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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                   FORM 8-A/A



                For Registration of Certain Classes of Securities
                     Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


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


           DELAWARE                                          76-0479645
   (State of incorporation                                (I.R.S. Employer
       or organization)                                  Identification No.)

                          19001 CRESCENT SPRINGS DRIVE
                           KINGWOOD, TEXAS 77339-3802
               (address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (281) 358-8986
                         (Registrant's telephone number,
                              including area code)

       Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

               Title of each class            Name of each exchange on which
              to be so registered             each class is to be registered
              --------------------            ------------------------------

          Rights to purchase Series A         New York Stock Exchange
            Junior Participating
                Preferred Stock



       Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                                      None
                                ----------------
                                (Title of Class)


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ITEM 1.        DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

AMENDMENTS TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT

         On July 22, 1999, the Board of Directors of Administaff, Inc. (the
"Company") approved an amendment ("Amendment No. 3") to the Rights Agreement
(the "Rights Agreement") between the Company and Harris Trust and Savings Bank,
as Rights Agent (the "Rights Agent"), and on August 2, 1999, the Board of
Directors of the Company approved a second amendment ("Amendment No. 4") to the
Rights Agreement. Amendment No. 3 provided that the Gerhard Stockholders (as
defined in the Amendment) would continue to be an "Exempt Person" under the
Rights Agreement for the period up to and including August 2, 1999. Amendment
No. 4 amended the definition of "Exempt Person" under the Rights Agreement to
allow for the increased percentage ownership in the Company, subject to certain
limitations, of the Gerhard Stockholders.

        The Amendments are filed herewith as Exhibit 1 and Exhibit 2, and are
incorporated herein by reference.



ITEM 2.        EXHIBITS

1.   Amendment No. 3 to Rights Agreement dated as of July 22, 1999, between
     Administaff, Inc. and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as Rights Agent.

2.   Amendment No. 4 to Rights Agreement, dated as of August 2, 1999, between
     Administaff, Inc. and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as Rights Agent.


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                                    SIGNATURE

               Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this
Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: August 9, 1999

                                     ADMINISTAFF, INC.



                                     By: /s/ John H. Spurgin, II
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                         John H. Spurgin, II
                                         Vice President - Legal, General Counsel
                                          and Secretary


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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT
NUMBER

1.   Amendment No. 3 to Rights Agreement dated as of July 22, 1999, between
     Administaff, Inc. and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as Rights Agent.

2.   Amendment No. 4 to Rights Agreement, dated as of August 2, 1999, between
     Administaff, Inc. and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as Rights Agent.



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                                                                       EXHIBIT 1


                       AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT

         THIS AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"), dated as
of July 22, 1999 is entered into and effectuated by Administaff, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as
rights agent (the "Rights Agent"), pursuant to Section 27 of the Rights
Agreement, dated as of February 4, 1998 (the "Rights Agreement"), between the
Company and the Rights Agent, at the Company's direction. Capitalized terms used
but not defined herein are used as defined in the Rights Agreement.

                                    RECITALS:

         WHEREAS, Section 27 of the Rights Agreement provides that the Company
may in its sole discretion, and the Rights Agent shall if the Company so
directs, supplement or amend any provision of the Rights Agreement in any
respect without the approval of the holders of the Rights; and

         WHEREAS, on July 12, 1999 the Company received a copy of a Schedule
13D/A (the "Schedule 13D/A") filed by the "Gerhard Stockholders" (defined below)
indicating that such group beneficially owned approximately 23.3% of the
outstanding shares of the Company's common stock; and

         WHEREAS, subsequent to the filing of the Schedule 13D/A, the Gerhard
Stockholders have indicated by letter to the Board of Directors of the Company
that, prior to July 30, 1999, the Gerhard Stockholders intend (a) to sell the
number of shares on the open market that would reduce their beneficial ownership
of the Company's outstanding shares to approximately 20.5% and (b) to the extent
that the open market sales are not sufficient to reduce their beneficial
ownership to 20.5%, to sell the number of shares back to the Company, at a
mutually agreed upon price, that would reduce to the beneficial ownership of the
Gerhard Stockholders to the greater of (i) 2,929,800 shares and (ii) 20.5% of
the Company's outstanding shares; and

         WHEREAS, at a meeting on July 22, 1999, the Board of Directors
determined that it is in the best interests of the Company for the Gerhard
Stockholders to continue to constitute an Exempt Person (which excludes persons
who would otherwise be deemed to be Acquiring Persons, as that term is defined
in the Rights Agreement) for a period up to and including August 2, 1999,
notwithstanding the recent increased beneficial ownership (above the thresholds
currently designated in the Rights Agreement for the Gerhard stockholders) of
the Gerhard Stockholders;

         WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 27 of the Rights Agreement, the
Company has delivered a certificate from an appropriate officer of the Company
stating that this Amendment is in compliance with the terms of Section 27 of the
Rights Agreement.

         NOW, THEREFORE, the Rights Agreement is hereby amended as follows:


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1.       Effective as of the date first set forth above, Section 35 of the
Rights Agreement shall read in its entirety as follows:

         Section 35. Extension of Status of Gerhard Stockholders as a Exempt
Person. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1(p) and Section 3 of this
Agreement, unless the Board of Directors otherwise specifies, the Gerhard
Stockholders shall not cease to be an Exempt Person during the period up to and
including August 2, 1999.

2.       Except to the extent amended by this Amendment, the Rights Agreement
shall continue in full force and effect.



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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed and attested, all as of the day and year first above written.


                                    ADMINISTAFF, INC.


                                    By: /s/ Paul J. Sarvadi
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        Paul J. Sarvadi
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer


                                    HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK
                                    as Rights Agent


                                    By: /s/ Ray Rosenbaum
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        Ray Rosenbaum
                                        Vice President



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                                                                       EXHIBIT 2

                       AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT

         THIS AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"), dated as
of August 2, 1999 is entered into and effectuated by Administaff, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as
rights agent (the "Rights Agent"), pursuant to Section 27 of the Rights
Agreement, dated as of February 4, 1998 (the "Rights Agreement"), between the
Company and the Rights Agent, at the Company's direction. Capitalized terms used
but not defined herein are used as defined in the Rights Agreement.

                                    RECITALS:

         WHEREAS, Section 27 of the Rights Agreement provides that the Company
may in its sole discretion, and the Rights Agent shall if the Company so
directs, supplement or amend any provision of the Rights Agreement in any
respect without the approval of the holders of the Rights; and

         WHEREAS, on July 12, 1999 the Company received a copy of a Schedule
13D/A (the "Schedule 13D/A") filed by the "Gerhard Stockholders" (defined below)
indicating that such group beneficially owned approximately 23.3% of the
outstanding shares of the Company's common stock; and

         WHEREAS, on July 22, 1999, the Board of Directors of the Company
adopted Amendment No. 3 to Rights Agreement, extending the status of the Gerhard
Stockholders as an Exempt Person (as defined in the Rights Agreement) for a
period up to and including August 2, 1999; and

         WHEREAS, on July 22, 1999 and July 27, 1999, the Board of Directors of
the Company authorized the Company to purchase shares from the Gerhard
Stockholders to the extent necessary to reduce the beneficial ownership of the
Gerhard Stockholders to 2,929,800 shares; and

         WHEREAS, subsequent to the filing of the Schedule 13D/A, the Gerhard
Stockholders have (a) sold shares on the open market and (b) sold shares back to
the Company pursuant to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated July 30,
1999 by and among the Company, West Highland Partners, L.P., Buttonwood
Partners, L.P. and West Highland International (the "Stock Purchase Agreement"),
and such sales have reduced the beneficial ownership of the Gerhard Stockholders
to 2,929,800 shares, or 21.5% of the Company's outstanding shares; and

         WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that it
is in the best interest of the Company to amend the definition of "Exempt
Person" in the Rights Agreement to clarify, subject to certain limitations, that
Gerhard Stockholders shall continue to constitute an Exempt Person
notwithstanding the purchase and subsequent sale of the Company's common stock
by the Gerhard Stockholders for the period from June 1, 1999 to July 30, 1999;
and


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         WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 27 of the Rights Agreement, the
Company has delivered a certificate from an appropriate officer of the Company
stating that this Amendment is in compliance with the terms of Section 27 of the
Rights Agreement.

         NOW, THEREFORE, the Rights Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

1.       The definition of "Exempt Person" contained in Section 1 (p) of the
Rights Agreement is hereby amended, effective as of the date first set forth
above, by deleting such provision in its entirety and substituting the following
in place thereof;

         "Exempt Person" shall mean:

                   (i) the Company or any Subsidiary (as such term is
         hereinafter defined) of the Company or any employee benefit plan of the
         Company's;

                  (ii) Paul J. Sarvadi, his spouse, lineal descendants, heirs,
         executors or other legal representatives and any trusts or limited
         partnerships established for the benefit of the foregoing, or any other
         person or entity in which the foregoing persons or entities are at the
         time of determination the direct record and beneficial owners of all
         outstanding voting securities (collectively, the "Sarvadi
         Stockholders"), provided that the Sarvadi Stockholders shall cease to
         be an Exempt Person if the Beneficial Ownership of the Sarvadi
         Stockholders exceeds 17% (the "Sarvadi Threshold");

                  (iii) American Express Travel Related Services Company
         ("AXTRSC"), its Affiliates and Associates (provided that, for purposes
         of this sub-clause (iii) only, the terms Affiliate and Associate as
         used with respect to AXTRSC shall not include non-employee directors of
         AXTRSC or its affiliates that are in the investment advisory,
         discretionary money management, asset management, brokerage, insurance,
         annuity, lending or similar business to the extent such non-employee
         directors are acting for their own account or for the account of, or
         investing the funds of, their respective customers or clients or funds
         advised or distributed by them) (collectively, the "AMEX
         Stockholders"), provided that the AMEX Stockholders shall cease to be
         an Exempt Person if the shares of which the AMEX Stockholders are the
         Beneficial Owner exceed 19.9% of the Common Stock determined on a Fully
         Diluted Basis at the time of calculation (the "AMEX Threshold"),
         provided, however, that (A) if during the term of this Agreement the
         AMEX Stockholders sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares of
         Common Stock of which the AMEX Stockholders are a Beneficial Owner,
         and, after giving effect to (and solely as a result of) such sale(s),
         transfer(s) or disposition(s), the AMEX Stockholders beneficially own
         less than 15.8% of the Common Stock on a Fully Diluted Basis, the AMEX
         Threshold shall be reduced to that percentage of the Common Stock of
         which the AMEX Stockholders are a Beneficial Owner, determined on a
         Fully Diluted Basis immediately after giving effect to such sale,
         transfer or other disposition (assuming for purposes of such
         calculation that after giving effect to the closing of the Securities
         Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 27, 1998 ("AMEX


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         Investment Agreement"), among the Company, its subsidiaries and AXTRSC,
         the AMEX Stockholders were the Beneficial Owner of 19.9% of the Common
         Stock determined on a Fully Diluted Basis), and (B) if the AMEX
         Threshold is reduced during the term of this Agreement to 15% or less,
         then the AMEX Threshold shall be 15%; and

                  (iv) Lang H. Gerhard, West Highland Capital, Inc., Estero
         Partners, LLC, West Highland Partners, L.P. and Buttonwood Partners,
         L.P. (collectively, the "Gerhard Stockholders"), provided that the
         Gerhard Stockholders shall cease to be an Exempt Person if the shares
         of which the Gerhard Stockholders are the Beneficial Owner exceed the
         lesser of (i) 2,929,800 shares of common stock and (ii) 21.5% of the
         Common Stock outstanding at the time of calculation (the "Gerhard
         Threshold"); provided, however, that the purchase and subsequent sale
         of the Common Stock by the Gerhard Stockholders for the period from
         June 1, 1999 to July 30, 1999 shall not cause the Gerhard Stockholders
         to be cease to be an Exempt Person for purposes of this Agreement; and
         provided, further, that (A) if during the term of this Agreement the
         Gerhard Stockholders sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares
         of Common Stock of which the Gerhard Stockholders are a Beneficial
         Owner, the Gerhard Threshold shall be reduced to that percentage of the
         Common Stock of which the Gerhard Stockholders are a Beneficial Owner,
         determined immediately after giving effect to such sale, transfer or
         other disposition, and (B) if the Gerhard Threshold is reduced during
         the term of this Agreement to 15% or less, or if the Gerhard
         Stockholders modify their Schedule 13D to indicate an intent to effect
         a change in control of the Company, then the Gerhard Stockholders shall
         no longer constitute an Exempt Person.

         Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Person shall cease to be an Exempt
         Person as the result of an acquisition of Common Stock by the Company
         which, by reducing the number of shares outstanding, increases the
         proportionate number of shares beneficially owned by such Person. As
         used in clause (iii) of this definition, the term "Fully Diluted Basis"
         means the sum, without duplication, of (i) all shares of Common Stock
         then outstanding (as such term is used in the definition of Beneficial
         Ownership in Section 1(d) hereof), (ii) shares of Common Stock issuable
         upon the exercise of all outstanding warrants, options and other rights
         to acquire Common Stock, directly or indirectly, and (iii) Common Stock
         issuable upon conversion of all securities convertible, directly or
         indirectly, into Common Stock.

2.       The Summary of Rights to Purchase Preferred Stock attached as Exhibit
C to the Rights Agreement is hereby amended, effective as of the date first set
forth above, by revising the Summary of Rights to Purchase Preferred Stock as
included in Exhibit C to read in its entirety as set forth in the Amended
Summary of Rights to Purchase Preferred Stock included as Annex I hereto.

3.       Except to the extent amended by this Amendment, the Rights Agreement
shall continue in full force and effect.


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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed and attested, all as of the day and year first above written.


                                   ADMINISTAFF, INC.


                                   By: /s/ Paul J. Sarvadi
                                       --------------------------------------
                                       Paul J. Sarvadi
                                       President and Chief Executive Officer


                                   HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK
                                   as Rights Agent


                                   By: /s/ Lorraine Rodewald
                                       --------------------------------------
                                       Lorraine Rodewald
                                       Vice President




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