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10-Q, 1998-05-13
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                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION                       

                          WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549                          

                                 FORM 10-Q

- ----- QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
| X |                       EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
- ----- 
For the quarterly period ended  March 29, 1998
                                --------------

                         Commission File No. 0-3532
                                            --------

                           OLSTEN CORPORATION                
           ------------------------------------------------------
           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           DELAWARE                                      13-2610512         
- -------------------------------                      -------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. Employer      
 incorporation or organization)                      Identification No.)    



175 Broad Hollow Road, Melville, New York                11747-8905       
- -----------------------------------------            -------------------
(Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code     (516) 844-7800     
                                                     -------------------


                               Not Applicable
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)


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      X       NO             
                                              -------------   ------------ 

Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

              Class                           Outstanding at May 8, 1998
- ------------------------------------        ------------------------------
Common Stock, $.10 par value                          68,164,160 shares
Class B Common Stock, $.10 par value                  13,150,228 shares  

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                                   INDEX
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                                                                       Page No.
                                                                      ---------
PART I -  FINANCIAL INFORMATION


 Item 1.  Financial Statements

          Consolidated Balance Sheets -
          March 29, 1998 (Unaudited) and December 28, 1997                2 

          Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - 
          Quarters Ended March 29, 1998 and March 30, 1997, 
          respectively                                                    3

          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
          (Unaudited) - Three Months Ended March 29, 1998
          and March 30, 1997, respectively                                4

          Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
          (Unaudited)                                                   5 - 6

 Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of
          Financial Condition and Results of Operations                 7 - 8



PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 Item 1.  Legal Proceedings                                               9

 Item 5.  Other Information                                             9 - 10

 Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                11



SIGNATURES                                                                12

   







                                                





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                           PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Financial Statements.
        ---------------------

                                Olsten Corporation
                            Consolidated Balance Sheets
                        (In thousands, except share amounts)

                                        March 29, 1998     December 28, 1997
   ASSETS                               --------------     -----------------
                                            (Unaudited)
   CURRENT ASSETS:
     Cash                                   $   29,910          $   84,810 
     Receivables, net                          855,929             847,419 
     Other current assets                       93,672              90,715
                                             ----------          ----------  
      Total current assets                     979,511           1,022,944 

   FIXED ASSETS, NET                           187,673             186,347 

   INTANGIBLES, NET                            557,161             534,284 

   OTHER ASSETS                                 10,710               6,626 
                                             ----------          ----------
                                            $1,735,055          $1,750,201
                                             ==========          ==========
   LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

   CURRENT LIABILITIES:
     Accrued expenses                       $  180,992          $  152,239
     Payroll and related taxes                  87,081              86,071 
     Accounts payable                           44,407              55,851 
     Insurance costs                            30,878              41,270 
                                              ---------          ----------
      Total current liabilities                343,358             335,431
   
   LONG-TERM DEBT                              447,333             461,178 

   OTHER LIABILITIES                            96,513             111,815 
 
   SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:         
     Common stock $.10 par value; authorized
       110,000,000 shares; issued 68,161,849 
       and 68,151,708 shares, respectively       6,816               6,815
     Class B common stock $.10 par value;
       authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued 
       13,151,760 and 13,157,617 shares,
       respectively                              1,315               1,316
     Additional paid-in capital                447,292             447,297
     Retained earnings                         397,898             390,786
     Accumulated other comprehensive income     (5,470)             (4,437)
                                             ----------          ----------
       Total shareholders' equity              847,851             841,777
                                             ----------          ----------
                                            $1,735,055          $1,750,201
                                             ==========          ==========

   See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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<TABLE>
                                Olsten Corporation
                        Consolidated Statements of Income
                       (In thousands, except share amounts)
                                    (Unaudited)
<CAPTION> 
                                                                    First Quarter Ended
                                                                    -------------------

                                                                <C>                 <C>
                                                                March 29,           March 30,
                                                                  1998                1997
                                                                ---------           --------
 Service sales, franchise fees, management fees and
   other income                                                 $1,049,942          $950,851

 Cost of services sold                                             783,885           695,892
                                                                 ----------         ---------
   Gross profit                                                    266,057           254,959

 Selling, general and administrative expenses                      236,860           218,971

 Interest expense, net                                               5,906             4,148    
                                                                  ---------         ---------
   Income before income taxes and minority interests                23,291            31,840 

 Income taxes                                                        9,026            12,418    
                                                                  ---------         ---------
   Income before minority interests                                 14,265            19,422 

 Minority interests                                                  1,464               255
                                                                 ----------         ---------
   Net income                                                   $   12,801         $  19,167 
                                                                 ==========         =========


 SHARE INFORMATION:

  Basic earnings per share:

   Net income                                                   $     .16           $    .24 
                                                                ==========          =========    
   Average shares outstanding                                      81,312             81,161
                                                                ==========          =========

  Diluted earnings per share:

   Net income                                                   $     .16           $    .24
                                                                ==========          =========    
   Average shares outstanding                                      81,467             83,012
                                                                ==========          =========
</TABLE>
                                                                                
  
 See notes to consolidated financial statements.


                                     

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                                Olsten Corporation
                       Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                   (In thousands)
                                     (Unaudited)

                                                     Three Months Ended
                                                     ------------------

                                                March 29, 1998    March 30, 1997
                                                --------------    --------------
    OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
      Net income                                   $  12,801       $  19,167
      Adjustments to reconcile net income to net              
        cash used in operating activities:
         Depreciation and amortization                14,541          12,097

         Changes in assets and liabilities,
          net of effects from acquisitions
          and dispositions:                                 
            Accounts receivable and other                
             current assets                          (15,703)        (45,514)
            Current liabilities                      (17,307)         (2,190) 
            Other, net                               (10,551)         (2,833)
                                                    ---------       ---------
    NET CASH USED IN OPERATING  ACTIVITIES           (16,219)        (19,273)
                                                    ---------       ---------
    INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                                    
        Purchases of fixed assets                    (13,048)        (20,729)
        Acquisitions of businesses including 
          franchises, net of cash acquired            (2,306)        (27,492)
        Sale of investment securities                     --           9,415
                                                    ---------       ---------
    NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES            (15,354)        (38,806)
                                                    ---------       ---------
    FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                                     
        Net repayment of line of credit agreements   (10,000)         (4,786)
        Repayment of notes payable                    (6,202)             -- 
        Cash dividends                                (5,689)         (5,680)
        Issuances of common stock under stock plans       54             377 
                                                    ---------       ---------
    NET CASH USED IN FINANCING  ACTIVITIES           (21,837)        (10,089)
                                                    ---------       ---------
    EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH           (1,490)             -- 
                                                    ---------       ---------
    NET DECREASE IN CASH                             (54,900)        (68,168)

    CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD                       84,810         105,725
                                                    ---------       ---------
    CASH AT END OF PERIOD                         $   29,910       $  37,557
                                                    =========       =========
    NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS:
        Assets acquired through the issuance
          of a note                               $      --        $  19,535
        Issuance of restricted stock              $      --        $   6,437
        
    See notes to consolidated financial statements.



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                                Olsten Corporation
                    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                                   (Unaudited)
1. Accounting Policies
   --------------------

   The   consolidated   financial   statements  have  been  prepared  by  Olsten
   Corporation  (the  "Company")  pursuant to the rules and  regulations  of the
   Securities and Exchange Commission and, in the opinion of management, include
   all adjustments  necessary for a fair  presentation of results of operations,
   financial position and cash flows for each period presented.


2. Interest Expense, Net
   ---------------------

   Interest expense,  net, consists  primarily of interest on long-term debt for
   the  quarter  of $6.8  million  in 1998 and $6  million  in 1997,  offset  by
   interest income from investments of $900 thousand and $2 million for 1998 and
   1997, respectively.


3. Acquisitions
   ------------

   Under the terms of the 1997 purchase agreement for Sogica S.A., an additional
   payment of $31 million  related to their 1997 results of operations  was paid
   in the second quarter of 1998 and is included in accrued expenses as of March
   29, 1998.
   
   During  the  first  three  months  of 1998,  the  Company  purchased  various
   businesses which were accounted for by the purchase method of accounting. The
   aggregate cash outlay for these acquisitions was $2.3 million.

4. Adoption of SFAS 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income"
   ------------------------------------------------------
          
   As  of  December  29,  1998,  the  Company  adopted  Statement  of  Financial
   Accounting Standards No. 130, "Reporting  Comprehensive Income" ("SFAS 130").
   SFAS 130 establishes new rules for the reporting and display of comprehensive
   income and its  components;  however,  the adoption of this  Statement had no
   impact on the Company's net income or shareholders' equity. SFAS 130 requires
   unrealized  gains or losses on the  Company's  foreign  currency  translation
   adjustments,   which  prior  to  adoption   were   reported   separately   in
   shareholders' equity to be included in other comprehensive income. Prior year
   financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the requirements of
   SFAS 130.

   During  the  first  quarter  of 1998 and  1997,  total  comprehensive  income
   amounted to $11.8 million and $20.1 million, respectively.
        
5. Subsequent Event
   ----------------

In May 1998, the Company's  wholly-owned Dutch subsidiary,  Olsten International
B.V.,  was  the  issuer  in a  public  offering  of  800  million  French  franc
(approximately  U.S. $133 million) 6 percent Euronotes due 2008, which are fully
guaranteed by the Company. The net proceeds of the debt offering will be used to
repay existing indebtedness and for general financing purposes of the issuer and
its related companies.
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Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
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         Results of Operations.
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Results of Operations
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Net income for the first quarter of 1998  decreased 33 percent to $12.8 million,
or $.16 per share,  compared to $19.2 million, or $.24 per share for last year's
first quarter.

Revenues  increased  $99  million or 10 percent to $1.05  billion  for the first
quarter, as compared to $951 million for last year's first quarter.

Staffing Services reported  increased revenues of 22 percent to $716 million for
the first quarter over last year's first  quarter of $587 million.  Acquisitions
accounted  for  approximately  13 percent of the first quarter  revenue  growth,
European  operations  contributed  4  percent,  with  the  remaining  5  percent
primarily   attributable  to  internal  growth  in  North  American  information
technology and professional services operations, while traditional services were
relatively flat.

Health  Services'  revenues  declined  8 percent to $332  million  for the first
quarter  compared to $359  million  for the same period in 1997.  The decline in
Health  Services'  revenues was due to decreases in both Medicare nursing visits
and in management fees generated by  hospital-based  home health  agencies.  The
recently enacted Medicare Interim Payment System,  continued Federal  Government
focus on the home  care  industry  and the  reluctance  of  physicians  to refer
patients to home care have  negatively  impacted  the  Medicare  segment of both
businesses. An overall increase in Network Services, Infusion Services and other
Health Services' business lines partly offset the above.

Cost of services sold  increased $88 million,  or 12.6 percent,  to $784 million
for the first  quarter of 1998 from $696 million for the same period in 1997 due
primarily to the growth in revenues.  Gross profit  margins,  as a percentage of
revenues,  decreased to 25.3 percent for the first quarter from 26.8 percent for
last year's first  quarter.  Staffing  Services'  gross profit margin  increased
primarily  as  a  result  of  profit   improvements  in  Europe,  with  improved
utilization and bill rates,  particularly in Germany, offset by a decline in the
U.S.  Information  Technology  division  related to an increased  level of large
contracts  which are at lower  margins.  Health  Services'  gross profit  margin
decreased  due to the  decline  in  Medicare  and health  management  volume and
increased costs related to the servicing of capitated contracts.

Selling,  general and  administrative  expenses  increased  $18 million,  or 8.2
percent,  to $237  million for the first  quarter from $219 million for the same
period in 1997. The increase in the quarter results from significant investments
in new systems,  infrastructure,  development of professional services divisions
and the  inclusion in our first quarter of 1998 Sogica S.A.  results,  which was
acquired  in the second  quarter of 1997.  As a  percentage  of  revenues,  such
expenses  were  essentially  flat at 23 percent  compared to last  year's  first
quarter

Net interest expense was $5.9 million and $4.1 million for the first quarters of
1998 and 1997, respectively. Net interest primarily reflected borrowing costs on
long-term debt offset by interest income on investments.  The increase  resulted
from interest expense incurred as the Company  continued to fund its acquisition
program.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
- --------------------------------

Working capital decreased from $688 million at December 28, 1997 to $636 million
at March 29, 1998.  Cash  decreased  $55 million  primarily as a result of a $10
million  pay  down  of  line of  credit  agreements;  $13  million  for  capital
expenditures  and a $16  million  decrease  in cash  from  operations.  Accounts
receivable and other current assets  increased $16 million for the three months.
This increase is primarily attributed to revenue growth, as well as consolidated
billing  requirements  of large  corporate  accounts  in the  staffing  services
division,  coupled  with revenue  growth of managed  care and  infusion  therapy
accounts, which impacted the timing of the collection process.

In May 1998, the Company's  wholly-owned Dutch subsidiary,  Olsten International
B.V.,  was  the  issuer  in a  public  offering  of  800  million  French  franc
(approximately U.S. $133 million), 6 percent Euronotes due 2008, which are fully
guaranteed by the Company. The net proceeds of the debt offering will be used to
repay existing indebtedness and for general financing purposes of the issuer and
its related companies.

The Company has a revolving  credit  agreement with a consortium of eleven banks
for up to $400  million in  borrowings  and  letters of credit.  As of March 29,
1998,  there were $162  million in  borrowings  outstanding  and $47  million in
standby  letters  of  credit.  The  Company  has  invested  available  funds  in
short-term,  interest-bearing  investments. The Company believes that its levels
of working capital,  liquidity and available  sources of funds are sufficient to
support  present  operations  and to continue to fund future growth and business
opportunities as the Company increases its scope of services.


OTHER
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INFORMATION  CONTAINED  HEREIN,  OTHER THAN  HISTORICAL  INFORMATION,  SHOULD BE
CONSIDERED   FORWARD-LOOKING   AND  IS  SUBJECT  TO  VARIOUS  RISK  FACTORS  AND
UNCERTAINTIES.  FOR INSTANCE,  THE COMPANY'S  STRATEGIES AND OPERATIONS  INVOLVE
RISKS  OF  COMPETITION,   CHANGING  MARKET  CONDITIONS,   CHANGES  IN  LAWS  AND
REGULATIONS  AFFECTING  THE  COMPANY'S  INDUSTRIES  AND NUMEROUS  OTHER  FACTORS
DISCUSSED IN THIS DOCUMENT AND IN OTHER COMPANY  FILINGS WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE  COMMISSION.  ACCORDINGLY,  ACTUAL RESULTS MAY DIFFER  MATERIALLY  FROM
THOSE PROJECTED IN ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN.


















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                                PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
        ------------------

        By Order of the Magistrate  Judge dated May 4, 1998 (the  "Order"),  the
        United  States  District  Court  for the  Eastern  District  of New York
        consolidated  the  four  previously  disclosed  purported  class  action
        lawsuits  pending  against  Olsten  and  certain  of  its  officers  and
        directors,  Weichman  v.  Olsten  Corporation,  et al.,  No. CV 97-1946;
        Goldman v. Olsten Corporation, et al., No. CV 97-4501; Waldman v. Olsten
        Corporation,  et al., No. CV 97-5056; and Cannold v. Olsten Corporation,
        et al.,  No. CV 97-5408.  (The  Weichman,  Goldman,  Waldman and Cannold
        lawsuits are referred to collectively herein as the "Class Action.") The
        Order also appointed a Lead Plaintiff, selected Plaintiffs' Lead Counsel
        and directed the Lead Plaintiff to file a Consolidated Amended Complaint
        within 21 days of the entry of the  Order.  It is  possible  that one or
        more of the  parties to the Class  Action  will object to part or all of
        the Order and petition the United  States  District  Judge to review the
        Order.  While the Company is unable at this time to assess the  probable
        outcome of the Class  Action or the  materiality  of the risk of loss in
        connection  therewith  (given the preliminary  stage of the Class Action
        and the fact that the  Consolidated  Amended  Complaint has not yet been
        served),  the Company believes that it acted responsibly with respect to
        its shareholders and intends to vigorously defend the Class Action.

Item 5. Other Information.
        ------------------

        The Company's home health care business is subject to extensive  federal
        and state  regulations  which  govern,  among  other  things,  Medicare,
        Medicaid,  CHAMPUS and other  government-funded  reimbursement programs,
        reporting  requirements,   certification  and  licensure  standards  for
        certain home health agencies and, in some cases, certificate-of-need and
        pharmacy-licensing  requirements.  The  Company  is  also  subject  to a
        variety of federal and state  regulations which prohibit fraud and abuse
        in the delivery of health care services,  including, but not limited to,
        prohibitions  against  the  offering  or making  of  direct or  indirect
        payments for the referral of patients.  As part of the extensive federal
        and state  regulation of the Company's  home health care  business,  the
        Company is subject to periodic audits,  examinations and  investigations
        conducted  by or at the  direction  of  governmental  investigatory  and
        oversight  agencies.  Violation  of the  applicable  federal  and  state
        regulations  can result in a health care provider's being  excluded from
        participation in the Medicare, Medicaid and/or CHAMPUS programs, and can
        subject the provider to civil and/or criminal penalties.

        The Company continues to cooperate with the previously  disclosed health
        care industry  investigations  being  conducted by certain  governmental
        agencies (collectively, the "Heathcare Investigations").









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        Among the  Healthcare  Investigations  with which  Olsten  continues  to
        cooperate is that being  conducted  into the  Company's  preparation  of
        Medicare  cost  reports by the Office of  Investigations  section of the
        Office of Inspector  General (an agency  within the U.S.  Department  of
        Health & Human Services) and the U.S. Department of Justice.

        The Company  also  continues to cooperate  with the U.S.  Department  of
        Justice  and  other  federal  agencies  investigating  the  relationship
        between  Columbia/HCA  Healthcare  Corporation  and Olsten in connection
        with the purchase,  sale and  operation of certain home health  agencies
        which are now owned by Columbia/HCA and managed under contract by Olsten
        Health  Management,  a unit of  Olsten  Health  Services  that  provides
        management services to hospital-based home health agencies.

        Olsten  continues to cooperate with various state and federal  agencies,
        including  the U.S.  Department  of Justice,  the Office of the Attorney
        General of New Mexico and the New Mexico  Health  Care  Anti-Fraud  Task
        Force ("Task  Force"),  in  connection  with their  investigations  into
        certain health care practices of Quantum Health  Resources  ("Quantum").
        Among  the  matters  into  which  those   agencies  are   inquiring  are
        allegations   of   improper    billing   and   fraud   against   various
        federally-funded  medical assistance programs on the part of Quantum and
        its post-acquisition  successor,  the Infusion Therapy Services division
        of Olsten  Health  Services.  Most of the time period  which the Company
        understands  to be at  issue in the Task  Force  investigation  predates
        Olsten's June 1996 acquisition of Quantum.

        The Company believes that certain of the Healthcare  Investigations  may
        have been  triggered by or given rise to lawsuits  under federal  and/or
        state whistleblower statutes against Olsten and/or Quantum.

        Notwithstanding the Company's continuing cooperation with the Healthcare
        Investigations,  Olsten  has  been  notified  that it is a  target  of a
        federal grand jury  investigation by the U.S.  Attorney's Office for the
        Southern  District  of  Florida,  which  investigation  Olsten  believes
        focuses   upon  the   Company's   above-referenced   relationship   with
        Columbia/HCA  in  connection  with the  purchase,  sale and operation of
        certain home health agencies.  In addition to the U.S. Attorney's Office
        for the  Southern  District  of Florida,  other  agencies of the federal
        and/or state  governments  may regard the Company  and/or certain of its
        employees as subjects or targets of one or more of the other  Healthcare
        Investigations. If Olsten were to be found to have violated the laws and
        regulations at issue in the Healthcare Investigations, the Company could
        be subjected to a variety of sanctions,  including  substantial monetary
        fines,  civil and/or criminal penalties and exclusion from participation
        in the Medicare,  Medicaid and/or CHAMPUS programs. While the Company is
        unable at this time to predict the  ultimate  outcome of the  Healthcare
        Investigations, any one of the foregoing sanctions could have a material
        adverse  effect upon the  Company's  financial  position  and results of
        operations.
        







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Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.
        ---------------------------------

        (a)   The following exhibits are filed herewith:

              Exhibit 10 - Amendment  No. 2, dated as of February 24,  1998,  to
                           Credit  Agreement,  dated as of  August 9,  1996,  as
                           amended,  among  the  Company,  the  Banks  signatory
                           thereto  and The  Chase  Manhattan  Bank,  as  Agent,
                           covering $400 million credit facility.

              Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule


        (b)   The  Company  has  not filed  any  report on  Form 8-K  during the
              period for which this report is filed.











































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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.













                                OLSTEN CORPORATION
                                   (REGISTRANT)





Date:  May 13, 1998              /s/ Frank N. Liguori
                                 --------------------
                                 Frank N. Liguori
                                 Chairman and Chief
                                 Executive Officer



Date:  May 13, 1998              /s/ Anthony J. Puglisi
                                 ---------------------- 
                                 Anthony J. Puglisi
                                 Senior Vice President and
                                 Chief Financial Officer











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                             AMENDMENT NO. 2
                            CREDIT AGREEMENT

         AMENDMENT  NO. 2 TO CREDIT  AGREEMENT,  dated as of  February  24, 1998
(this  "Amendment No. 2"),  among OLSTEN  CORPORATION,  a corporation  organized
under  the laws of the State of  Delaware  (the  "Borrower"),  each of the Banks
which is  signatory  hereto and THE CHASE  MANHATTAN  BANK,  a New York  banking
corporation, as agent for the Banks (in such capacity, the "Agent").

                                RECITALS:
                                ---------

         A.      The parties hereto entered into that certain  Credit Agreement,
dated as of August 9, 1996,  as amended by  Amendment  No. 1, dated as of August
27, 1997 (the "Credit Agreement").

         B.      The  Borrower  has  requested  that  the  Credit  Agreement  be
amended as set forth herein, and certain requirements under the Credit Agreement
be waived, as specified herein,  and the Banks have agreed to such amendment and
waiver, subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment No. 2.

         C.      Any capitalized  terms used herein and not defined herein shall
have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

    NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

                              ARTICLE 1.
                    AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

         The  amendments set forth in this Amendment No. 2 shall be deemed to be
an amendment to the Credit  Agreement and shall not be construed in any way as a
replacement or  substitution  therefor.  All of the terms and provisions of this
Amendment No. 2 are hereby  incorporated by reference into the Credit  Agreement
as if such terms were set forth in full therein.

         Section 1.1.  "Schedule 6.10" to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended
by adding new paragraph d. immediately  following and below the last sentence of
paragraph  c. under the heading "2) Long Term  Debt:",  which new  paragraph  d.
shall be and read in its entirety as follows:

         "d. The  issuance  by Olsten  International  B.V.,  a  corporation
         organized  and existing  under the laws of the  Netherlands  and a
         wholly-owned  subsidiary of the Borrower  ("Olsten B.V.") of up to
         $US 300,000,000  principal  amount due on a date which is not less
         than seven years,  but not more than twelve years from the date of
         issuance  thereof (the "Olsten  B.V.  Notes"),  of which up to $US
         200,000,000 shall be denominated in French Francs and underwritten
         by Credit  Lyonnais,  as lead  manager  and up to $US  100,000,000
         shall be  denominated in Deutsche  Marks and  underwritten  by SBC
         Warburg Dillon Read Inc., as lead manager."

         Section 1.2.  Schedule 6.10 to the Credit  Agreement is further amended
by adding a new paragraph c.  immediately  following and below the last sentence
of paragraph b. under the heading "3) Guarantees:"  which new paragraph c. shall
be and read in its entirety as follows:

         "c.  Unconditional  guarantee  by  the  Borrower  of  the  payment
         obligations of Olsten B.V. with respect to the Olsten B.V. Notes."

<PAGE>
         Section 1.3.  Section 8.3(a) of the Credit  Agreement is hereby amended
by adding a new subclause (vii)  immediately  following and below clause (a)(vi)
thereof,  and  immediately  above clause (b), which new subclause (vii) shall be
and read in its entirety as follows:

         "(vii)  the  repurchase  of shares by  Borrower  of its issued and
         outstanding  Common Stock,  par value $.10 per share, in an amount
         up  to  $US  100,000,000,   provided,  however,  that  such  share
         repurchase  does not  result in a Default  or an Event of  Default
         hereunder, including without limitation, Article 9 hereof."


                              ARTICLE 2.
                    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

         The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Banks that:

         Section 2.1.  Except to the extent  previously  disclosed in writing to
the Banks,  each and every of the  representations  and  warranties set forth in
Article 6 of the Credit  Agreement is true as of the date hereof with respect to
the Borrower  and, to the extent  applicable,  the  Guarantor  and each of their
Subsidiaries and with the same effect as though made on the date hereof,  and is
hereby  incorporated  herein in full by reference as if fully restated herein in
its  entirety.  In  addition,  in order to induce  the Banks to enter  into this
Amendment,  the Borrower hereby covenants,  represents and warrants to the Banks
that since December 28, 1997,  there has been no material  adverse change in the
business,  operations,  properties or financial  condition of the Borrower or of
the Borrower, Guarantor and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

         Section  2.2.  To induce  the  Banks  and the Agent to enter  into this
Amendment No. 2 and to continue to make advances to the Borrower pursuant to the
Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, the Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees
that, as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to the terms hereof,  there
exists (i) no Event of Default (or any event which, with the giving of notice or
the passage of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default); and (ii) no
right of  offset,  defense,  counterclaim,  claim or  objection  in favor of the
Borrower arising out of or with respect to any of the Obligations.

         Section  2.3. The Borrower  has the  corporate  power and  authority to
enter into,  perform and deliver this  Amendment No. 2 and any other  documents,
instruments,  agreements  or  other  writings  to  be  delivered  in  connection
herewith.  This  Amendment  No.  2 and  all  documents  contemplated  hereby  or
delivered in connection herewith,  have each been duly authorized,  executed and
delivered and the transactions contemplated herein have been duly authorized.

         Section 2.4. This Amendment No. 2 and any other  documents,  agreements
or  instruments  now or  hereafter  executed  and  delivered to the Banks by the
Borrower  in  connection   herewith   constitute  (or  shall,   when  delivered,
constitute) valid and legally binding obligations of Borrower,  each of which is
and shall be enforceable  against  Borrower in accordance with their  respective
terms.

         Section 2.5. No  representation,  warranty or statement by the Borrower
contained  herein or in any other  document to be  furnished  by the Borrower in
connection  herewith  contains,  or at the time of delivery shall  contain,  any
untrue  statement of material  fact,  or omits or at the time of delivery  shall
omit to state a material fact necessary to make such representation, warranty or
statement not misleading.

<PAGE>
         Section 2.6. No consent, waiver or approval of any entity is or will be
required in connection with the execution,  delivery,  performance,  validity or
enforcement  of this  Amendment No. 2, or any other  agreements,  instruments or
documents to be executed  and/or  delivered in  connection  herewith or pursuant
hereto.


                              ARTICLE 3.
                            MISCELLANEOUS

         Section  3.1.  This  Amendment  No.2  may be  executed in any number of
counterparts,  all of which taken  together  shall  constitute  one and the same
instrument, and any party hereto may execute this Amendment No. 2 by signing any
such counterpart.

         Section 3.2.  This  Amendment No.2  shall be effective  when,  and only
when,  the Agent  shall  have  received  counterparts  of this  Amendment  No. 2
executed by the Borrower and each of the Banks.

         Section 3.3.  This Amendment No.2 shall be governed by, and interpreted
and  construed in  accordance  with,  the laws of the State of New York (without
giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof).

         Section 3.4.  On and after the effective date of this  Amendment No. 2,
each  reference  in the  Credit  Agreement  to  "this  Agreement",  "hereunder",
"hereof" or words of like import  referring  to the Credit  Agreement,  and each
reference in the Facility  Documents  to "the Credit  Agreement",  "thereunder",
"thereof" or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement,  shall mean
and be a reference to the Credit  Agreement as amended by this  Amendment No. 2.
The Credit Agreement,  as amended by this Amendment No. 2, is and shall continue
to be in full  force  and  effect  and is hereby in all  respects  ratified  and
confirmed.

         Section 3.5.  The  Borrower agrees to take such further  actions as the
Agent shall reasonably request in connection herewith to evidence the amendments
herein contained to the Credit Agreement.


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

                                      OLSTEN CORPORATION

                                      By:/s/ Laurin L. Laderoute, Jr.         
                                         ----------------------------
                                      Name:   Laurin L. Laderoute, Jr.
                                      Title:  Vice President
                                        

                                      THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as
                                         Agent and a Bank

                                      By:/s/ Sallyanne K. Ballweg
                                         ------------------------
                                      Name:   Sallyanne K. Ballweg
                                      Title:  Vice President


                                      
<PAGE>
                                      NATIONSBANK, N.A.

                                      By:/s/ Michael Sylvester
                                         ---------------------
                                      Name:   Michael Sylvester
                                      Title:  Vice President

  
                                      WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

                                      By:/s/ Frieda Youlios and Judy A. Vodhanel
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                      Name:Frieda Youlios and Judy A. Vodhanel
                                      Title:  Vice President and Vice President


                                      DRESDNER BANK AG, New York Branch 
                                         and Grand Cayman Branch

                                      By:/s/ A. Nesi
                                         -----------
                                      Name:   A. Nesi
                                      Title:  Vice President

                                      By:/s/ Felix K. Camacho
                                         --------------------
                                      Name:  Felix K. Camacho
                                      Title:  Assistant Treasurer

                                      
                                      FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK

                                      By:/s/ John J. Wedemeyer
                                         ---------------------
                                      Name:   John J. Wedemeyer
                                      Title:  Sr. Vice President

                                      
                                      FLEET BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                      By:/s/ Philip A. Davi
                                         ------------------
                                      Name:   Philip A. Davi
                                      Title:  Vice President


                                      CREDIT LYONNAIS, NEW YORK BRANCH

                                      By:/s/ Vladimir Labun
                                         ------------------
                                      Name:   Vladimir Labun
                                      Title:  First Vice President - Manager







<PAGE>
                                      EUROPEAN AMERICAN BANK

                                      By:/s/ Richard Romano
                                         ------------------
                                      Name:  Richard Romano
                                      Title:  Vice President


                                      KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                      By:/s/ Marianne T. Meil
                                         --------------------
                                      Name:   Marianne T. Meil
                                      Title:  Vice President


                                      MARINE MIDLAND BANK

                                      By:/s/ Robin M. Coleman
                                         --------------------
                                      Name:   Robin M. Coleman
                                      Title:  Vice President


                                      THE BANK OF NEW YORK

                                      By:/s/ Russell A. Burr
                                         -------------------
                                      Name:   Russell A. Burr
                                      Title:  Senior Vice President

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<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This schedule  contains  summary  financial  information  extracted  from Olsten
Corporation  and  Subsidiaries  Consolidated  Balance  Sheets at March 29,  1998
(unaudited) and Olsten Corporation and Subsidiaries  Consolidated  Statements of
Income for the three months ended March 29, 1998 (unaudited) and is qualified in
its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
<S>                                               <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                     3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                 JAN-03-1999
<PERIOD-END>                                      MAR-29-1998
<CASH>                                                 29,910
<SECURITIES>                                                0
<RECEIVABLES>                                         878,208       
<ALLOWANCES>                                           22,279      
<INVENTORY>                                                 0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                       93,672       
<PP&E>                                                325,870       
<DEPRECIATION>                                        138,197      
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                      1,704,512         
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                 312,815      
<BONDS>                                                     0
                                       0
                                                 0
<COMMON>                                                8,131     
<OTHER-SE>                                            839,720       
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                        1,704,512         
<SALES>                                             1,049,942         
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                    1,049,942         
<CGS>                                                 783,885         
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                         783,885         
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                            0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                            0    
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                      6,812      
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                        23,291      
<INCOME-TAX>                                            9,026      
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                    12,801      
<DISCONTINUED>                                              0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                             0
<CHANGES>                                                   0
<NET-INCOME>                                           12,801      
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                             .16   
<EPS-DILUTED>                                             .16   
        

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