213.2
     
178.6
 
  Indefinite-lived:
                                               
  Tradenames(2)
   
54.0
     
-
     
54.0
     
54.0
     
-
     
54.0
 
      Reacquired franchise rights
   
97.8
     
-
     
97.8
     
98.0
     
-
     
98.0
 
     
151.8
     
-
     
151.8
     
152.0
     
-
     
152.0
 
Total intangible assets
 
$
546.4
   
$
229.4
   
$
317.0
   
$
543.8
   
$
213.2
   
$
330.6
 

(1) Balances were net of accumulated impairment loss of $513.4 as of both June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.
(2) Balances were net of accumulated impairment loss of $139.5 as of both June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.
 
Total consolidated amortization expense related to intangible assets for the remainder of 2013 is expected to be $16.6 and in each of the next five years is expected to be as follows: 2014 - $28.3, 2015 - $25.0, 2016 - $21.6, 2017 - $19.3 and 2018 - $17.4.
 
 
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Changes in the carrying value of goodwill by reportable segment and Corporate were as follows:

   
Americas(1)
   
Southern Europe(2)
   
 
Northern Europe
   
APME
   
Right
Management
   
Corporate(3)
   
Total
 
Balance, January 1, 2013
 
$
  467.1
   
$
103.3
   
$
  270.7
   
$
 73.2
   
$
 62.1
   
$
64.9
   
$
 1,041.3
 
Goodwill acquired
   
-
     
-
     
17.2
     
8.0
     
-
     
-
     
25.2
 
Currency and other impacts
   
(1.0
)
   
(1.2
)
   
(13.4
)
   
(7.6
)
   
-
     
-
     
(23.2
)
Balance, June 30, 2013
 
$
  466.1
   
$
102.1
   
$
  274.5
   
$
73.6
   
$
   62.1
   
$
64.9
   
$
1,043.3
 
     
(1)   Balances related to the United States were $448.5 as of both January 1, 2013 and June 30, 2013.
(2)   Balances related to France were $83.8 and $82.7 as of January 1, 2013 and June 30, 2013, respectively. Balances related to Italy were $5.5 and $5.4 as of January 1, 2013 and June 30, 2013, respectively.
(3)  The majority of the Corporate balance relates to goodwill attributable from our acquisition of Jefferson Wells ($55.5) which is part of the United States reporting unit. For purposes of monitoring our total assets by segment, we do not allocate the Corporate balance to the respective reportable segments as this is commensurate with how we operate our business. We do, however, include these balances within the appropriate reporting units for our goodwill impairment testing. See table below for the breakout of goodwill balances by reporting unit.
 
Goodwill balances by reporting unit were as follows:

   
June 30,
   
January 1,
 
   
2013
   
2013
 
United States
 
$
504.0
   
$
504.0
 
France
   
82.7
     
83.8
 
Netherlands (Vitae)
   
79.6
     
 80.7
 
Right Management
   
62.1
     
 62.1
 
Other reporting units
   
314.9
     
310.7
 
             Total goodwill
 
$
1,043.3
   
$
1,041.3
 

We did not perform an interim impairment test of our goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets in the six months ended June 30, 2013 as we noted no significant indicators of impairment as of June 30, 2013.
 
 
(9) Retirement Plans

The components of the net periodic benefit cost for our plans were as follows:

 
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
 
 
3 Months Ended
 
6 Months Ended
 
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
Service cost
  $ 2.2     $ 2.6     $ 4.4     $ 5.2  
Interest cost
    3.0       3.8       6.1       7.5  
Expected return on assets
    (2.8 )     (3.7 )     (5.6     (7.3
Curtailment gain
    (2.3 )     -       (2.3 )     -  
Other
    1.0       0.4       1.9       0.8  
Total benefit cost
  $ 1.1     $ 3.1     $ 4.5     $ 6.2  
 
 
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Retiree Health Care Plan
 
 
 
3 Months Ended
 
6 Months Ended
 
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
Interest cost
  $ 0.3     $ 0.4     $ 0.6     $ 0.7  
Net loss
    0.1       -       0.2       -  
Total benefit cost
  $ 0.4     $ 0.4     $ 0.8     $ 0.7  

Effective January 1, 2013, we amended a defined benefit plan in the Netherlands. The defined benefit plan was frozen, and the participants were transitioned to a defined contribution plan. In April 2013, following the approval by the local Workers’ Council, we recognized a curtailment gain of €1.8 ($2.3) related to this amendment.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, contributions made to our pension plans were $3.9 and $7.9, respectively, and contributions made to our retiree health care plan were $0.5 and $1.0, respectively. During 2013, we expect to make total contributions of $18.0 to our pension plans and to fund our retiree health care payments as incurred.
 
 
(10) Shareholders’ Equity

The components of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax, were as follows:

   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
Foreign currency translation
 
$
147.2
   
$
    186.8
 
Translation loss on net investment hedge, net of income taxes of $(27.5) and $(31.3), respectively
   
(44.9
)
   
(51.1
)
Translation loss on long-term intercompany loans
   
 (99.5
)
   
(73.4
)
Unrealized gain on investments, net of income taxes of $3.9 for both dates
   
11.8
     
11.8
 
Defined benefit pension plans, net of income taxes of $(21.7) and $(22.6), respectively
   
  (34.9
)
   
(37.0
)
Retiree health care plan, net of income taxes of $(1.6) and $(1.7), respectively
   
(2.6
)
   
(2.7
)
 Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
 
$
(22.9
)
 
$
 34.4
 

On April 30, 2013, the Board of Directors declared a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.46 per share, which was paid on June 14, 2013 to shareholders of record on June 3, 2013.
 

(11) Interest and Other Expenses

Interest and other expenses consisted of the following:

 
3 Months Ended
 
6 Months Ended
 
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
Interest expense
  $ 10.3     $ 10.2     $ 21.0     $ 20.8  
Interest income
    (0.9     (1.4     (1.8     (3.2
Foreign exchange losses
    1.4       0.5       1.8       0.3  
Miscellaneous (income) expense, net
    (0.5     2.0       0.8       5.2  
Interest and other expenses
  $ 10.3     $ 11.3     $ 21.8     $ 23.1  

 
(12) Derivative Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

We are exposed to various risks relating to our ongoing business operations. Among these risks are foreign currency exchange rate risk and interest rate risk, which can be managed through the use of derivative instruments. In certain circumstances, we enter into foreign currency forward exchange contracts (“forward contracts”) to reduce the effects of fluctuating foreign currency exchange rates on our cash flows denominated in foreign currencies. Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our long-term debt obligations. We have historically managed interest rate risk through the use of a combination of fixed and variable rate borrowings and interest rate swap agreements. In accordance with current accounting guidance on derivative instruments and hedging activities, we record all of our derivative instruments as either an asset or liability measured at their fair value.

 
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A portion of the €350.0 ($455.3) 4.5% notes due June 2018 was designated as an economic hedge of our net investment in our foreign subsidiaries with a Euro functional currency as of June 30, 2013. For derivatives designated as an economic hedge of the foreign currency exposure of a net investment in a foreign operation, the gain or loss associated with foreign currency translation is recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes. As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we had a $44.9 and $51.1, respectively, unrealized translation loss included in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes, as the net investment hedge was deemed effective.
 
Our forward contracts are not designated as hedges. Consequently, any gain or loss resulting from the change in fair value is recognized in the current period earnings. These gains or losses are offset by the exposure related to receivables and payables with our foreign subsidiaries. We recorded a loss in interest and other expenses of $0.1 and $0.3 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively, and a loss of $0.3 and a gain of $0.4 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, associated with our forward contracts, which offset the loss and gain recorded for the items noted above.
 
The fair value measurements of those items recorded in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows:
 
         
Fair Value Measurements Using
 
 
 
June 30,
2013
   
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   
Significant Other Observable Inputs
 (Level 2)
   
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Assets
                       
Deferred compensation plan assets
 
$
64.6
   
$
64.6
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
   
$
64.6
   
$
64.6
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
 
Liabilities
                               
Foreign currency forward contracts
 
$
0.1
   
$
-
   
$
0.1
   
$
-
 
   
$
0.1
   
$
-
   
$
0.1
   
$
-
 
  
         
Fair Value Measurements Using
 
 
 
December 31, 2012
   
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   
Significant Other Observable Inputs
 (Level 2)
   
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Assets 
                               
Foreign currency forward contracts
 
$
0.1
   
$
-
   
$
0.1
   
$
-
 
Deferred compensation plan assets
   
58.7
     
58.7
     
-
     
-
 
   
$
58.8
   
$
58.7
   
$
0.1
   
$
-
 

The carrying value of long-term debt approximates fair value, except for the Euro-denominated notes. The fair value of the Euro-denominated notes, as observable at commonly quoted intervals (Level 2 inputs), was $488.9 and $778.8 as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, compared to a carrying value of $455.3 and $725.5, respectively.
  
(13) Segment Data

On a consolidated basis, the French business tax is reported in provision for income taxes, in accordance with the current accounting guidance on income taxes. Prior to the second quarter of 2013, we internally reviewed the financial results of our French operations including the French business tax within Operating Unit Profit (“OUP”) given the operational nature of these taxes. While we continue to view this tax as operational, during the second quarter of 2013 we changed our internal reporting to exclude the French business tax from the OUP of our France reportable segment. Therefore, our France reportable segment OUP now excludes the business tax and we no longer need to show the business tax amount separately to reconcile to the consolidated results. All previously reported segment results have been restated to conform to the current year presentation. This change in segment reporting has no impact on our reporting of consolidated results.

 
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We are organized and managed primarily on a geographic basis with Right Management currently operating as a separate global business unit. Each country and business unit generally has its own distinct operations and management team providing services under our global brands, and maintaining its own financial reports. We have an executive sponsor for each global brand who is responsible for ensuring the integrity and consistency of delivery locally as we develop and implement global workforce solutions for our clients that deliver the outcomes. Each operation reports directly or indirectly through a regional manager to a member of executive management. Given this reporting structure, all of our operations have been segregated into the following reporting segments: Americas, which includes United States and Other Americas; Southern Europe, which includes France, Italy and Other Southern Europe; Northern Europe; APME; and Right Management.

The Americas, Southern Europe, Northern Europe and APME segments derive a significant majority of their revenues from the placement of contingent workers. The remaining revenues within these segments are derived from other workforce solutions and services, including recruitment and assessment, training and development, and ManpowerGroup Solutions. ManpowerGroup Solutions includes Talent Based Outsourcing (TBO), Managed Service Provider (MSP), Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), Borderless Talent Solutions (BTS) and Strategic Workforce Consulting (SWC). The Right Management segment revenues are derived from career management and talent management services. Segment revenues represent sales to external clients. Due to the nature of our business, we generally do not have export sales. We provide services to a wide variety of clients, none of which individually comprise a significant portion of revenues for us as a whole.
 
   
3 Months Ended
   
6 Months Ended
 
   
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
   
2013
   
2012
   
2013
   
2012
 
Revenues from services:
                       
  Americas:
                       
    United States (a)
 
$
748.5
   
$
763.2
   
$
1,454.6
   
$
1,499.0
 
    Other Americas
   
387.2
     
389.2
     
774.1
     
791.7
 
     
1,135.7
     
1,152.4
     
2,228.7
     
2,290.7
 
  Southern Europe:
                               
            France
   
1,320.6
     
1,427.6
     
2,465.8
     
2,719.4
 
            Italy
   
278.4
     
274.0
     
536.3
     
541.5
 
    Other Southern Europe
   
203.0
     
190.1
     
396.4
     
385.3
 
     
1,802.0
     
1,891.7
     
3,398.5
     
3,646.2
 
                                 
  Northern Europe
   
1,398.8
     
1,415.8
     
2,769.1
     
2,859.8
 
  APME
   
623.3
     
662.9
     
1,255.8
     
1,342.9
 
  Right Management
   
80.9
     
83.9
     
157.5
     
163.5
 
  Consolidated (b)
 
$
5,040.7
   
$
5,206.7
   
$
9,809.6
   
$
10,303.1
 
                                 
Operating unit profit (loss): (c)
                               
  Americas:
                               
    United States
 
$
30.6
   
$
7.7
   
$
38.0
   
$
14.6
 
            Other Americas
   
11.9
     
10.5
     
20.6
     
25.8
 
     
42.5
     
18.2
     
58.6
     
40.4
 
  Southern Europe:
                               
            France
   
40.9
     
34.6
     
70.6
     
57.5
 
            Italy
   
14.7
     
12.6
     
26.4
     
27.1
 
    Other Southern Europe
   
1.2
     
3.0
     
3.5
     
6.5
 
     
56.8
     
50.2
     
100.5
     
91.1
 
                                 
  Northern Europe
   
33.2
     
39.2
     
43.8
     
83.1
 
  APME
   
20.2
     
21.8
     
35.0
     
41.4
 
  Right Management
   
7.4
     
(2.9
)
   
9.4
 
   
(0.4
)
     
160.1
     
126.5
     
247.3
     
255.6
  
 Corporate expenses
   
(23.6
)
   
(22.9
)
   
(48.0
)
   
(49.2
)
 Intangible asset amortization expense (c)
   
(8.4
)
   
(9.2
)
   
(16.8
)
   
(18.2
)
            Operating profit
   
128.1
     
94.4
     
182.5
     
188.2
 
 Interest and other expenses
   
(10.3
)
   
(11.3
)
   
(21.8
)
   
(23.1
)
    Earnings before income taxes
 
$
  117.8
   
$
  83.1
   
$
160.7
   
$
165.1
 
 
 
 
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(a)
In the United States, where a majority of our franchises operate, revenues from services included fees received from the related franchise offices of $3.8 for both the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, and $7.0 for both the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. These fees are primarily based on revenues generated by the franchise offices, which were $175.3 and $180.6 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $330.4 and $345.0 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
 
(b)
Our consolidated revenues from services include fees received from our franchise offices of $6.1 for both the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, and $11.4 and $11.5 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. These fees are primarily based on revenues generated by the franchise offices, which were $272.3 and $270.0 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $507.0 and $523.9 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
 
(c)
We evaluate segment performance based on OUP, which is equal to segment revenues less cost of services and branch and national headquarters operating costs. This profit measure does not include goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges or amortization of intangibles related to acquisitions, interest and other income and expense amounts or income taxes.


(14) Contingencies
 
During the second quarter of 2013 a number of our French clients asserted claims against us, requesting refunds for various payroll tax subsidies that we have received dating back to 2003 related to our French temporary associates. While we receive claims in the normal course of business, there was a significant increase in claims made during the second quarter due to an impending change in the French statute of limitations that reduced the claims period from 10 to 5 years for claims filed after June 2013. We believe these claims are without merit, as these payroll tax subsidies are for the benefit of the direct employer of the temporary associates. As such, our pricing practices implicitly consider all direct costs of employing our temporary associates, including the benefit of these payroll tax subsidies. We do not expect the resolution of these claims to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements or the results of our France and Southern Europe segments.

In June 2013, the employer mandate provisions of the new U.S. healthcare legislation, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), were delayed until 2015 from the original effective date of 2014. The employer mandate provisions of PPACA are expected to have the greatest financial impact on us and our clients with U.S.-based employees. We expect this legislation will increase the employment costs of our permanent employees and our associates, but we continue to assess the potential impact. Our intention is to pass on to our U.S. clients any cost increases related to our associates, however there is no assurance that we will be fully successful.
 
 
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Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

See the financial measures section on pages 23 and 24 for further information on constant currency and organic constant currency.

Operating Results - Three Months Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012

In the three months ended June 30, 2013, we saw continued revenue decline in several of our markets consistent with that seen in the first quarter of 2013, after adjusting for one additional billing day in this quarter compared to the same quarter last year. This revenue decline unfavorably impacted our operating leverage and profitability. The decline in revenues in the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2012 occurred across all segments and was due to the economic uncertainty in most markets. We saw continued declines in our staffing/interim business and a slight decrease in our permanent recruitment businesses, particularly across Europe, although this decline was an improvement from the decrease in the first quarter of 2013. Our ManpowerGroup Solutions business showed continued growth in the second quarter of 2013 consistent with that seen in the first quarter of 2013 and in 2012. At Right Management, we continue to see a decrease in demand for the talent management services due to a soft demand environment, while demand for our countercyclical outplacement services increased slightly.

Our gross profit margin in the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2012 remained flat as the growth in our higher-margin ManpowerGroup Solutions business was offset by the impact of the decline in our permanent recruitment business. Our staffing/interim gross profit margin increased slightly in the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2012 as payroll tax credits related to the Credit d’Impôt pour la Compétitivité et l’Emploi (“CICE”) in France were partially offset by margin declines in certain Northern Europe countries. For additional information on the CICE payroll tax credit, see the Legal Regulations section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis. We recorded $20.0 million of restructuring charges in the quarter as we further simplify our organization and recalibrate our cost base. Selling and administrative expenses decreased 7.5% in constant currency in the quarter as we are seeing the benefits of the simplification and cost recalibration actions initiated since the fourth quarter of 2012.

Client demand for workforce solutions and services is dependent on the overall strength of the labor market and secular trends toward greater workforce flexibility within each of the countries and territories in which we operate. Slowing economic growth or economic contraction typically results in decreasing demand for labor, resulting in less demand for our staffing services. This slowdown typically impacts our operating profit unfavorably as we may experience a deleveraging of our selling and administrative expense base as expenses may not change at the same pace as revenues. However, due to our simplification actions noted above, we were able to decrease our selling and administrative expenses at a faster pace than the decrease in revenues, which favorably impacted our operating profit for the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2012.

The following table presents selected consolidated financial data for the three months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to 2012.

 
 
(in millions, except per share data)
 
2013
   
2012
   
Variance
   
Constant Currency Variance
Revenues from services
 
$
5,040.7
   
$
5,206.7
     
(3.2
)%
   
(2.9
)%
Cost of services
   
4,204.3
     
4,345.0
     
(3.2
   
(2.9
    Gross profit
   
836.4
     
861.7
     
(2.9
   
(2.6
    Gross profit margin
   
16.6
%
   
16.6
%
               
Selling and administrative expenses
   
708.3
     
767.3
     
(7.7
   
(7.5
    Operating profit
   
128.1
     
94.4
     
35.6
     
37.2
 
    Operating profit margin
   
2.5
%
   
1.8
%
               
Interest and other expenses
   
10.3
     
11.3
     
(9.1
)
       
    Earnings before income taxes
   
117.8
     
83.1
     
41.7
     
43.3
 
Provision for income taxes
   
49.6
     
42.1
     
17.7
         
Effective income tax rate
   
42.1
%
   
50.7
%
               
    Net earnings
 
$
68.2
   
$
41.0
     
66.4
     
69.2
 
Net earnings per share – diluted
 
$
0.87
   
$
0.51
     
70.6
     
72.5
 
Weighted average shares – diluted
   
78.6
     
80.4
     
(2.3
)%
       
 
The year-over-year decrease in revenues from services of 3.2% (-2.9% in constant currency and -3.1% on an organic constant currency basis) was attributed to:

·  
decreased demand for services in several of our markets within the Americas, Southern Europe and Northern Europe, where revenues decreased 1.4% (-1.1% in constant currency), 4.7% (-6.6% in constant currency) and 1.2% (-1.6% on a constant currency basis and -2.6% on an organic constant currency basis), respectively. France and Italy experienced revenue declines of 7.5% and 0.2%, respectively, in constant currency due to the current economic environment;
 
 
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·  
revenue decline in the United States of 1.9% primarily due to a large client project in our Manpower business line that concluded in the first quarter of 2013 as well as strong price discipline on new business opportunities;
 
·  
decreased demand for talent management services at Right Management, where these revenues decreased 10.6% (-10.3% on a constant currency basis); and
 
·  
a 0.3% decrease due to the impact of currency exchange rates; partially offset by
 
·  
revenue increase in APME of 1.9% in constant currency primarily due to growth in the permanent recruitment business;
 
·  
the favorable impact of approximately 1.4% from one additional day in the period; and
 
·  
a Northern Europe acquisition in April 2013, which added 0.2% of revenue growth to our consolidated results.

Gross profit margin was flat year-over-year and was primarily attributed to:

·  
a 10 basis point (0.10%) increase from our higher-margin ManpowerGroup Solutions business; offset by

·  
a 10 basis point (-0.10%) unfavorable impact resulting from the decline in our permanent recruitment business excluding our Recruitment Process Outsourcing (“RPO”) business, which decreased 10% year-over-year.
 
·  
Our staffing/interim margins were stable in the quarter as increases in the Americas and Southern Europe (partly due to the benefit of the CICE payroll tax credit) offset lower gross profit margins in Northern Europe and APME.

The 7.7% decline in selling and administrative expenses in the second quarter of 2013 (-7.5% in constant currency and -7.7% in organic constant currency) was attributed to:

·  
a decrease in our organic salary-related costs, because of lower headcount and lower variable incentive-based costs;

·  
a decrease in lease costs because we have closed offices since the second quarter of 2012;

·  
legal costs of $10.0 million in the U.S. in the second quarter of 2012 , primarily related to the entry into a settlement agreement in connection with a lawsuit involving allegations regarding the Company’s vacation pay practices in Illinois, as compared to no such legal costs recorded in 2013; and
 
·  
a 0.2% decrease due to the impact of currency exchange rates; partially offset by
 
·  
restructuring costs of $20.0 million, comprised of $4.4 million in the Americas, $3.3 million in Southern Europe, $9.3 million in Northern Europe, $0.4 million in APME and $2.6 million at Right Management for the three months ended June 30, 2013, compared to restructuring costs of $18.7 million, comprised of $10.4 million at Right Management and $8.3 million in the Americas, for the three months ended June 30, 2012; and
 
·  
the additional recurring selling and administrative costs as a result of the acquisition in Northern Europe.

Selling and administrative expenses as a percent of revenues decreased 60 basis points (0.60%) in the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2012. The change in selling and administrative expenses as a percent of revenues consists of:

·  
a 30 basis point (-0.30%) favorable impact due to the decrease in our organic salary-related costs and lease costs as noted above;

·  
a 20 basis point (-0.20%) favorable impact due to the decrease in legal costs as noted above; and

·  
a 10 basis point (-0.10%) favorable impact due to the decrease of non-personnel related costs, excluding legal costs noted above, as a result of the simplification and cost recalibration actions taken.

Interest and other expenses are comprised of interest, foreign exchange gains and losses and other miscellaneous non-operating income and expenses. Interest and other expenses were $10.3 million in the second quarter of 2013 compared to $11.3 million in the second quarter of 2012. Net interest expense increased $0.6 million in the second quarter of 2013 to $9.4 million from $8.8 million in the second quarter of 2012. Other expenses were $0.9 million in the second quarter of 2013 compared to $2.5 million in the second quarter of 2012.
 
 
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We recorded an income tax expense at an effective rate of 42.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2013, as compared to an effective rate of 50.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The 2013 rate was favorably impacted by a change in the overall mix of earnings, primarily an increase to non-U.S. income, and by the reinstatement of the 2013 United States Federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit (“WOTC”). Excluding the impact of the non-recurring items (the restructuring charges in 2013 and 2012 and the U.S. legal cost in 2012) and the French business tax, our tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 would have been approximately 31% and 34%, respectively. The 31% rate was lower than the U.S. Federal statutory rate of 35% due to the overall mix of earnings and the current year WOTC. The 42.1% effective tax rate was higher than the U.S. Federal statutory rate of 35% and we currently expect an annual effective tax rate of approximately 40%, due primarily to the impact of valuation allowances, other permanent items and the French business tax.

Net earnings per share - diluted was $0.87 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $0.51 for the three months ended June 30, 2012. Foreign currency exchange rates unfavorably impacted net earnings per share - diluted by approximately $0.01 per share for the three months ended June 30, 2013.

Weighted average shares - diluted decreased 2.3% to 78.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 from 80.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012. This decrease is primarily a result of the repurchase of 2.7 million shares during 2012 subsequent to June 30, 2012.
 

Operating Results - Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012

The following table presents selected consolidated financial data for the six months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to 2012.

 
 
(in millions, except per share data)
 
2013
   
2012
   
Variance
   
Constant Currency Variance
Revenues from services
 
$
9,809.6
   
$
10,303.1
     
(4.8
)%
   
(4.3
)%
Cost of services
   
8,183.1
     
8,594.0
     
(4.8
   
(4.3
    Gross profit
   
1,626.5
     
1,709.1
     
(4.8
   
(4.4
    Gross profit margin
   
16.6
%
   
16.6
%
               
Selling and administrative expenses
   
1,444.0
     
1,520.9
     
(5.1
   
(4.7
    Operating profit
   
182.5
     
188.2
     
(3.1
   
(1.5
    Operating profit margin
   
1.9
%
   
1.8
%
               
Interest and other expenses
   
21.8
     
23.1
     
(5.7
       
    Earnings before income taxes
   
160.7
     
165.1
     
(2.7
   
(1.1
Provision for income taxes
   
68.6
     
83.9
     
(18.3
       
Effective income tax rate
   
42.7
%
   
50.8
%
               
    Net earnings
 
$
92.1
   
$
81.2
     
13.4
     
16.0
 
Net earnings per share – diluted
 
$
1.17
   
$
1.01
     
15.8
     
18.8
 
Weighted average shares – diluted
   
78.6
     
80.8
     
(2.7
)%
       
 
The year-over-year decrease in revenues from services of 4.8% (-4.3% in constant currency and -4.6% on an organic constant currency basis) was attributed to:

·  
decreased demand for services in several of our markets within the Americas, Southern Europe and Northern Europe, where revenues decreased 2.7% (-2.1% in constant currency), 6.8% (-8.0% in constant currency and -8.2% in organic constant currency) and 3.2% (-3.7% on a constant currency basis and -4.1% on an organic constant currency basis), respectively. Several of our larger markets such as France and Italy experienced revenue declines of 9.3% (-10.4% in constant currency and -10.8% in organic constant currency) and 1.0% (-2.1% on a constant currency basis), respectively, due to the current economic environments in those countries;

·  
revenue decline in the United States of 3.0% primarily due to a decrease of our larger strategic account client revenues because of softening demand, a large client project in our Manpower business line that concluded in the first quarter of 2013 and strong price discipline on new business opportunities;
 
·  
decreased demand for talent management services at Right Management, where these revenues decreased 11.3% (-10.8% on a constant currency basis);
 
·  
the unfavorable impact of approximately 0.4% from one less day in the period; and
 
 
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·  
a 0.5% decrease due to the impact of currency exchange rates; partially offset by
 
·  
revenue increase in APME of 0.2% in constant currency primarily due to growth in the permanent recruitment business; and
 
·  
our acquisitions of two entities in April 2012, one in Southern Europe and one in the Americas, and one entity in April 2013 in Northern Europe, which combined to add 0.3% of revenue growth to our consolidated results.
 
Gross profit margin was flat year-over-year and was primarily attributed to:

·  
a 10 basis point (0.10%) increase from our higher-margin ManpowerGroup Solutions business; offset by

·  
a 10 basis point (-0.10%) unfavorable impact resulting from the decline in our permanent recruitment business, which decreased 5% year-over-year.
 
·  
Our staffing/interim margins were stable in first half of 2013 as increases in the Americas and Southern Europe (due to the benefit of the CICE payroll tax credit) offset lower gross profit margins in Northern Europe and APME.

The 5.1% decline in selling and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2013 (-4.7% in constant currency and -5.0% in organic constant currency) was attributed to:

·  
a decrease in our organic salary-related costs, because of lower headcount and lower variable incentive-based costs;

·  
a decrease in lease costs because we have closed offices since the second quarter of 2012;

·  
legal costs of $10.0 million in the U.S. for the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to no such legal costs recorded in 2013; and

·  
a 0.4% decrease due to the impact of currency exchange rates; partially offset by

·  
restructuring costs of $54.8 million, comprised of $10.3 million in the Americas, $4.5 million in Southern Europe, $26.4 million in Northern Europe, $2.8 million in APME, $6.4 million at Right Management and $4.4 million in corporate expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2013, compared to restructuring costs of $18.7 million, comprised of $10.4 million at Right Management and $8.3 million in the Americas, for the six months ended June 30, 2012; and

·  
the additional recurring selling and administrative costs as a result of the acquisitions in Southern Europe, Northern Europe and the Americas.

Selling and administrative expenses as a percent of revenues decreased 10 basis points (0.10%) for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to 2012. The change in selling and administrative expense as a percent of revenues consists of:

·  
a 20 basis point (-0.20%) favorable impact due to the decrease in our organic salary-related costs and lease costs;

·  
 a 20 basis point (-0.20%) favorable impact due to the decrease of non-personnel related costs, excluding legal costs noted above, as a result of the simplification and cost recalibration actions taken; and

·  
 a 10 basis point (-0.10%) favorable impact due to the decrease in legal costs as noted above; partially offset by

·  
 a 40 basis point (0.40%) increase due to the restructuring costs of $54.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $18.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013.

Interest and other expenses were $21.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $23.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. Net interest expense increased $1.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 to $19.2 million from $17.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. Other expenses were $2.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $5.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012.

We recorded an income tax expense at an effective rate of 42.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2013, as compared to an effective rate of 50.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2012. The 2013 rate was favorably impacted by a change in the overall mix of earnings, primarily an increase to non-U.S. income, and by the 2012 and 2013 WOTC, which was reinstated in January of 2013, retroactive to January 1, 2012. Excluding the impact of the non-recurring items (the restructuring charges in 2013 and 2012 and the U.S. legal cost in 2012 and the prior-year WOTC recognized in 2013) and the French business tax, our tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 would have been approximately 31% and 35%, respectively.
 
 
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Net earnings per share - diluted was $1.17 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $1.01 for the six months ended June 30, 2012. Foreign currency exchange rates unfavorably impacted net earnings per share - diluted by approximately $0.02 per share for the six months ended June 30, 2013.

Weighted average shares - diluted decreased 2.7% to 78.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 from 80.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. This decrease is primarily a result of the repurchase of 2.7 million shares during 2012 subsequent to June 30, 2012.
 

Segment Operating Results
 
On a consolidated basis, the French business tax is reported in provision for income taxes, in accordance with the current accounting guidance on income taxes. Prior to the second quarter of 2013, we internally reviewed the financial results of our French operations including the French business tax within Operating Unit Profit (“OUP”) given the operational nature of these taxes. While we continue to view this tax as operational, during the second quarter of 2013 we changed our internal reporting to exclude the French business tax from the OUP of our France reportable segment. Therefore our France reportable segment OUP now excludes the business tax and we no longer need to show the business tax amount separately to reconcile to the consolidated results. All previously reported segment results have been restated to conform to the current year presentation. This change in segment reporting has no impact on our reporting of consolidated results.
 
 
Americas

In the Americas, revenues from services decreased 1.4% (-1.1% in constant currency) in the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2012. In the United States, revenues from services declined 1.9% in the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2012. The revenue decline in the United States was attributable to a large client project in our Manpower business line that concluded in the first quarter of 2013 and strong price discipline in accepting new business opportunities. This decline was partially offset by an increase in ManpowerGroup Solutions revenues of 16.3%, primarily driven by our RPO and Managed Service Provider (“MSP”) businesses, and an increase in our permanent recruitment revenues of 6.5% in the United States for the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2012. In Other Americas, revenues from services declined 0.5% (0.4% increase in constant currency) in the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2012, with revenue growth in Canada and Argentina of 9.6% and 4.3%, respectively, in constant currency and a revenue decline in Mexico of 0.8% in constant currency.

In the Americas, revenues from services decreased 2.7% (-2.1% in constant currency) in the first half of 2013 compared to 2012. In the United States, revenues from services declined 3.0% in the first half of 2013 compared to 2012. The revenue decline in the United States was attributable to a decline in staffing/interim services in the Manpower and Experis business lines as we had approximately one less billing day for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to 2012, softening of demand from our larger strategic accounts in the first half of 2013 compared to 2012, a large client project in our Manpower business line that concluded in the first quarter of 2013 and strong price discipline in accepting new business opportunities. These declines were partially offset by an increase in ManpowerGroup Solutions revenues of 14.9% and an increase in our permanent recruitment revenues of 6.5% in the United States for the first half of 2013 compared to 2012. In Other Americas, revenues from services declined 2.2% (-0.5% in constant currency and -0.8% on an organic constant currency basis) in the first half of 2013 compared to 2012, with revenue growth in Canada of 9.7% in constant currency (7.5% on an organic constant currency basis) and revenue declines in Mexico and Argentina of 1.6% and 3.1%, respectively, in constant currency.

Gross profit margin increased in the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2012 due to the favorable impact of improved staffing/interim gross profit margin resulting from stronger pricing discipline in the United States, as well as continued growth in our ManpowerGroup Solutions and permanent recruitment businesses.

Gross profit margin increased in the first half of 2013 compared to 2012 due to the favorable impact of improved staffing/interim gross profit margin resulting from lower employment tax costs and stronger pricing discipline in the United States, as well as continued growth in our ManpowerGroup Solutions and permanent recruitment businesses.

In the second quarter of 2013, selling and administrative expenses decreased 11.0% in constant currency due to $10.0 million of legal costs incurred in the second quarter of 2012, as well as a decrease in restructuring costs with $4.4 million incurred in the second quarter of 2013 compared to $8.3 million in the second quarter of 2012. Excluding these restructuring costs and legal costs, expenses decreased due to declines in salary-related and lease costs in the Americas.

In the first half of 2013, selling and administrative expenses decreased 3.8% in constant currency due to $10.0 million of legal costs incurred in the first half of 2012. Excluding these legal costs, expenses were down slightly in constant currency due to the decline in lease costs.
 
OUP margin in the Americas was 3.7% and 1.6% for the second quarter of 2013 and 2012, respectively. In the United States, OUP margin was 4.1% in the second quarter of 2013 compared to 1.0% in 2012. The margin increase in the second quarter of 2013 in the United States was due to the legal costs and restructuring costs noted above, as well as the improvement in the gross profit margin as noted above. Other Americas OUP margin was 3.1% in the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2.7% in the second quarter of 2012. The increase in the Other Americas OUP margin was due to the improvement in the gross profit margin.
 
 
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OUP margin in the Americas was 2.6% and 1.8% for the first half of 2013 and 2012, respectively. In the United States, OUP margin was 2.6% in the first half of 2013 compared to 1.0% in 2012. The margin increase in the first half of 2013 in the United States was due to the legal costs as well as the improvement in the gross profit margin as noted above. Other Americas OUP margin was 2.7% in the first half of 2013 compared to 3.3% in the first half of 2012. The decrease in the Other Americas OUP margin was due to restructuring costs.
 
 
Southern Europe

In Southern Europe, which includes operations in France and Italy, revenues from services decreased 4.7% (-6.6% in constant currency) in the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2012. In France and Italy (which represent 73% and 15%, respectively, of Southern Europe’s revenues), revenues from services decreased 9.1% and 0.2% in constant currency, respectively, in the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2012. The decrease in France is due primarily to a softening demand in the staffing/interim business, and an 18.1% decline in constant currency in the permanent recruitment business. The decrease in Italy is mostly due to a 5.3% decline in constant currency in the Experis business line partially offset by the increase in the ManpowerGroup Solutions business. In Other Southern Europe, revenues from services increased 6.8% (3.7% in constant currency) during the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2012 driven by the revenue increase in Portugal due to the increases in the Manpower staffing and ManpowerGroup Solutions businesses.

Revenues from services decreased 6.8% (-8.0% in constant currency and -8.2% on an organic constant currency basis) in the first half of 2013 compared to 2012. In France and Italy, revenues from services decreased 10.8% in organic constant currency and 2.1% in constant currency, respectively, in the first half of 2013 compared to 2012. The decrease in France is due primarily to one less billing day in the first half of 2013 compared to 2012, a softening demand in the staffing/interim business, and a 25.1% decline in constant currency in the permanent recruitment business. The decrease in Italy is mostly due to one less billing day in the first half of 2013 compared to 2012 as well as a 7.0% decline in constant currency in the permanent recruitment business. In Other Southern Europe, revenues from services increased 2.9% (0.9% in constant currency) during the first half of 2013 compared to 2012 driven by the 11.1% revenue decline in Spain due to the weak economic conditions in that market partially offset by the revenue increase in Portugal due to the increases in the Manpower staffing and ManpowerGroup Solutions businesses.
 
Gross profit margin increased in the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2012 due primarily to the CICE payroll tax credit in France, which was partially offset by the decrease in our permanent recruitment business.
 
Gross profit margin increased in the first half of 2013 compared to 2012 due primarily to the CICE payroll tax credit in France, which was partially offset by the decrease in our permanent recruitment business and pricing pressures in Italy that unfavorably impacted staffing/interim gross margins.

Selling and administrative expenses decreased 0.7% (-2.6% in constant currency) during the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2012 primarily related to the decrease in salary-related costs due to lower headcount, partially offset by the $3.3 million of restructuring costs.

Selling and administrative expenses decreased 4.2% (-5.4% in constant currency and -5.9% on an organic constant currency basis) during the first half of 2013 compared to 2012 primarily related to the decrease in organic salary-related costs due to lower headcount, partially offset by the $4.5 million of restructuring costs and the additional recurring selling and administrative costs resulting from the 2012 Damilo acquisition in France.

OUP margin in Southern Europe was 3.1% for the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2.7% for 2012. In France, the OUP margin was 3.1% for the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2.4% for 2012, due to the improvement in our gross profit margin and the decrease in salary-related costs due to lower headcount, partially offset by the restructuring costs in the second quarter of 2013. In Italy, the OUP margin was 5.3% for the second quarter of 2013 compared to 4.6% for 2012, due to the slight increase in gross profit margin and the decrease in salary-related costs due to lower headcount. Other Southern Europe’s OUP margin declined to 0.6% for the second quarter of 2013 from 1.6% in 2012 due to the decrease in the gross profit margin.

OUP margin in Southern Europe was 3.0% for the first half of 2013 compared to 2.5% for 2012. In France, the OUP margin was 2.9% for the first half of 2013 compared to 2.1% for 2012, due to the improvement in our gross profit margin and the decrease in salary-related costs due to lower headcount, partially offset by the impact of one less billing day. In Italy, the OUP margin was 4.9% for the first half of 2013 compared to 5.0% for 2012, due to the decrease in gross profit margin and the impact of one less billing day, partially offset by the decrease in salary-related costs due to lower headcount. Other Southern Europe’s OUP margin declined to 0.9% for the first half of 2013 from 1.7% in 2012 due to the decrease of the gross profit margin, restructuring costs in the first half of 2013, and an increase in salary-related costs.
 
 
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Northern Europe

In Northern Europe, which includes operations in the United Kingdom, the Nordics, Germany and the Netherlands (comprising 30%, 25%, 12%, and 9%, respectively, of Northern Europe’s revenues), revenues from services decreased 1.2% (-1.6% in constant currency and -2.6% on an organic constant currency basis) in the second quarter of 2013 as compared to 2012. The decrease in revenues from services was primarily attributable to the 11.4% decline in our Experis business line, which saw softening demand for IT services, particularly among our larger clients, in both our interim and permanent recruitment businesses.

Revenues from services decreased 3.2% (-3.7% in constant currency and -4.1% on an organic constant currency basis) in the first half of 2013 as compared to 2012. The decrease in revenues from services was primarily attributable to having one less billing day in the first half of 2013 compared to 2012 and the 14.1% decline in our Experis business line, which saw softening demand for IT services, particularly among our larger clients, in both our interim and permanent recruitment businesses, as well as slight declines in our Manpower and ManpowerGroup Solutions businesses.

Gross profit margin decreased in the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2012 due to the decline in our staffing/interim margins as we experienced lower bench utilization in our Manpower business line in Sweden and new collective labor agreements and higher holiday pay costs in Germany, encountered general pricing pressures in several markets, and saw a 6.9% decrease in constant currency in our permanent recruitment business.

Gross profit margin decreased in the first half of 2013 compared to 2012 due to the decline in our staffing/interim margins as we experienced lower bench utilization in our Manpower business line in Sweden and new collective labor agreements and higher holiday pay costs in Germany, encountered general pricing pressures in several markets, and saw a 11.7% decrease in constant currency in our permanent recruitment business.

Selling and administrative expenses decreased 6.0% (-7.0% decrease in constant currency and -7.8% on an organic constant currency basis) in the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2012. The decrease in selling and administrative expenses was due primarily to lower headcount, which reduced compensation-related expenses such as salaries and variable incentive-based costs, and lower lease costs, partially offset by the $9.3 million of restructuring costs and the additional recurring selling and administrative costs resulting from an acquisition in April 2013.

Selling and administrative expenses decreased 2.6% (-3.6% decrease in constant currency and -4.0% on an organic constant currency basis) in the first half of 2013 compared to 2012. The decrease in selling and administrative expenses was due primarily to lower headcount, which reduced compensation-related expenses such as salaries and variable incentive-based costs, and lower lease costs, partially offset by the $26.4 million of restructuring costs and the additional recurring selling and administrative costs resulting from an acquisition in April 2013.

OUP margin for Northern Europe was 2.4% and 2.8% for the second quarter of 2013 and 2012, respectively. The decline in OUP margin was the result of the decrease in the gross profit margin and restructuring costs, partially offset by the decrease in compensation-related expenses and lease costs.

OUP margin for Northern Europe was 1.6% and 2.9% for the first half of 2013 and 2012, respectively. The decline in OUP margin was the result of the decrease in the gross profit margin, the impact of one less billing day and restructuring costs, partially offset by the decrease in compensation-related expenses and lease costs.  
  
 
APME

In APME, revenues from services decreased 6.0% (1.9% increase in constant currency) in the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2012. In Japan (which represents 37% of APME’s revenues), revenues from services decreased 1.5% in constant currency due primarily to continued declining demand for our staffing/interim services, partially offset by an increase in the permanent recruitment business. In Australia (which represents 23% of APME’s revenues), revenues from services were down 5.8% in constant currency for the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2012 due to the decreased demand for interim services in our Experis business line, partially offset by the increase in the permanent recruitment business and one additional billing day in the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2012.
 
Revenues from services decreased 6.5% (0.2% increase in constant currency) in the first half of 2013 compared to 2012. In Japan, revenues from services decreased 3.3% in constant currency due primarily to declining demand for our staffing/interim services and three fewer billing days in the first half of 2013 compared to 2012, partially offset by an increase in the permanent recruitment business. In Australia, revenues from services were down 7.5% in constant currency for the first half of 2013 compared to 2012 due to the decreased demand for interim services in our Experis business line, partially offset by an increase in the permanent recruitment business.
 
 
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Gross profit margin decreased in the second quarter and first half of 2013 compared to 2012 due to a decrease in our staffing/interim gross profit margin from modest pricing pressures and change in business mix, as well as the 5.1% and 5.8%, respectively, decline in constant currency in our permanent recruitment business.

Selling and administrative expenses decreased 12.7% (-5.3% in constant currency) in the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2012 related to reduced compensation-related expenses such as salaries and variable incentive-based costs due to lower headcount, partially offset by $0.4 million of restructuring costs.
 
Selling and administrative expenses decreased 10.0% (-3.7% in constant currency) in the first half of 2013 compared to 2012 related to reduced compensation-related expenses such as salaries and variable incentive-based costs due to lower headcount, partially offset by $2.8 million of restructuring costs.

OUP margin for APME was 3.3% for both the second quarter of 2013 and 2012, as the favorable impact from the decrease in salary-related costs from lower headcount was offset by the decrease in our gross profit margin.
 
OUP margin for APME was 2.8% in the first half of 2013 compared to 3.1% in 2012. OUP margin decreased for the first half of 2013 compared to 2012 due to the decrease in our gross profit margin, $2.8 million of restructuring costs and the impact of one less billing day, partially offset by the decrease in salary-related costs due to lower headcount.

 
Right Management

Revenues from services decreased 3.5% (-2.0% in constant currency). The decrease was due to the decline in demand for our talent management business, as we are seeing a longer sales cycle as clients continue to defer their discretionary spending. Our countercyclical outplacement services increased 2.1% in constant currency in the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2012, a slight improvement over the increase seen in the first quarter, however, still a significant moderation from the growth rates seen in the quarters in 2012 as there are a lower number of large outplacement projects, primarily in the Americas, as well as clients opting for programs with shorter durations.

Revenues from services decreased 3.7% (-2.3% in constant currency). The decrease was due to the decline in demand for our talent management business, partially offset by the 1.8% increase in outplacement services in constant currency in the first half of 2013 compared to 2012.

Gross profit margin increased in the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2012 due to the change in business mix as the higher-margin outplacement business represented a greater percentage of the revenue mix.

Gross profit margin decreased slightly in the first half of 2013 compared to 2012 due to the margin deterioration in both the outplacement business and talent management business, offset by the change in business mix as the higher-margin outplacement business represented a greater percentage of the revenue mix.

Selling and administrative expenses decreased 20.9% (-19.9% in constant currency) in the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2012 due mostly to the decrease in restructuring costs to $2.6 million recorded in the second quarter of 2013 compared to $10.4 million in the second quarter of 2012, as well as the cost savings from the cost recalibration program put in place in 2012 favorably impacted expense levels.
 
Selling and administrative expenses decreased 13.1% (-12.1% in constant currency) in the first half of 2013 compared to 2012 as the cost savings from the cost recalibration program put in place in 2012 favorably impacted expense levels, as well as a decrease in restructuring costs to $6.4 million recorded in the first half of 2013 compared to $10.4 million in the first half of 2012.

OUP margin for Right Management was 9.2% in the second quarter of 2013 compared to -3.5% in 2012. The OUP margin for the second quarter of 2013 improved due to the decrease in selling and administrative expenses from the decline in restructuring costs and cost savings from the cost recalibration program noted above, as well as the increase in the gross profit margin.

OUP margin for Right Management was 6.0% in the first half of 2013 compared to -0.3% in 2012. The OUP margin for the first half of 2013 improved due to the decrease in selling and administrative expenses from the decline in restructuring costs and cost savings from the cost recalibration program noted above, partially offset by the slight decrease in the gross profit margin.

 
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Financial Measures

Constant Currency and Organic Constant Currency Reconciliation

Changes in our financial results include the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates. We provide “constant currency” and “organic constant currency” calculations in our quarterly report to remove the impact of these items. We express year-over-year variances that were calculated in constant currency and organic constant currency as a percentage.

When we use the term “constant currency,” it means that we have translated financial data for a period into United States Dollars using the same foreign currency exchange rates that we used to translate financial data for the previous period. We believe that this calculation is a useful measure, indicating the actual growth of our operations. We use constant currency results in our analysis of subsidiary or segment performance. We also use constant currency when analyzing our performance against that of our competitors. Substantially all of our subsidiaries derive revenues and incur expenses within a single country and, consequently, do not generally incur currency risks in connection with the conduct of their normal business operations. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates primarily impact only reported earnings and not our actual cash flow or economic condition.

When we use the term “organic constant currency,” it means that we have further removed the impact of acquisitions in the current period and dispositions from the prior period from our constant currency calculation. We believe that this calculation is useful because it allows us to show the actual growth of our pre-existing business.
 
The constant currency and organic constant currency financial measures are used to supplement those measures that are in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). These Non-GAAP financial measures may not provide information that is directly comparable to that provided by other companies in our industry, as other companies may calculate such financial results differently. These Non-GAAP financial measures are not measurements of financial performance under GAAP, and should not be considered as alternatives to measures presented in accordance with GAAP.
 
Reconciliation of these Non-GAAP percent variances to those calculated based on our GAAP financial results is provided below:

   
3 Months Ended June 30, 2013 Compared to 2012
 
   
Reported Amount(a)
 
Reported Variance
 
Impact of Currency
 
Variance in Constant Currency
 
Impact of Acquisitions/
Dispositions
(In Constant Currency)
 
Organic
Constant
Currency
Variance
 
Revenues from services:
                           
Americas:
                           
   United States
 
$
748.5
 
(1.9
)%
-
%
(1.9
)%
-
%
(1.9
)%
   Other Americas
   
387.2
 
(0.5
(0.9
0.4
 
-
 
0.4
 
     
1,135.7
 
(1.4
(0.3
)
(1.1
-
 
(1.1
                             
Southern Europe:
                           
   France
   
1,320.6
 
(7.5
1.6
 
(9.1
-
 
(9.1
   Italy
   
278.4
 
1.6
 
1.8
 
(0.2
-
 
(0.2
   Other Southern Europe
   
203.0
 
6.8
 
3.1
 
3.7
 
-
 
3.7
 
     
1,802.0
 
(4.7
1.9
 
(6.6
-
 
(6.6
)
                             
Northern Europe
   
1,398.8
 
(1.2
0.4
 
(1.6
1.0
 
(2.6
APME
   
623.3
 
(6.0
(7.9
)
1.9
 
-
 
1.9
 
Right Management
   
80.9
 
(3.5
)
(1.5
(2.0
-
 
(2.0
Consolidated
 
$
5,040.7
 
(3.2
(0.3
(2.9
0.2
 
(3.1
                             
Gross Profit
 
$
836.4
 
(2.9
(0.3
(2.6
0.2
 
(2.8
Selling and Administrative Expenses
 
$
708.3
 
(7.7
(0.2
(7.5
0.2
 
(7.7
Operating Profit
 
$
128.1
 
35.6
 
(1.6
37.2
 
0.5
 
36.7
 

(a)  In millions for the three months ended June 30, 2013.
 
 
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6 Months Ended June 30, 2013 Compared to 2012
 
   
Reported Amount(a)
 
Reported Variance
 
Impact of Currency
 
Variance in Constant Currency
 
Impact of Acquisitions/
Dispositions
(In Constant Currency)
 
Organic
Constant
Currency
Variance
 
Revenues from services:
                           
Americas:
                           
   United States
 
$
1,454.6
 
(3.0
)%
-
%
(3.0
)%
-
%
(3.0
)%
   Other Americas
   
774.1
 
(2.2
(1.7
(0.5
0.3
 
(0.8
     
2,228.7
 
(2.7
(0.6
)
(2.1
0.1
 
(2.2
                             
Southern Europe:
                           
   France
   
2,465.8
 
(9.3
1.1
 
(10.4
0.4
 
(10.8
   Italy
   
536.3
 
(1.0
1.1
 
(2.1
-
 
(2.1
   Other Southern Europe
   
396.4
 
2.9
 
2.0
 
0.9
 
-
 
0.9
 
     
3,398.5
 
(6.8
1.2
 
(8.0
0.2
 
(8.2
)
                             
Northern Europe
   
2,769.1
 
(3.2
0.5
 
(3.7
0.4
 
(4.1
APME
   
1,255.8
 
(6.5
(6.7
0.2
 
-
 
0.2
 
Right Management
   
157.5
 
(3.7
)
(1.4
(2.3
-
 
(2.3
Consolidated
 
$
9,809.6
 
(4.8
(0.5
(4.3
0.3
 
(4.6
                             
Gross Profit
 
$
1,626.5
 
(4.8
(0.4
(4.4
0.2
 
(4.6
Selling and Administrative Expenses
 
$
1,444.0
 
(5.1
(0.4
(4.7
0.3
 
(5.0
Operating Profit
 
$
182.5
 
(3.1
(1.6
(1.5
0.3
 
(1.8

(a)  In millions for the six months ended June 30, 2013.
 
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash used to fund our operations is primarily generated through operating activities and provided by our existing credit facilities. We believe that our available cash and our existing credit facilities are sufficient to cover our cash needs for the foreseeable future. We assess and monitor our liquidity and capital resources globally. We use a global cash pooling arrangement, intercompany lending, and some local credit lines to meet funding needs and allocate our capital resources among our various entities. During the second quarter of 2013, we repatriated $136.2 million of the foreign earnings. As of June 30, 2013, we had $144.0 million of cash held by foreign subsidiaries that was not available to fund domestic operations unless repatriated. We anticipate cash repatriations to the United States from certain foreign subsidiaries and have provided for deferred taxes related to those foreign earnings not considered to be permanently invested. As of June 30, 2013, we have identified approximately $260.9 million of non-United States earnings that are not permanently invested. We may repatriate additional earnings in the future as cash needs arise.

Cash used in operating activities was $71.6 million during the first half of 2013 compared to $39.6 million during the first half of 2012. This increase is primarily due to changes in our operating assets and liabilities, due to the timing of collections, accruals and payments. Changes in operating assets and liabilities utilized $242.8 million of cash during the first half of 2013 compared to $191.2 million during the first half of 2012.

Accounts receivable decreased to $4,172.0 million as of June 30, 2013 from $4,179.0 million as of December 31, 2012. This decrease is due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, which fully offset an increase due to collections being impacted by the last two days of June falling on a weekend. At constant exchange rates, the June 30, 2013 balance would have been approximately $113.8 million higher than reported.
 
Capital expenditures were $25.1 million in the first half of 2013 compared to $33.8 million in the first half of 2012. These expenditures were primarily comprised of purchases of computer equipment, office furniture and other costs related to office openings and refurbishments. The expenditures were higher in the first half of 2012 primarily due to office consolidations and realignments, as well as several leasehold improvement projects.
 
 
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From time to time, we acquire and invest in companies throughout the world, including franchises. The total cash consideration for acquisitions, net of cash acquired, was $16.9 million and $34.0 million for the first half of 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Cash change due to net debt borrowings was an outflow of $229.8 million in the first half of 2013 compared to an inflow of $55.6 million in the first half of 2012. On June 14, 2013, upon maturity, we paid off our €200.0 million 4.75% notes with available cash. Our €350.0 million 4.5% notes are due June 2018. The credit terms of any replacement borrowings, including interest rate and facility fees, will be dependent upon the condition of the credit markets at that time. We currently do not anticipate any problems accessing the credit markets should we need additional financing.

As of June 30, 2013, we had letters of credit totaling $0.9 million issued under our $800.0 million revolving credit facility. Additional borrowings of $799.1 million were available to us under the credit agreement as of June 30, 2013.
 
The $800.0 million revolving credit agreement requires that we comply with a leverage ratio (Debt-to-EBITDA) of not greater than 3.5 to 1 and a fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.5 to 1. As defined in the agreement, we had a Debt-to-EBITDA ratio of 0.99 to 1 and a fixed charge coverage ratio of 2.82 to 1 as of June 30, 2013. Based on our current forecast, we expect to be in compliance with our financial covenants for the next 12 months.
 
In addition to the previously mentioned facilities, we maintain separate bank credit lines with financial institutions to meet working capital needs of our subsidiary operations. As of June 30, 2013, such credit lines totaled $427.4 million, of which $348.5 million was unused. Under the revolving credit agreement, total subsidiary borrowings cannot exceed $300.0 million in the first, second and fourth quarters, and $600.0 million in the third quarter of each year. Due to limitations on subsidiary borrowings in our revolving credit agreement, additional borrowings of $221.1 million could have been made under these lines as of June 30, 2013.  

In December 2012, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of 8.0 million shares of our common stock. Share repurchases may be made from time to time through a variety of methods, including open market purchases, block transactions, privately negotiated transactions, accelerated share repurchase programs, forward repurchase agreements or similar facilities. No repurchases were made during the first half of 2013. During the first half of 2012, we purchased a total of 878,897 shares, comprised of 619,257 shares under the 2010 authorization and 259,640 shares under the 2011 authorization. As of June 30, 2013, there were 8.0 million shares remaining authorized for repurchase under the 2012 authorization.
 
On April 30, 2013, the Board of Directors declared a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.46 per share, which was paid on June 14, 2013 to shareholders of record on June 3, 2013.
 
We had aggregate commitments related to debt repayments, operating leases, severances and office closure costs, and certain other commitments of $1,745.2 million as of June 30, 2013 compared to $1,989.1 million as of December 31, 2012.
 
We also have entered into guarantee contracts and stand-by letters of credit that total approximately $156.8 million and $166.8 million as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, consisting of $118.5 million and $128.9 million for guarantees, respectively, and $38.3 million and $37.9 million for stand-by letters of credit, respectively. Guarantees primarily relate to bank accounts, operating leases and indebtedness. The letters of credit relate to workers’ compensation, operating leases and indebtedness. If certain conditions were met under these arrangements, we would be required to satisfy our obligations in cash. Due to the nature of these arrangements and our historical experience, we do not expect any significant payments under these arrangements. Therefore, they have been excluded from our aggregate commitments. The cost of these guarantees and letters of credit was $0.9 million and $0.8 million in the first half of 2013 and 2012, respectively.
 
We recorded net restructuring costs of $54.8 million and $21.0 million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, in selling and administrative expenses, related to severances and office closures in several countries. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, we made payments of $46.6 million out of our restructuring reserve. We expect a majority of the remaining $49.6 million reserve will be paid in 2013. Changes in the restructuring costs by reportable segment and Corporate are shown in Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In the fourth quarter of 2012, we implemented a simplification and cost recalibration plan that impacts all of our segments as well as our corporate functions. The goal of our plan is to simplify our organization by creating the right agility and speed, and focuses around four different areas: organization design, programs, delivery models, and technology structure. With this plan in place, we expect a reduction in selling and administrative expenses of over $180 million in 2013. We anticipate further restructuring costs, and estimate that we will achieve additional savings in selling and administrative expenses as we continue to execute our plan.
 
 
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Legal Regulations

The French government passed legislation effective January 1, 2013 to improve competitiveness and reduce employment costs by offering payroll tax credits to most French and foreign enterprises subject to corporate tax in France. This law, CICE, provides credits based on a percentage of wages paid to employees receiving less than two and a half times the French minimum wage. The payroll tax credit is equal to 4% of eligible wages in 2013 and increases to 6% of eligible wages in 2014 and 2015. We will receive the credit as a reduction of our current income taxes payable, with any amounts not creditable against our current income tax payable being paid to us after three years. Given the amount of our current income taxes payable, we expect the majority of the cash to be received at the end of this three-year carry forward period. We intend to use the credit to invest in employment opportunities and to improve our competitiveness, as required by the law. We are uncertain what impact, if any, this credit will have on overall market pricing or on client requests for pricing concessions, either of which could reduce the net benefit we receive from these credits. The CICE credit is accounted for as a reduction of our cost of services in the period earned, and we expect it will have a favorable impact on our consolidated gross profit margin, as well as our margins in France and Southern Europe.

In Germany, six labor unions representing approximately two-thirds of the market for temporary workers entered into new Collective Labor Agreements with the temporary help industry. Nine of these new agreements became effective between November 2012 and July 2013. We expect additional unions representing temporary workers to negotiate similar arrangements. These agreements will require, among other things, higher wages to temporary employees. This will have an unfavorable impact on our gross profit margin in Germany, as we pass on many of these additional costs to the client without a mark-up. However, we currently do not expect a significant impact on our consolidated or Northern Europe financial results.

In June 2013, the employer mandate provisions of the new U.S. healthcare legislation, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), were delayed until 2015 from the original effective date of 2014. The employer mandate provisions of PPACA are expected to have the greatest financial impact on us and our clients with U.S.-based employees. We expect this legislation will increase the employment costs of our permanent employees and our associates, but we continue to assess the potential impact. Our intention is to pass on to our U.S. clients any cost increases related to our associates, however there is no assurance that we will be fully successful.


Recently Issued Accounting Standards

See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.


Forward-Looking Statements

Statements made in this quarterly report that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. In addition, from time to time, we and our representatives may make statements that are forward-looking. All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. The information in Item 1A. Risk Factors in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, which information is incorporated herein by reference, provides cautionary statements identifying, for purposes of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “believe,” “seek,” “estimate,” and similar expressions. Some or all of the factors identified in our annual report on Form 10-K may be beyond our control. We caution that any forward-looking statement reflects only our belief at the time the statement is made.  We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
 
 
Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K contains certain disclosures about market risks affecting us. There have been no material changes to the information provided which would require additional disclosures as of the date of this filing.

At this point in time, our liquidity has not been materially impacted by the current credit environment and we do not expect that it will be materially impacted in the near future. There can be no assurance, however, that the cost or availability of future borrowings, if any, under our credit facilities and other financing arrangements, will not be impacted.
 
 
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Item 4 – Controls and Procedures
 
We maintain a set of disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports filed by us under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act. Based on that evaluation, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation discussed above that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 

 
 
 
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2 – Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

In December 2012, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of 8.0 million shares of our common stock. Share repurchases may be made from time to time through a variety of methods, including open market purchases, block transactions, privately negotiated transactions, accelerated share repurchase programs, forward repurchase agreements or similar facilities. As of June 30, 2013, there were 8.0 million shares remaining authorized for repurchase under the 2012 authorization. The following table shows the total amount of shares repurchased during the second quarter of 2013.

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
 
                       
   
Total number of shares purchased
 
Average price paid
per share
   
Total number of shares purchased
as part of publicly announced plan
   
Maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans
 
April 1- 30, 2013
   
-
   
$
-
     
-
     
       8,000,000
 
May 1 - 31, 2013
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
       8,000,000
 
June 1 - 30, 2013
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
       8,000,000
 
 

Item 5 – Other Information
  
At our Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 30, 2013, our shareholders approved amendments to our Articles of Incorporation (the “Articles”) to eliminate the classification of our Board of Directors beginning at the 2014 Annual Meeting. In conjunction with the Articles amendments, on July 30, 2013, the Board of Directors adopted amendments to our Amended and Restated By-Laws (the “By-Laws”) to remove the classification of our Board of Directors. A copy of the Amended and Restated By-Laws are attached as Exhibit 3.2 to this Form 10-Q.

Audit Committee Approval of Audit-Related and Non-Audit Services
 
The Audit Committee of our Board of Directors has approved the following audit-related and non-audit services performed or to be performed for us by our independent registered public accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, to date in 2013:

(a)
preparation and/or review of tax returns, including sales and use tax, excise tax, income tax, local tax, property tax, and value-added tax;

(b)
advice and assistance with respect to transfer pricing matters, including the preparation of reports used by us to comply with taxing authority documentation requirements regarding royalties and inter-company pricing, and assistance with tax exemptions; and

(c)
audit services with respect to certain procedures for governmental requirements and other services.



 
 
 
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Item 6 – Exhibits
 
 
3.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of ManpowerGroup Inc.

 
3.2
Amended and Restated By-Laws of ManpowerGroup Inc.
 
 
12.1
Statement regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.

 
31.1
Certification of Jeffrey A. Joerres, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 
31.2
Certification of Michael J. Van Handel, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 
32.1
Statement of Jeffrey A. Joerres, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350.

 
32.2
Statement of Michael J. Van Handel, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350.

 
101
The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
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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.

 
 
 
ManpowerGroup Inc.
 
 
 (Registrant)
 
     
 
     
Date: August 2, 2013
   
     
 
 /s/ Michael J. Van Handel
 
 
 Michael J. Van Handel
 
 
 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Signing on behalf of the Registrant and as the Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
 

 


 
 
 
 
 
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Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
3.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of ManpowerGroup Inc.

 
3.2
Amended and Restated By-Laws of ManpowerGroup Inc.
 
 
12.1
Statement regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.

 
31.1
Certification of Jeffrey A. Joerres, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 
31.2
Certification of Michael J. Van Handel, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 
32.1
Statement of Jeffrey A. Joerres, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350.

 
32.2
Statement of Michael J. Van Handel, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350.

 
101
The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 



 
 
 
 
 
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exhibit_3-1.htm
Exhibit 3.1
 
AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 
OF
 
MANPOWERGROUP INC.
 
These amended and restated Articles of Incorporation are executed by the undersigned to supersede and replace the heretofore existing Articles of Incorporation of ManpowerGroup Inc., as amended, a corporation organized under Chapter 180 of the Wisconsin Statutes:
 
ARTICLE I
 
The name of the corporation is ManpowerGroup Inc.
 
ARTICLE II
 
The period of existence of the corporation shall be perpetual.
 
ARTICLE III
 
The corporation is authorized to engage in any lawful activity for which corporations may be organized under Chapter 180 of the Wisconsin Statutes and any successor provisions.
 
ARTICLE IV
 
The aggregate number of shares which the corporation shall have the authority to issue, the designation of each class of shares, the authorized number of shares of each class of par value and the par value thereof per share shall be as follows:
 
Designation
of Class
Par Value
Per Share
Authorized
Number of Shares
Common Stock
$.01
125,000,000
Preferred Stock
$.01
25,000,000

 
The preferences, limitations and relative rights of shares of each class of stock shall be as follows:
 
A. Common Stock.
 
(1) Voting.  Except as otherwise provided by law and except as may be determined by the Board of Directors with respect to shares of Preferred Stock as provided in subparagraph (b) of paragraph (1) of Section B, below, only the holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to vote for the election of directors of the corporation and for all other corporate purposes.  Except as otherwise provided by law, upon any such vote, each holder of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held of record by such shareholder.
 
(2) Dividends.  Subject to the provisions of paragraph (4) of Section B, below, the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividends as may be declared thereon from time to time by the Board of Directors, in its discretion, out of any funds of the corporation at the time legally available for payment of dividends on Common Stock.
 
(3) Liquidation.  In the event of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the corporation, after there have been paid to or set aside for the holders of shares of Preferred Stock the full preferential amounts to which they are entitled as provided in paragraph (5) of Section B, below, the holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to share ratably, according to the number of shares held by each, in the remaining assets of the corporation available for distribution.
 
B. Preferred Stock.
 
(1) Series and Variations Between Series.  The Preferred Stock may from time to time as hereinafter provided, be divided into and issued in one or more series, and the Board of Directors is hereby expressly authorized to establish one or more series, to fix and determine the variations as among series and to fix and determine, prior to the issuance of any shares of a particular series, the following designations, terms, limitations and relative rights and preferences of such series:
 
(a) The designations of such series and the number of shares which shall constitute such series, which number may at any time, or from time to time, be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the Board of Directors unless the Board of Directors shall have otherwise provided in establishing such series;
 
(b) Whether and to what extent the shares of that series shall have voting rights, in addition to the voting rights provided by law, which might include the right to elect a specified number of directors in any case or if dividends on such series were not paid for a specified period of time;
 
(c) The yearly rate of dividends, if any, on the shares of such series, the dates in each year upon which such dividend shall be payable and, the date or dates from which any such cumulative dividend shall be cumulative;
 
(d) The amount per share payable on the shares of such series in the event of the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation;
 
(e) The terms, if any, on which the shares of such series shall be redeemable, and, if redeemable, the amount per share payable thereon in the case of the redemption thereof (which amount may vary for (i) shares redeemed on different dates; and (ii) shares redeemed through the operation of a sinking fund, if any, applicable to such shares, from the amount payable with respect to shares otherwise redeemed);
 
(f) The extent to and manner in which a sinking fund, if any, shall be applied to the redemption or purchase of the shares of such series, and the terms and provisions relative to the operation of such fund;
 
(g) The terms, if any, on which the shares of such series shall be convertible into shares of any other class or of any other series of the same or any other class and, if so convertible, the price or prices or the rate or rates of conversion, including the method, if any, for adjustments of such prices or rates, and any other terms and conditions applicable thereto; and
 
(h) Such other terms, limitations and relative rights and preferences, if any, of such series as the Board of Directors may lawfully fix and determine and as shall not be inconsistent with the laws of the State of Wisconsin or these Articles of Incorporation.
 
(2) Redemption Right.  Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued which are redeemable by the corporation at the price determined by the Board of Directors for shares of each series as provided in subparagraph (e) of paragraph (1) of this Section B, above.
 
(3) Conversion of Preferred Stock.  Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued which are convertible into shares of Common Stock or shares of any other series of Preferred Stock on the terms and conditions determined by the Board of Directors for shares of each series as provided in subparagraph (g) of paragraph (1) of this Section B, above.
 
(4) Dividends.  Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued which entitle the holders thereof to cumulative, noncumulative or partially cumulative dividends.  The holders of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds legally available therefor, dividends at the annual rate fixed by the Board of Directors with respect to each series of shares and no more.  Such dividends shall be payable on such dates and in respect of such periods in such year as may be fixed by the Board of Directors to the holders of record thereof on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors.  Such dividends shall be paid or declared and set apart for payment for each dividend period before any dividend (other than a dividend payable solely in Common Stock) for the same period shall be paid upon or set apart for payment on the Common Stock, and, if dividends on the Preferred Stock shall be cumulative or partially cumulative, all unpaid dividends thereon for any past dividend period shall be fully paid or declared and set apart for payment, but without interest, before any dividend (other than a dividend payable solely in Common Stock) shall be paid upon or set apart for payment in the Common Stock.  The holders of Preferred Stock shall not, however, be entitled to participate in any other or additional earnings or profits of the corporation, except for such premiums, if any, as may be payable in case of redemption, liquidation, dissolution or winding up.
 
(5) Liquidation.  In the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up (whether voluntary or involuntary) of the corporation, the holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to be paid the full amount payable on such shares upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation fixed by the Board of Directors with respect to such shares as provided in subparagraph (d) of paragraph (1) of this Section B, above, before any amount shall be paid to the holders of the Common Stock.
 
(6) Reissue of Shares.  Shares of the Preferred Stock which shall have been converted, redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by the corporation, whether through the operation of a sinking fund or otherwise, shall be retired and restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares, but may be reissued only as a part of the Preferred Stock other than the series of which they were originally a part.
 
ARTICLE V
 
No holder of any stock of the corporation shall have any pre-emptive or subscription rights nor be entitled, as of right, to purchase or subscribe for any part of the unissued stock of this corporation or of any additional stock issued by reason of any increase of authorized capital stock of this corporation or other securities whether or not convertible into stock of this corporation.
 
ARTICLE VI
 
A dividend payable in shares of any class of stock of the corporation may be paid in shares of any other class without authorization by the shareholders of the class of stock to be issued.
 
ARTICLE VII
 
The address of the registered office of the corporation is 8040 Excelsior Drive, Suite 200, Madison, Wisconsin 53717 in Dane County.  The name of its registered agent at such address is CT Corporation System.
 
ARTICLE VIII
 
The number of directors (exclusive of directors, if any, elected by the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series pursuant to the provisions of these Articles of Incorporation applicable thereto) shall not be less than 3 nor more than 15 directors, the exact number of directors to be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors then in office.
 
At the 2014 annual meeting of shareholders of the corporation, the successors of the directors whose terms expire at that meeting shall be elected for a term expiring at the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders of the corporation and until their successors shall be elected and shall qualify; at the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders of the corporation, the successors of the directors whose terms expire at that meeting shall be elected for a term expiring at the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders of the corporation and until their successors shall be elected and shall qualify; and at each annual meeting of shareholders of the corporation thereafter, the successors of the directors whose terms expire at that meeting shall be elected for terms expiring at the next annual meeting of shareholders of the corporation and until their successors shall be elected and shall qualify.
 
In a non-contested election, directors shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast by holders of shares of the corporation’s common stock entitled to vote in the election at a shareholders meeting at which a quorum is present.  In a contested election, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by holders of shares of the corporation’s common stock entitled to vote in the election at a shareholders meeting at which a quorum is present.  For purposes of this Article VIII, (i) a “contested election” means that as of the record date for the meeting at which the election is held, there are more nominees for election than positions on the Board of Directors to be filled by election at the meeting and (ii) a “majority of the votes cast” means that the number of votes cast in favor of the election of a director exceeds the number of votes cast against the election of that director (with abstentions and broker non-votes not counted as votes cast).  The shareholders of the corporation are hereby authorized to adopt or amend a by-law of the corporation that fixes the foregoing voting standard.
 
Any newly created directorship resulting from an increase in the number of directors and any other vacancy on the Board of Directors, however caused, shall be filled by the vote of a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.  Any director so elected to fill any vacancy in the Board of Directors, including a vacancy created by an increase in the number of directors, shall hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor shall be elected and shall qualify.
 
Exclusive of directors, if any, elected by the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock, no director of the corporation may be removed from office, except for Cause and by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the corporation entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders duly called for such purpose.  As used in this Article VIII, the term “Cause” shall mean solely malfeasance arising from the performance of a director’s duties which has a materially adverse effect on the business of the corporation.
 
No person, except those nominated by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, shall be eligible for election as a director at any annual or special meeting of shareholders unless a written request, in the form established by the corporation’s by-laws, that a person’s name be placed in nomination is received from a shareholder of record by the Secretary of the corporation, together with the written consent of such person to serve as a director, (i) with respect to an election held at an annual meeting of shareholders, not less than 90 nor more than 150 days prior to the meeting date fixed pursuant to the corporation’s by-laws, or (ii) with respect to an election held at a special meeting of shareholders for the election of directors, not less than the close of business on the eighth day following the date on which notice of such meeting is given to shareholders.
 
ARTICLE IX
 
Notwithstanding any provision of these Articles of Incorporation, these Articles of Incorporation may be amended, altered or repealed, and new Articles of Incorporation may be enacted, only by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than two-thirds of the outstanding total shares of stock of the corporation entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders duly called for such purpose and by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than two-thirds of the shares of each class or series, if any, entitled to vote thereon at such meeting;  provided, however, that this Article IX shall not limit the power of the corporation’s Board of Directors to make certain amendments to the Articles of Incorporation under Chapter 180 of the Wisconsin Statutes and any successor provisions without shareholder approval.
 
ARTICLE X
 
Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles of Incorporation or the corporation’s By-Laws, the corporation’s By-Laws may be amended, altered or repealed, and new By-Laws may be enacted, only by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than two-thirds of the outstanding shares of stock of the corporation entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders duly called for such purpose and by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than two-thirds of the shares of each class or series, if any, entitled to vote thereon at such meeting, or by a vote of not less than three-quarters of the entire Board of Directors then in office.
 
Executed on behalf of the corporation this 31st day of July, 2013.
 

    MANPOWERGROUP INC.
 
  /s/ Richard Buchband
 
  Richard Buchband
    Senior Vice President,
    General Counsel and Secretary

This instrument was drafted by:

Dennis F. Connolly
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
780 North Water Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53202
 
 
 

 

exhibit_3-2.htm
Exhibit 3.2
 
ManpowerGroup  Inc.
 
Amended and Restated By-Laws
 
(as of July 30, 2013)
 

ARTICLE I. OFFICES
 
SECTION 1.1. Principal and Other Offices. The principal office of the Corporation shall be located at any place either within or outside the State of Wisconsin as designated in the Corporation’s most current Annual Report filed with the Wisconsin Secretary of State. The Corporation may have such other offices, either within or outside the State of Wisconsin as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.
 
SECTION 1.2. Registered Office. The registered office of the Corporation required by the Wisconsin business corporation law to be maintained in the State of Wisconsin may, but need not, be the same as any of its places of business. The registered office may be changed from time to time.
 
SECTION 1.3. Registered Agent. The registered agent of the Corporation required by the Wisconsin business corporation law to maintain a business office in the State of Wisconsin may, but need not, be an officer or employee of the Corporation as long as such agent’s business office is identical with the registered office. The registered agent may be changed from time to time.
 
ARTICLE II. SHAREHOLDERS
 
SECTION 2.1. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of shareholders shall be held on the third Tuesday in the month of April for each year at 10:00 a.m. (local time) or at such other date and time as shall be fixed by, or at the direction of, the Board of Directors, for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of such other business as may have been properly brought before the meeting in compliance with the provisions of Section 2.5. If the day fixed for the annual meeting shall be a legal holiday in the State of Wisconsin, such meeting shall be held on the next succeeding business day.
 
SECTION 2.2. Special Meetings. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, special meetings of shareholders of the Corporation may only be called by the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to a resolution approved by not less than three-quarters of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that the Corporation shall hold a special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation if a signed and dated written demand or demands by the holders of at least 10% of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting is delivered to the Corporation as required under the Wisconsin business corporation law, which demand or demands must describe one or more identical purposes for which the shareholders demand a meeting be called.
 
SECTION 2.3. Place of Meeting. The Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer may designate any place, within or outside the State of Wisconsin, as the place of meeting for the annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no designation is made the place of meeting shall be the principal office of the Corporation, but any meeting may be adjourned to reconvene at any place designated by vote of a majority of the shares represented thereat.
 
SECTION 2.4. Notice of Meeting. The Corporation shall notify shareholders of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders meeting. Notice of a special meeting shall include a description of each purpose for which the meeting is called. Notice of all meetings need be given only to shareholders entitled to vote, unless otherwise required by the Wisconsin business corporation law, and shall be given not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the meeting date. The Corporation may give notice in person, by mail or other method of delivery, by telephone, including voice mail, answering machine or answering service or by any other electronic means and, if these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published, or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice, which includes notice by electronic transmission, shall be effective when mailed postpaid and addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders, or when electronically transmitted to the shareholder in a manner authorized by the shareholder. Oral notice shall be deemed to be effective when communicated. Notice by newspaper, radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication shall be deemed to be effective the date of publication or broadcast.
 
SECTION 2.5. Advance Notice Shareholder-Proposed Business at Annual Meeting. At an annual meeting of shareholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, business must be: (a) specified in the notice of meeting (or any amendment or supplement thereto) given in accordance with Section 2.4, (b) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer, or (c) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a shareholder. In addition to any other requirements under applicable law, the Articles of Incorporation or the By-Laws for business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a shareholder, the shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal office of the Corporation, not less than 90 days prior to the anniversary of the annual meeting of shareholders held in the prior year. A shareholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each matter the shareholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (ii) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, of the shareholder proposing such business, (iii) (A) the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned of record and shares of the Corporation which are owned beneficially but not of record by such shareholder as well as by any Associated Person (as defined below), (B) any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares of the Corporation or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, whether or not such instrument or right is subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of capital stock of the Corporation or otherwise (a “Derivative Instrument”) directly or indirectly owned beneficially by such shareholder as well as by any Associated Person and any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation, (C) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which such shareholder as well as any Associated Person has a right to vote any shares of any security of the Corporation, (D) the extent to which the shareholder providing the notice, or any Associated Person, has entered into any transaction or series of transactions, including hedging, short selling, borrowing shares, or lending shares, with the effect or intent to mitigate loss or manage the risks of changes in share price or to profit or share in profit from any decrease in share price, or to increase or decrease the voting power of such shareholder or any Associated Person with respect to any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, (E) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such shareholder that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation, (F) any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such shareholder is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner, and (G) any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) that such shareholder is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments, if any, as of the date of such notice, including without limitation any such interests held by members of such shareholder’s immediate family sharing the same household (which information shall be supplemented by such shareholder and beneficial owner, if any, not later than ten days after the record date for the meeting to disclose such ownership as of the record date); (iv) any other information relating to such shareholder and beneficial owner, if any, that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings that would be required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for the proposal pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (v) a representation that the shareholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to present the proposed business specified in the notice; and (vi) any interest of the shareholder in such business. In addition, any such shareholder shall be required to provide such further information as may be requested by the Corporation. The Corporation may require evidence by any person giving notice under this Section 2.5 that such person is a bona fide beneficial owner of the Corporation’s shares.
 
Notwithstanding anything in the By-Laws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at the annual meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.5; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 2.5 shall be deemed to preclude discussion by any shareholder of any business properly brought before the annual meeting in accordance with said procedure.
 
The presiding officer at an annual meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.5, and if he should so determine, he shall so declare to the meeting and any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.
 
For purposes of Sections 2.5 and 2.6, “Associated Person” of any shareholder means any person controlling, directly or indirectly, or acting in concert with, such shareholder; any beneficial owner of shares of stock of the Corporation owned of record or beneficially by such shareholder; and any person controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such shareholder.
 
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 2.5, any shareholder-proposed business that relates to the nomination of directors may only be properly brought before a meeting of shareholders in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.6.
 
SECTION 2.6. Procedure for Nomination of Directors. Only persons nominated in accordance with all of the procedures set forth in the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws shall be eligible for election as directors. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the Corporation may be made at a meeting of shareholders by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, by any nominating committee or persons appointed by the Board, or by any shareholder of the Corporation entitled to vote for election of directors at the meeting who complies with all of the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.6.
 
Nominations other than those made by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or any nominating committee or person appointed by the Board shall be made pursuant to timely notice in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a shareholder’s request to nominate a person for director, together with the written consent of such person to serve as a director, must be received by the Secretary of the Corporation at the Corporation’s principal office (i) with respect to an election held at an annual meeting of shareholders, not less than 90 days nor more than 150 days prior to the anniversary of the annual meeting of shareholders held in the prior year, or (ii) with respect to an election held at a special meeting of shareholders for the election of directors, not later than the close of business on the eighth day following the date on which notice of such meeting is given to shareholders. To be in proper written form, such shareholder’s notice shall set forth in writing (a) as to each person whom the shareholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of such person, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of such person, (iii) the class and number of shares of stock of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by such person, and (iv) such other information relating to such person as is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors, or as otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor to such Regulation; and (b) as to the shareholder giving the notice (i) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, of such shareholder, (ii) (A) the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned of record and shares of the Corporation which are owned beneficially but not of record by such shareholder as well as by any Associated Person, (B) any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares of the Corporation or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, whether or not such instrument or right is subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of capital stock of the Corporation or otherwise (a “Derivative Instrument”) directly or indirectly owned beneficially by such shareholder as well as by any Associated Person and any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation, (C) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which such shareholder as well as any Associated Person has a right to vote any shares of any security of the Corporation, (D) the extent to which the shareholder providing the notice, or any Associated Person, has entered into any transaction or series of transactions, including hedging, short selling, borrowing shares, or lending shares, with the effect or intent to mitigate loss or manage the risks of changes in share price or to profit or share in profit from any decrease in share price, or to increase or decrease the voting power of such shareholder or any Associated Person with respect to any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, (E) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such shareholder that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation, (F) any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such shareholder is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner, and (G) any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) that such shareholder is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments, if any, as of the date of such notice, including without limitation any such interests held by members of such shareholder’s immediate family sharing the same household (which information shall be supplemented by such shareholder and beneficial owner, if any, not later than ten days after the record date for the meeting to disclose such ownership as of the record date); (iii) any other information relating to such shareholder and beneficial owner, if any, that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings that would be required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for the election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (iv) a representation that the shareholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person or persons specified in the notice; and (v) any interest of the shareholder in such nomination. The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required by the Corporation to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation or the shareholder to nominate the proposed nominee. The presiding officer at the meeting shall, if the facts so warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with the procedures or other requirements prescribed by the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws; and if he should so determine, such presiding officer shall so declare to the meeting and the defective nomination(s) shall be disregarded.
 
SECTION 2.7. Fixing of Record Date. For the purpose of determining shareholders of any voting group entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders or any adjournment thereof, or shareholders entitled to receive payment of any distribution or dividend, or in order to make a determination of shareholders for any other proper purpose, the Board of Directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for any such determination of shareholders. Such record date shall not be more than 70 days prior to the date on which the particular action, requiring such determination of shareholders, is to be taken; provided that for the purpose of determining shareholders of any voting group entitled to notice of or to vote at the annual meeting of shareholders or any adjournment thereof, the record date shall be 70 days prior to the date of the annual meeting of shareholders, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors. If no record date is so fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of, or to vote at a meeting of shareholders, or shareholders entitled to receive a share dividend or distribution, the record date for determination of such shareholders shall be at the close of business on:
 
(a) With respect to an annual shareholders meeting or any special shareholders meeting called by the Board of Directors or any person specifically authorized by the Board of Directors or these By-Laws to call a meeting, the day before the first notice is given to shareholders;
 
(b) With respect to a special shareholders meeting demanded by the shareholders, the date the first shareholder signs the demand;
 
(c) With respect to the payment of a share dividend, the date the Board of Directors authorizes the share dividend; and
 
(d) With respect to a distribution to shareholders (other than one involving a repurchase or reacquisition of shares), the date the Board of Directors authorizes the distribution.
 
SECTION 2.8. Voting Lists. After fixing a record date for a meeting, the Corporation shall prepare a list of the names of all its shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders meeting. The list shall be arranged by class or series of shares and show the address of and the number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders list must be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing to the date of the meeting. The list shall be available at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting is to be held. Subject to the provisions of the Wisconsin business corporation law, a shareholder or his or her agent or attorney may, on written demand, inspect and copy the list during regular business hours and at his or her expense, during the period it is available for inspection. The Corporation shall make the shareholders list available at the meeting, and any shareholder or his or her agent or attorney may inspect the list at any time during the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Refusal or failure to prepare or make available the shareholders list shall not affect the validity of any action taken at such meeting.
 
SECTION 2.9. Shareholder Quorum and Voting Requirements. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Unless the Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws adopted under authority granted in the Articles of Incorporation or the Wisconsin business corporation law provide otherwise, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter by the voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.
 
If the Articles of Incorporation or the Wisconsin business corporation law provide for voting by two or more voting groups on a matter, action on that matter is taken only when voted upon by each of those voting groups counted separately. Action may be taken by one voting group on a matter even though no action is taken by another voting group entitled to vote on the matter.
 
Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, other than for the purpose of objecting to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting, it is deemed present for purposes of determining whether a quorum exists, for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting to the extent provided in Section 2.14.
 
If a quorum exists, action on a matter by a voting group is approved if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Articles of Incorporation, the By-Laws or the Wisconsin business corporation law require a greater number of affirmative votes; provided, however, that for purposes of electing directors, unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present. For purposes of electing directors, (i) a “plurality” means that the individuals with the largest number of votes are elected as directors up to the maximum number of directors to be chosen at the election, and (ii) votes against a candidate are not given legal effect and are not counted as votes cast in an election of directors. The voting requirements for the election of directors shall be governed by Section 3.2(d) of these By-Laws.
 
SECTION 2.10. Proxies. For all meetings of shareholders, a shareholder may authorize another person to act for the shareholder by appointing the person as proxy. A shareholder or the shareholder’s authorized officer, director, employee, agent or attorney-in-fact may use any of the following means to appoint a proxy:
 
(a) In writing by signing or causing the shareholder’s signature to be affixed to an appointment form by any reasonable means, including, but not limited to, by facsimile signature;
 
(b) By transmitting or authorizing the transmission of an electronic transmission of the appointment to the person who will be appointed as proxy or to a proxy solicitation firm, proxy support service organization or like agent authorized to receive the transmission by the person who will be appointed as proxy; or
 
(c) By any other means permitted by the Wisconsin business corporation law.
 
An appointment of a proxy shall be effective when a signed appointment form or an electronic transmission of the appointment is received by the inspector of election or the officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. No appointment shall be valid after eleven months, unless otherwise provided in the appointment.
 
SECTION 2.11. Voting of Shares. Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation, each outstanding share entitled to vote shall be entitled to one vote upon each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders.
 
No shares in the Corporation held by another corporation may be voted if the Corporation owns, directly or indirectly, a sufficient number of shares entitled to elect a majority of the directors of such other corporation; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not be limited in its power to vote any shares, including its own shares, held by it in a fiduciary capacity.
 
SECTION 2.12. Voting Shares Owned by the Corporation. Shares of the Corporation belonging to it shall not be voted directly or indirectly at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares at any given time, but shares held by the Corporation in a fiduciary capacity may be voted and shall be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares at any given time.
 
SECTION 2.13. Acceptance of Instruments Showing Shareholder Action.
 
(a) If the name signed on a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, may accept the vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment and give it effect as the act of the shareholder.
 
(b) If the name signed on a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment does not correspond to the name of its shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, may accept the vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment and give it effect as the act of the shareholder if any of the following apply:
 
(1) the shareholder is an entity, within the meaning of the Wisconsin business corporation law, and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;
 
(2) the name signed purports to be that of a personal representative, administrator, executor, guardian or conservator representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation or its agent request, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation is presented with respect to the vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment;
 
(3) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation or its agent request, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation is presented with respect to the vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment;
 
(4) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner, or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation or its agent request, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder is presented with respect to the vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment; or
 
(5) two or more persons are the shareholders as cotenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one of the co-owners and the persons signing appears to be acting on behalf of all co-owners.

(c) The Corporation may reject a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment if the Secretary or other officer or agent of the Corporation who is authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on it or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.
 
SECTION 2.14. Adjournments. An annual or special meeting of shareholders may be adjourned at any time, including after action on one or more matters, by a majority of shares represented, even if less than a quorum. An annual or special meeting may also be adjourned at any time, including after action on one or more matters, by the Chairman of the Board, by the presiding officer of such meeting or by any duly authorized officer of the Corporation.  The meeting may be adjourned for any purpose, including, but not limited to, allowing additional time to solicit votes on one or more matters, to disseminate additional information to shareholders or to count votes. Upon being reconvened, the adjourned meeting shall be deemed to be a continuation of the initial meeting.
 
(a) Quorum. Once a share is represented for any purpose at the original meeting, other than for the purpose of objecting to holding the meeting or transacting business at a meeting, it is considered present for purposes of determining if a quorum exists, for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.
 
(b) Record Date. When a determination of shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders has been made as provided in Section 2.7, such determination shall be applied to any adjournment thereof unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it shall do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than 120 days after the date fixed for the original meeting.
 
(c) Notice. Unless a new record date for an adjourned meeting is or must be fixed pursuant to Section 2.14(b), the Corporation is not required to give notice of the new date, time or place if the new date, time or place is announced at the meeting before adjournment.
 
SECTION 2.15. Polling. In the sole discretion of the presiding officer of an annual or special meeting of shareholders, polls may be closed at any time after commencement of any annual or special meeting. When there are several matters to be considered at a meeting, the polls may remain open during the meeting as to any or all matters to be considered, as the presiding officer may declare. Polls will remain open as to matters to be considered at any adjournment of the meeting unless the presiding officer declares otherwise. At the sole discretion of the presiding officer, the polls may remain open after adjournment of a meeting for not more than 72 hours for the purpose of collecting proxies and counting votes. All votes submitted prior to the announcement of the results of the balloting shall be valid and counted. The results of balloting shall be final and binding after announcement of such results.
 
SECTION 2.16. Waiver of Notice by Shareholders. A shareholder may waive any notice required by the Wisconsin business corporation law, the Articles of Incorporation or the By-Laws before or after the date and time stated in the notice. The waiver shall be in writing and signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice, contain the same information that would have been required in the notice under any applicable provisions of the Wisconsin business corporation law, except that the time and place of the meeting need not be stated, and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the Corporation’s records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting, in person or by proxy, waives objection to (i) lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting or promptly upon arrival objects to the holding of the meeting or transacting business at the meeting, and (ii) consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.
 
SECTION 2.17. Unanimous Consent without Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of shareholders may be taken without a meeting only by unanimous written consent or consents signed by all of the shareholders of the Corporation and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the Corporation’s records.
 
ARTICLE III. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
SECTION 3.1. General Powers. All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of, its Board of Directors, subject to any limitations set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.
 
SECTION 3.2. Number, Tenure and, Qualifications and Election.
 
(a) Number. Except as otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation, the number of directors (exclusive of directors, if any, elected by the holders of one or more series of preferred stock, voting separately as a series pursuant to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation) shall be not less than 3 nor more than 15 directors, the exact number of directors to be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors then in office.
 
(b) Tenure. At the 2014 annual meeting of shareholders, the successors of the directors whose terms expire at the meeting shall be elected for a term expiring at the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors shall be elected and shall qualify; at the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders, the successors of the directors whose terms expire at that meeting shall be elected for a term expiring at the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors shall be elected and shall qualify; and at each annual meeting of shareholders thereafter, the successors of the directors whose terms expire at that meeting shall be elected for terms expiring at the next annual meeting of shareholders and until the successors of such directors shall be duly and shall qualify, until such director resigns or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.
 
(c)  Qualifications. A director need not be a resident of the state of Wisconsin or a shareholder of the Corporation except if required by the Articles of Incorporation. The Board of Directors, at its discretion, may establish any qualifications for directors, which qualifications, if any, shall only be applied for determining qualifications of a nominee for director as of the date of the meeting at which such nominee is to be elected or appointed.
 
(d) Election.  In a non-contested election, directors shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast by holders of shares of the Corporation’s common stock entitled to vote in the election at a shareholders meeting at which a quorum is present.  In a contested election, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by holders of shares of the Corporation’s common stock entitled to vote in the election at a shareholders meeting at which a quorum is present.  For purposes of this Section 3.2(d), (i) a “contested election” means that, as of the record date for the meeting at which the election is held, there are more nominees for election than positions on the Board of Directors to be filled by election at the meeting and (ii) a “majority of the votes cast” means that the number of votes cast in favor of the election of a director exceeds the number of votes cast against the election of that director (with abstentions and broker non-votes not counted as votes cast).
 
If an incumbent director fails to receive the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast in a non-contested election, then following the announcement of the final results of balloting for the election, such director shall promptly tender his or her resignation to the Nominating and Governance Committee.  Any such resignation shall be effective only upon its acceptance by the Board of Directors.  The Nominating and Governance Committee shall recommend to the Board of Directors whether to accept or reject the tendered resignation, or whether other action should be taken.  The Board of Directors shall act on the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee and publicly disclose its decision, and the rationale behind its decision, within 90 days from the date of the announcement of the final results of balloting for the election.
 
The director who has tendered his or her resignation in accordance with this By-Law shall not participate in the Nominating and Governance Committee’s or the Board of Directors’ deliberations or decision with respect to the tendered resignation.  If one or more directors’ resignations are accepted by the Board, the Nominating and Governance Committee shall recommend to the Board of Directors whether to fill such vacancy or vacancies or to reduce the size of the Board.
 
In the event that a director does not promptly tender his or her resignation pursuant to the requirements of this Section, the Nominating and Governance Committee shall recommend to the Board of Directors whether to take such actions as may be necessary to reduce the size of the Board to eliminate such director’s position, or whether other action should be taken.  The Board of Directors shall act on the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee and publicly disclose its decision, and the rationale behind its decision, within 90 days from the date of the announcement of the final results of balloting for the election.  If all the members of the Nominating and Governance Committee are required under this By-Law to resign, then the Board of Directors shall make its decision with respect to the tendered resignations, the size of the Board or any vacancy, as the case may be, without the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holders of any one or more classes or series of preferred stock issued by the Corporation shall have the right, voting separately by class or series, to elect directors at an annual or special meeting of shareholders, the election, term of office, filling of vacancies and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of the Articles of Incorporation applicable thereto. Directors so elected shall not be divided into classes unless expressly provided by such Articles, and during the prescribed terms of office of such directors, the Board of Directors shall consist of such directors in addition to the number of directors determined as provided in Section 3.2(a).
 
SECTION 3.3. Removal. Exclusive of directors, if any, elected by the holders of one or more classes of preferred stock, no director of the Corporation may be removed from office except for Cause and by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders duly called for such purpose. As used in this Section 3.3, the term “Cause” shall mean solely malfeasance arising from the performance of a director’s duties which has a materially adverse effect on the business of the Corporation.
 
SECTION 3.4. Resignation. A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or to the Corporation (which shall be directed to the Secretary).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, in the event of the tender of a resignation by a director pursuant to the requirements of Section 3.2(d), such director and the Board of Directors shall proceed in accordance with the requirements of Section 3.2(d) with respect to such resignation.
 
SECTION 3.5. Vacancies. Exclusive of a vacancy in directors, if any, elected by the holders of one or more classes of preferred stock, any vacancy on the Board of Directors, however caused, including, without limitation, any vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors, shall be filled by the vote of a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. Any director so elected to fill any vacancy in the Board of Directors, including a vacancy created by an increase in the number of directors shall hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until such director’s successor shall be duly elected and shall qualify.  A vacancy that will occur at a specific later date may be filled before the vacancy occurs, but the new director will not take office until the vacancy occurs.
 
SECTION 3.6. Committees. The Board of Directors by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the number of directors fixed by Section 3.2(a) then in office may create one or more committees, appoint members of the Board of Directors to serve on the committees and designate other members of the Board of Directors to serve as alternates. Each committee shall consist of one or more members of the Board of Directors. Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, members of the committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. The committee may exercise those aspects of the authority of the Board of Directors which are within the scope of the committee’s assigned responsibilities or which the Board of Directors otherwise confers upon such committee; provided, however, a committee may not do any of the following:
 
(a) approve or recommend to shareholders for approval any action or matter expressly required by the Wisconsin business corporation law to be submitted to shareholders for approval; or
 
(b) adopt, amend, or repeal any by-law of the Corporation.
 
Except as required or limited by the Articles of Incorporation, the By-Laws, the Wisconsin business corporation law, or resolution of the Board of Directors, each committee shall be authorized to fix its own rules governing the conduct of its activities. Each committee shall make such reports to the Board of Directors of its activities as the Board of Directors may request.
 
SECTION 3.7. Compensation. Except as provided in the Articles of Incorporation, the Board of Directors, irrespective of any personal interest of any of its members, may fix the compensation of directors.
 
SECTION 3.8. Regular Meeting. A regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held without other notice than this By-Law immediately after, and at the same place as, the annual meeting of shareholders, and each adjourned session thereof. A regular meeting of a committee, if any, shall be at such date, place, either within or outside the state of Wisconsin, and time as such committee determines. Other regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such dates, times and places, either within or without the State of Wisconsin, as the Board of Directors may provide by resolution, which resolution shall constitute exclusive notice of such meeting.
 
SECTION 3.9. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by or at the request of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or three-quarters of the members of the Board of Directors. Special meetings of a committee may be called by or at the request of the Chairman of a committee or a majority of the committee members. The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the Board of Directors or a committee may fix any date, time and place, either within or outside the State of Wisconsin, for any special meeting of the Board of Directors or committee called by them.
 
SECTION 3.10. Notice; Waiver. Notice of meetings, except for regular meetings, shall be given at least five days previously thereto and shall state the date, time and place of the meeting of the Board of Directors or committee. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors or committee need be specified in the notice of such meeting. Notice may be communicated in person, by mail or other method of delivery, by telephone, including voice mail, answering machine or answering service or by any other electronic means. Written notice, which includes notice by electronic transmission, is effective at the earliest of the following: (1) when received; (2) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; (3) two days after it is deposited with a private carrier; or (4) when electronically transmitted. Oral notice is deemed effective when communicated. Facsimile notice is deemed effective when sent.
 
A director may waive any notice required by the Wisconsin business corporation law, the Articles of Incorporation or the By-Laws before or after the date and time stated in the notice. The waiver shall be in writing, signed by the director entitled to the notice and retained by the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to such director of the meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting or promptly upon such director’s arrival objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.
 
SECTION 3.11. Quorum; Voting. Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation or the Wisconsin business corporation law, a majority of the number of directors fixed by Section 3.2(a) or appointed by the Board of Directors to a committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors or committee; provided, however, that even though less than such quorum is present at a meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. Except as otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation, the By-Laws or the Wisconsin business corporation law, if a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors or committee.
 
SECTION 3.12. Presumption of Assent. A director of the Corporation who is present and is announced as present at a meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof at which action on any corporate matter is taken is deemed to have assented to the action taken unless (i) such director objects at the beginning of the meeting or promptly upon arrival to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting, (ii) such director dissents or abstains from an action taken and minutes of the meeting are prepared that show the director’s dissent or abstention from the action taken, (iii) such director delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation (directed to the Secretary) immediately after adjournment of the meeting, or (iv) such director dissents or abstains from an action taken, minutes of the meeting are prepared that fail to show the director’s dissent or abstention from the action taken and the director delivers to the Corporation (directed to the Secretary) a written notice of that failure promptly after receiving the minutes. A director who votes in favor of action taken may not dissent or abstain from that action.
 
SECTION 3.13. Informal Action Without Meeting. Any action required or permitted by the Articles of Incorporation, the By-Laws or any provision of law to be taken by the Board of Directors or a committee at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if the action is taken by all of the directors or committee members then in office. The action shall be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, signed by each director and retained by the Corporation. Any such consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.
 
SECTION 3.14. Telephonic or Other Meetings. Unless the Articles of Incorporation provide otherwise, any or all directors may participate in a regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which (i) all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting, (ii) all communication during the meeting is immediately transmitted to each participating director and (iii) each participating director is able to immediately send messages to all other participating directors. If the meeting is to be conducted through the use of any such means of communication all participating directors shall be informed that a meeting is taking place at which official business may be transacted. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Chairman of the Board, or other presiding officer, shall, at any time, have the authority to deem any business or resolution not appropriate for meetings held pursuant to this Section 3.14.
 
SECTION 3.15. Chairman of the Board. The Board of Directors shall have a Chairman of the Board, who shall be one of its members, to serve as its leader with respect to its activities. The Chairman of the Board shall be elected by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may remove and replace the Chairman of the Board at any time with or without cause. The Chairman of the Board shall not be an officer or employee of the Corporation by virtue of such position. The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all annual and special meetings of shareholders and all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors, in each case except as he delegates to the Chief Executive Officer or as otherwise may be determined by the Board of Directors.
 
ARTICLE IV. OFFICERS
 
SECTION 4.1. Principal Officers. The principal officers of the Corporation shall be appointed by the Board of Directors and shall be comprised of a Chief Executive Officer, a President or two or more Presidents, as determined by the Board of Directors, and an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.  The Chief Executive Officer shall have the authority, subject to such requirements, terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, to appoint such other officers of the Corporation as the Chief Executive Officer deems necessary or appropriate, to prescribe their powers and duties, and to delegate authority to them.  Each of the officers shall hold office until a successor for such office is appointed or until his or her earlier death or removal by the Board of Directors or by the Chief Executive Officer if such officer was initially appointed by him.  At the end of the term of a President where there is no successor, his or her responsibilities and authority shall revert to the Chief Executive Officer.
 
SECTION 4.2. Duties of Principal Officers. Subject to such requirements, terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors and the duties established by the Board of Directors for the President or Presidents, the Chief Executive Officer shall have overall responsibility for the business and affairs of the Corporation including such duties as are regularly and customarily performed by the chief executive officer of a corporation.  Without limiting the foregoing, the Chief Executive Officer shall have authority to see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect and shall, subject to the control vested in the Board of Directors by the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, administer and be responsible for the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation.  In the absence of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall preside at annual and special meetings of shareholders.  The Chief Executive Officer shall have authority, including the authority to delegate to any officer of the Corporation, to sign, execute and acknowledge, on behalf of the Corporation, all deeds, mortgages, bonds, stock certificates, contracts, leases, reports and all other documents or instruments necessary or proper to be executed in the course of the Corporation’s regular business or which shall be authorized by the Board of Directors.
 
The President shall have such authority as is assigned to the person holding that office by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. In the absence of the Chief Executive Officer or in the event of his death, inability or refusal to act, a President will have the authority to perform the duties of the Chief Executive Officer and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the Chief Executive Officer.  Without limiting the foregoing, the President shall be responsible for the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation within the area of responsibility assigned to him.  Within such area of responsibility, the President shall have the authority, including the authority to delegate to any officer of the Corporation, to sign, execute and acknowledge, on behalf of the Corporation, all deeds, mortgages, bonds, stock certificates, contracts, leases, reports and all other documents or instruments necessary or proper to be executed in the course of the Corporation’s regular business or which shall be authorized by the Board of Directors.
 
The Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer shall be the chief financial officer of the Corporation and perform such duties as are regularly and customarily performed by individuals generally holding the position of chief financial officer of a corporation.
 
SECTION 4.3. Removal.  Any officer of the Corporation may be removed by the Board of Directors, and any officer of the Corporation appointed by the Chief Executive Officer may be removed by the Chief Executive Officer whenever in his or her judgment the best interests of the Corporation will be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.  Election or appointment shall not in and of itself create contract rights.
 
SECTION 4.4. Vice Presidents. One or more of the Vice Presidents may be designated as Executive Vice President or Senior Vice President. The Chief Executive Officer or a President may appoint one or more Vice Presidents who shall have such duties and responsibilities as are designated by the Chief Executive Officer or President, whoever makes such appointment.  Any Vice President shall perform such duties as are incident to the area of responsibility assigned in the appointment of Vice President or as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors, a President, or the Chief Executive Officer.
 
SECTION 4.5. Secretary. The Secretary shall: (i) keep the minutes of the shareholders and Board of Directors meetings in one or more books provided for that purpose, (ii) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of the By-Laws or as required by law, (iii) be custodian of the Corporation’s records and of the seal of the Corporation, (iv) see that the seal of the Corporation is affixed to all appropriate documents the execution of which on behalf of the Corporation under its seal is duly authorized, (v) keep a register of the address of each shareholder which shall be furnished to the Secretary by such shareholder and (vi) perform all duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors or the President and Chief Executive Officer.
 
SECTION 4.6. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall: (i) have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the Corporation, (ii) receive and give receipts for moneys due and payable to the Corporation from any source whatsoever, and deposit all such moneys in the name of the Corporation, and (iii) in general perform all of the duties incident to the office of Treasurer and have such other duties and exercise such other authority as from time to time may be delegated or assigned by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.
 
SECTION 4.7. Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers. An Assistant Secretary, if any, when authorized by the Board of Directors, may sign with the Chief Executive Officer or any Vice President certificates for shares of the Corporation, the issuance of which shall have been authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors. An Assistant Treasurer, if any, shall, if required by the Board of Directors, give bonds for the faithful discharge of his duties in such sums and with such sureties as the Board of Directors shall determine. The Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers, in general, shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary or the Treasurer, respectively.
 
SECTION 4.8. Salaries. The salaries of the officers shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors or a committee authorized by the Board to fix the same, and no officer shall be prevented from receiving such salary by reason of the fact that he is also a director of the Corporation or a member of such committee.
 
ARTICLE V. CONTRACTS; VOTING OF STOCK IN OTHER CORPORATIONS
 
SECTION 5.1. Contracts. The Board of Directors may authorize any officer or officers, committee, or any agent or agents to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, and such authorization may be general or confined to specific instances.
 
SECTION 5.2. Voting of Stock in Other Corporations. The Board of Directors by resolution shall from time to time designate one or more persons to vote all stock held by this Corporation in any other corporation or entity, may designate such persons in the alternative and may empower them to execute proxies to vote in their stead. In the absence of any such designation by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer shall be authorized to vote any stock held by the Corporation or execute proxies to vote such stock.
 
ARTICLE VI. CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES AND THEIR TRANSFER
 
SECTION 6.1. Certificates for Shares. Shares of the Corporation may be issued in certificated or uncertificated form. Such shares shall be in the form determined by, or under the authority of a resolution of, the Board of Directors, which shall be consistent with the requirements of the Wisconsin business corporation law.
 
(a) Certificated Shares. Shares represented by certificates shall be signed by the Chief Executive Officer, President or a Vice President and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary. The validity of a share certificate is not affected if a person who signed the certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued. All certificates for shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified. The name and address of the person to whom shares are issued, with the number of shares and date of issue, shall be entered on the stock transfer books of the Corporation. All certificates surrendered to the Corporation for transfer shall be canceled and no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate for a like number of shares shall have been surrendered and canceled, except that in case of a lost, destroyed or mutilated certificate a new one may be issued upon such terms and indemnity to the Corporation as the Board of Directors may prescribe.
 
(b) Uncertificated Shares. Shares may also be issued in uncertificated form. Within a reasonable time after issuance or transfer of such shares, the Corporation shall send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on share certificates under the Wisconsin business corporation law, including: (1) the name of the Corporation; (2) the name of person to whom shares were issued; (3) the number and class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, of the shares issued; and (4) either a summary of the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations, applicable to each class, and the variations in rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series, or a conspicuous statement that the Corporation will furnish the information specified in this subsection without charge upon the written request of the shareholder.
 
SECTION 6.2. Transfer of Shares. Transfer of shares of the Corporation shall be made only on the stock transfer books of the Corporation by the holder of record of such shares, or his or her legal representative, who shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer or by an attorney thereunto authorized by power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation, and on surrender for cancellation of the certificate for such shares, if any. The person in whose name shares stand on the books and records of the Corporation shall be deemed by the Corporation to be the owner thereof for all purposes, except as otherwise required by the Wisconsin business corporation law.
 
SECTION 6.3. Stock Regulations. The Board of Directors shall have the power and authority to make all such further rules and regulations not inconsistent with the statutes of the State of Wisconsin as they may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of shares of the Corporation represented in certificated or uncertificated form, including the appointment or designation of one or more stock transfer agents and one or more stock registrars.
 
ARTICLE VII. INDEMNIFICATION; INSURANCE
 
SECTION 7.1. Indemnity of Directors, Officers, Employees and Designated Agents.
 
(a) Definitions to Indemnification and Insurance Provisions.
 
(1)  “Director, Officer, Employee or Agent” means any of the following:  (i) A natural person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation; (ii) A natural person who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving either pursuant to the Corporation’s specific request or as a result of the nature of such person’s duties to the Corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee, member of any governing or decision making committee, employee or agent of another corporation or foreign corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise; (iii) A natural person who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving an employee benefit plan because his or her duties to the Corporation also impose duties on, or otherwise involve services by, the person to the plan or to participants in or beneficiaries of the plan; or (iv) Unless the context requires otherwise, the estate or personal representative of a director, officer, employee or agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an agent falls within the foregoing definition only upon a resolution of the Board of Directors or committee appointed thereby that such agent shall be entitled to the indemnification provided herein.
 
(2) “Liability” means the obligation to pay a judgment, penalty, assessment, forfeiture or fine, including an excise tax assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan, the agreement to pay any amount in settlement of a Proceeding (whether or not approved by a court order), and reasonable expenses and interest related to the foregoing.
 
(3) “Party” means a natural person who was or is, or who is threatened to be made, a named defendant or respondent in a Proceeding.
 
(4) “Proceeding” means any threatened, pending or completed civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit, arbitration or other proceeding, whether formal or informal (including but not limited to any act or failure to act alleged or determined to have been negligent, to have violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or to have violated Section 180.0833 of the Wisconsin Statutes, or any successor thereto, regarding improper dividends, distributions of assets, purchases of shares of the Corporation, or loans to officers), which involves foreign, federal, state or local law and which is brought by or in the right of the Corporation or by any other person or entity.
 
(5) “Expenses” means all reasonable fees, costs, charges, disbursements, attorneys’ fees and any other expenses incurred in connection with a Proceeding.

(b) Indemnification of Officers, Directors, Employees and Agents.
 
(1) The Corporation shall indemnify a Director, Officer, Employee or Agent to the extent he or she has been successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any Proceeding, for all reasonable Expenses in a Proceeding if the Director, Officer, Employee or Agent was a Party because he or she is a Director, Officer, Employee or Agent of the Corporation.
 
(2) In cases not included under subsection (1), the Corporation shall indemnify a Director, Officer, Employee or Agent against Liability and Expenses incurred in a Proceeding to which the Director, Officer, Employee or Agent was a Party because he or she is a Director, Officer, Employee or Agent of the Corporation, unless it is determined by final judicial adjudication that such person breached or failed to perform a duty owed to the Corporation which constituted any of the following:
 
(i) A willful failure to deal fairly with the Corporation or its shareholders in connection with a matter in which the Director, Officer, Employee or Agent has a material conflict of interest;
 
(ii) A violation of criminal law, unless the Director, Officer, Employee or Agent had reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was lawful or no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful;
 
(iii) A transaction from which the Director, Officer, Employee or Agent derived an improper personal profit; or
 
(iv) Willful misconduct.
 
(3) Indemnification under this Section 7.1 is not required to the extent the Director, Officer, Employee or Agent has previously received indemnification or allowance of expenses from any person or entity, including the Corporation, in connection with the same Proceeding.
 
(4) Indemnification required under subsection (b) (1) shall be made within 10 days of receipt of a written demand for indemnification. Indemnification required under subsection (b) (2) shall be made within 30 days of receipt of a written demand for indemnification.
 
(5) Upon written request by a Director, Officer, Employee or Agent who is a Party to a Proceeding, the Corporation shall pay or reimburse his or her reasonable Expenses as incurred if the Director, Officer, Employee or Agent provides the Corporation with all of the following:
 
(i) A written affirmation of his or her good faith belief that he or she is entitled to indemnification under Section 7.1; and
 
(ii) A written undertaking, executed personally or on his or her behalf, to repay all amounts advanced without interest to the extent that it is ultimately determined that indemnification under Section 7.1(b)(2) is prohibited. The undertaking under this subsection shall be accepted without reference to the ability of the Director, Officer, Employee or Agent to repay the allowance. The undertaking shall be unsecured.

(c) Determination that Indemnification is Proper.
 
(1) Unless provided otherwise by a written agreement between the Director, Officer, Employee or Agent and the Corporation, determination of whether indemnification is required under subsection (b) shall be made by one of the following methods, which in the case of a Director or Officer seeking indemnification shall be selected by such Director or Officer: (i) by a majority vote of a quorum of the Board of Directors consisting of directors who are not at the time parties to the same or related proceedings or, if a quorum of disinterested directors cannot be obtained, by a majority vote of a committee duly appointed by the Board of Directors (which appointment by the Board may be made by directors who are parties to the proceeding) consisting solely of two or more directors who are not at the time parties to the same or related proceedings, (ii) by a panel of three arbitrators consisting of (a) one arbitrator selected by a quorum of the Board of Directors or its committee constituted as required under (i), above, or, if unable to obtain such a quorum or committee, by a majority vote of the full Board of Directors, including directors who are parties to the same or related proceedings, (b) one arbitrator selected by the person seeking indemnification and (c) one arbitrator selected by the other two arbitrators, (iii) by an affirmative vote of shareholders as provided under Section 2.9, except that shares owned by, or voted under the control of, persons who are at the time parties to the same or related proceedings, whether as plaintiffs or defendants or in any other capacity, may not be voted in making the determination, or (iv) by a court of competent jurisdiction as permitted under the Wisconsin business corporation law; provided, however, that with respect to any additional right to indemnification permissible under the Wisconsin business corporation law and granted by the Corporation, the determination of whether such additional right of indemnification is required shall be made by any method permissible under the Wisconsin business corporation law, as such methods may be limited by the grant of such additional right to indemnification.
 
(2) A Director, Officer, Employee or Agent who seeks indemnification under this Section 7.1 shall make a written request to the Corporation. As a further precondition to any right to receive indemnification, the writing shall contain a declaration that the Corporation shall have the right to exercise all rights and remedies available to such Director, Officer, Employee or Agent against any other person, corporation, foreign corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, arising out of, or related to, the Proceeding which resulted in the Liability and the Expense for which such Director, Officer, Employee or Agent is seeking indemnification, and that the Director, Officer, Employee or Agent is hereby deemed to have assigned to the Corporation all such rights and remedies.

(d) Insurance. The Corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is a Director, Officer, Employee or Agent against any Liability asserted against or incurred by the individual in any such capacity or arising out of his or her status as such, regardless of whether the Corporation is required or authorized to indemnify or allow expenses to the individual under this Section 7.1.
 
(e) Severability. The provisions of this Section 7.1 shall not apply in any circumstance where a court of competent jurisdiction determines that indemnification would be invalid as against public policy, but such provisions shall not apply only to the extent that they are invalid as against public policy and shall otherwise remain in full force and effect.
 
(f) Limitation or Expansion of Indemnification. The right to indemnification under this Section 7.1 may be limited or reduced only by subsequent affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock entitled to vote on such matters. Any limitation or reduction in the right to indemnification may only be prospective from the date of such vote. The Board of Directors, however, shall have the authority to expand the indemnification permitted under this Section 7.1 to the fullest extent permissible under the Wisconsin business corporation law as in effect on the date of any such resolution with or without further amendment to this Section 7.1.
 
ARTICLE VIII. AMENDMENTS
 
SECTION 8.1. Amendment by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may amend or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation or adopt new by-laws except to the extent any of the following apply:
 
(a) The Articles of Incorporation or the Wisconsin business corporation law reserve that power exclusively to the shareholders; or
 
(b) The shareholders in adopting, amending, or repealing a particular by-law provide expressly within the by-law that the Board of Directors may not amend, repeal or readopt that by-law.
 
Action by the Board of Directors to adopt or amend a by-law that changes the quorum or voting requirement for the Board of Directors must meet the same quorum requirement and be adopted by the same vote required to take action under the quorum and voting requirement then in effect.
 
SECTION 8.2 . Amendment by the Corporation’s Shareholders. The Corporation’s shareholders may amend or repeal the Corporation’s By-Laws or adopt new by-laws even though the Board of Directors may also amend or repeal the Corporation’s By-Laws or adopt new bylaws. The adoption or amendment of a by-law that adds, changes or deletes a greater or lower quorum requirement or a greater voting requirement for shareholders or the Board of Directors must meet the same quorum and voting requirement then in effect.
 
ARTICLE IX. CORPORATE SEAL
 
SECTION 9.1. Corporate Seal. The Board of Directors may provide for a corporate seal which may be circular in form and have inscribed thereon any designation including the name of the Corporation, Wisconsin as the state of incorporation, and the words “Corporate Seal.” Any instrument executed in the corporate name by the proper officers of the Corporation under any seal, including the words “Seal,” “Corporate Seal” or similar designation, is sealed even though the corporate seal is not used.
 
ARTICLE X. EMERGENCY BY-LAWS
 
SECTION 10.1. Emergency By-Laws. Unless the Articles of Incorporation provide otherwise, the following provisions of this Article X shall be effective during an “Emergency,” which is defined as a catastrophic event that prevents a quorum of the Corporation’s directors from being readily assembled.
 
SECTION 10.2. Notice of Board Meetings. During an Emergency, any one member of the Board of Directors or any one of the following officers: Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, any Vice-President or Secretary, may call a meeting of the Board of Directors. Notice of such meeting need be given only to those directors whom it is practicable to reach, and may be given in any practical manner, including by publication or radio. Such notice shall be given at least six hours prior to commencement of the meeting.
 
SECTION 10.3. Temporary Directors and Quorum. One or more officers of the Corporation present at the Emergency meeting of the Board of Directors, as is necessary to achieve a quorum, shall be considered to be directors for the meeting, and shall so serve in order of rank, and within the same rank, in order of seniority. In the event that less than a quorum (as determined by Section 3.11) of the directors are present (including any officers who are to serve as directors for the meeting), those directors present (including the officers serving as directors) shall constitute a quorum.
 
SECTION 10.4. Actions Permitted To Be Taken. The board as constituted in Section 10.3, and after notice as set forth in Section 10.2 may:
 
(a) Officers’ Powers. Prescribe emergency powers to any officers of the Corporation;
 
(b) Delegation of Any Power. Delegate to any officer or director, any of the powers of the Board of Directors;
 
(c) Lines of Succession. Designate lines of succession of officers and agents, in the event that any of them are unable to discharge their duties;
 
(d) Relocate Principal Place of Business. Relocate the principal place of business, or designate successive or simultaneous principal places of business; and
 
(e) All Other Action. Take any and all other action, convenient, helpful, or necessary to carry on the business of the Corporation.
 
Corporate action taken in good faith in accordance with the emergency by-laws binds the Corporation and may not be used to impose liability on any of the Corporation’s directors, officers, employees or agents.
 
 

exhibit_12-1.htm
Exhibit 12.1
 
STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION
OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 
MANPOWERGROUP INC.
 
(in millions)


     
6 Months Ended
 
     
June 30, 2013
 
         
 
Earnings:
     
 
    Earnings before income taxes
  $
 160.7
 
 
    Fixed charges
     82.9  
      $ 243.6  
           
 
Fixed charges:
       
 
    Interest (expensed or capitalized)
  $ 21.5  
 
    Estimated interest portion of rent expense
    61.4  
      $ 82.9  
           
           
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    2.9  


   
2012
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
Earnings:
                             
     Earnings before income taxes
  $ 368.4     $ 479.9     $ (165.2   $ (22.9   $ 442.6  
     Fixed charges
    165.1       170.2       161.9       183.9       200.9  
    $ 533.5     $ 650.1     $ (3.3   $ 161.0     $ 643.5  
                                         
Fixed charges:
                                       
     Interest (expensed or capitalized)
  $ 42.5     $ 43.1     $ 42.4     $ 61.7     $ 64.2  
     Estimated interest portion of rent expense
    122.6       127.1       119.5       122.2       136.7  
    $ 165.1     $ 170.2     $ 161.9     $ 183.9     $ 200.9  
                                         
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    3.2       3.8       (0.0     0.9       5.2  
 
 
Note:
The calculation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges set forth above is in accordance with Regulation S-K, Item 601(b)(12). This calculation is different than the fixed charge ratio that is required by our various borrowing facilities.
   



exhibit_31-1.htm
Exhibit 31.1
 
CERTIFICATION
 
I, Jeffrey A. Joerres, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ManpowerGroup Inc., certify that:
 
 
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of ManpowerGroup Inc.;
 
 
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
 
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
 
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
 
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
 
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
 
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
 
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
 
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
 
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
 
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
Dated:  August 2, 2013
   
/s/ Jeffrey A. Joerres
 
Jeffrey A. Joerres
 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

exhibit_31-2.htm
Exhibit 31.2
 
 
CERTIFICATION
 
 
I, Michael J. Van Handel, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ManpowerGroup Inc., certify that:
 
 
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of ManpowerGroup Inc.;
 
 
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
 
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
 
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
 
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
 
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
 
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
 
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
 
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
 
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
 
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
  
Dated:  August 2, 2013
 
/s/ Michael J. Van Handel
 
Michael J. Van Handel
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 

exhibit_32-1.htm
Exhibit 32.1
 
 
STATEMENT
 
 
Pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, the undersigned officer of ManpowerGroup Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certifies that to his knowledge:
 
 
(1)
the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
 
 
(2)
the information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
 
ManpowerGroup Inc.
 
Dated:  August 2, 2013
 
/s/ Jeffrey A. Joerres
 
Jeffrey A. Joerres
 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
This certification accompanies this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

exhibit_32-2.htm
Exhibit 32.2
 
 
STATEMENT
 
 
Pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, the undersigned officer of ManpowerGroup Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certifies that to his knowledge:
 
 
(1)
the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
 
 
(2)
the information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
 
ManpowerGroup Inc.
 
Dated:  August 2, 2013
 
/s/ Michael J. Van Handel  
Michael J. Van Handel
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
This certification accompanies this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.