• New Facility Expands Administaff’s East Coast Operations

HOUSTON, TX – August 8, 2000 – Administaff, Inc. (NYSE: ASF), the leading Professional Employer Organization (PEO), today announced the opening of a new sales office in Florham Park, N.J., to serve small and medium-sized businesses in the area.

"The Northern/Central New Jersey area represents Administaff’s sixth largest market in terms of potential clients, with more than 40,000 businesses that fit our target profile," said Jay E. Mincks, Administaff’s executive vice president of sales and marketing. "This new facility provides space for both Administaff sales consultants and human resource specialists who can assist local business owners with their personnel management needs."

The New Jersey office opening continues Administaff’s nationwide expansion plan targeting approximately 90 sales offices in 40 strategically selected markets. The company now operates 29 sales offices in 17 major metropolitan markets, including Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New Jersey, New York City, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Francisco, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C. Together, these 17 markets represent more than 500,000 businesses and approximately 8.5 million worksite employees that fit the company’s client profile.

Joe Ringwood has joined Administaff as district manager for the New Jersey office. The office is located at 325 Columbia Turnpike, Suite 304, Florham Park, New Jersey, 07932; and the phone number is (888) 267-0686.

Administaff is a leading personnel management company that serves as a full-service human resources department for small and medium-sized businesses throughout the United States. With 1999 revenues of $2.3 billion, Administaff ranks number 615 on the Fortune 1000 list. The company also is included for the second consecutive year on Fortune’s list of "America’s Most Admired Companies" and ranks number 83 on the Information Week 500 list of leading information technology innovators.

Administaff’s Personnel Management System includes employment administration, benefits management, government compliance, recruiting and selection, employer liability management, training and development, performance management and owner support. These core services are complemented by an eBusiness strategy that includes Administaff Assistant ^SM, an eService platform that provides clients and worksite employees with information and resources to help maximize the benefit of their Administaff services; and bizzport^SM, an eCommerce portal that features value-added products and services from best-of-class providers such as American Express, Aon Enterprise, AT&T, Bank One, Dell, Forrester Research, IBM, MobShop and works.com.

For additional information, visit the company’s web site at www.administaff.com.

(Note: The statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Therefore, the actual results of future events described in such forward-looking statements could differ materially from those stated in such forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are: (i) regulatory and tax developments; (ii) changes in Administaff’s direct costs and operating expenses; (iii) the estimated costs and effectiveness of capital projects and investments in technology and infrastructure; (iv) Administaff’s ability to effectively implement its eBusiness strategy; (v) the effectiveness of Administaff’s sales and marketing efforts, including the company’s marketing arrangements with other companies; and (vi) changes in the competitive environments in the PEO industry. These factors are described in further detail in Administaff’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.)