FORM
6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report
of
Foreign Issuer
Pursuant
to
Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month
of June,
2007
Commission File
Number: 001-31274
SODEXHO
ALLIANCE, SA
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
3, avenue
Newton
78180 Montigny - le - Bretonneux
France
(Address of principal executive offices)
78180 Montigny - le - Bretonneux
France
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F
X
Form 40-F
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Yes ____
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X
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X
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X
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| SODEXHO ALLIANCE, SA |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS |
Item
| 1. |
Sodexho
Alliance notifies the New York Stock Exchange of its intent to delist
its
American Depositary Receipts from the New York Stock Exchange and
to
deregister under the U.S. securities
laws.
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Item
1
SODEXHO
ALLIANCE NOTIFIES THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE OF ITS
INTENT
TO
DELIST ITS AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS FROM THE
NEW
YORK
STOCK
EXCHANGE AND TO DEREGISTER UNDER THE U.S.
SECURITIES
LAWS
Paris,
June 25, 2007
-Sodexho Alliance (Euronext
Paris
FR0000121220 - SW / NYSE:SDX) originally announced
on May 30,
2007 its intention to voluntarily delist its American Depositary Receipts
(ADRs)
from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and voluntarily deregister under
the
U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Sodexho announced today that it has
formally notified the NYSE of this intention. In its notice, Sodexho has
requested that the last day of trading on the NYSE will be July 13, 2007
and
that trading of the ADRs will be on an over-the counter (OTC) basis as of
July
16, 2007.
SODEXHO
ALLIANCE, founded in 1966 by Pierre Bellon, is the leading global provider
of
Food and Facilities Management services, with more than 332,000 employees
on
28,300 sites in 80 countries. For Fiscal 2006, which closed August 31, 2006,
SODEXHO ALLIANCE had sales of 12.8 billion euro. Listed on Euronext Paris
and on
the New York Stock Exchange, the Group’s current market capitalization is 8.2
billion euro.
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Press
contacts:
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Investor
relations:
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William
Mengebier
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Pierre
Bénaich
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Tel:
+ 33 (1)
30 85 74 18 - Fax: +33 (1) 30 85 50 10
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Tel:
+ 33 (1)
30 85 29 39 - Fax: +33 (1) 30 85 50 05
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E-mail:
william.mengebier@sodexhoalliance.com
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E-mail:
pierre.benaich@sodexhoalliance.com
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| SODEXHO ALLIANCE, SA | ||||
| Date: June 25, 2007 | By: | /s/ Siân Herbert-Jones | ||
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| Name: | Siân Herbert-Jones | |||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||