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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-K

    FOR ANNUAL AND TRANSITION REPORTS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Mark One)

[X]      Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
         Exchange Act of 1934

         For the fiscal year ended October 3, 1999

                                    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 0-5260

                                REMEDYTEMP, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

         California                                            95-2890471
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of                             (I.R.S.  Employer
 Incorporation or Organization)                           Identification Number)

                                 101 Enterprise
                          Aliso Viejo, California 92656
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number including area code: (949) 425-7600

        Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

           Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                                                          Name of Each Exchange
       Title of Each Class                                 on Which Registered
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Class A Common Stock $.01 par value                       Nasdaq National Market

         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
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 by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained,
to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of the Form 10-K or by
amendment to this Form 10-K. [X]

         The aggregate market value of the Class A Common Stock held by
non-affiliates of the registrant based upon the closing sales price of its Class
A Common Stock on December 15, 1999 on the Nasdaq National Market was
$88,114,680. The aggregate market value of the Class B Common Stock (which
converts to Class A upon certain transactions) held by non-affiliates of the
registrant based upon the closing sales price of its Class A Common Stock on
December 15, 1999 on the Nasdaq National Market was $5,640,018.

         The number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of December
15, 1999 was 7,058,196 and the number of shares of Class B Common Stock
outstanding as of December 15, 1999 was 1,803,539.

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

         Part I and Part II of this report incorporate information by reference
from the Company's Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended
October 3, 1999. The Company's Annual Report to Shareholders will be mailed to
the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Company's shareholders in
connection with the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be
held on February 29, 2000 (the "Annual Meeting"). The registrant will file a
definitive Proxy Statement pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days of the end
of the fiscal year end October 3, 1999. Portions of the Company's Proxy
Statement, to be mailed to the shareholders in connection with the Annual
Meeting, are incorporated by reference in Part III of this report. Except for
the portions expressly incorporated by reference, the Company's Proxy Statement
and Annual Report shall not be deemed to be part of this report.

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                                REMEDYTEMP, INC.

                          1999 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                     PART I
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Item 1    Business                                                             3
Item 2    Properties                                                           9
Item 3    Legal Proceedings                                                    9
Item 4    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                 10

Executive Officers of the Registrant                                          10

                                     PART II

Item 5    Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Shareholder
            Matters                                                           11
Item 6    Selected Financial Data                                             11
Item 7    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
            and Results of Operations                                         11
Item 7A   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk           *
Item 8    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data                         11
Item 9    Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on
            Accounting and Financial Disclosure                               11

                                    PART III

Item 10   Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant                  12
Item 11   Executive Compensation                                              12
Item 12   Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management      12
Item 13   Certain Relationships and Related Transactions                      12

                                     PART IV

Item 14   Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K     13

Signatures                                                                    15
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* No information provided due to inapplicability of item.

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                                     PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

         In addition to historical information, management's discussion and
analysis includes certain forward-looking statements, including, but not limited
to, those related to the growth and strategies, future operating results and
financial position as well as economic and market events and trends of Remedy
Temp Inc., including its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively the "Company").
All forward-looking statements made by the Company, including such statements
herein, include material risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based
on factors beyond the control of the Company. Accordingly, the Company's actual
results and financial position could differ materially from those expressed or
implied in any forward-looking statement as a result of various factors,
including without limitation, Year 2000 issues, changes in general or local
economic conditions, the availability of sufficient personnel, increased costs
of personnel and the potential negative impact on margins, the Company's ability
to attract and retain clients and franchisees/licensees and other factors
described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
regarding risks affecting the Company's financial conditions and results of
operations. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its
forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear
that any projected results expressed or implied therein will not be realized.
The following should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial
Statements of the Company and Notes thereto.

GENERAL

         RemedyTemp, Inc., founded in 1965 and incorporated in California in
1974, is a rapidly growing national provider of clerical and light industrial
temporary staffing services to industrial, service and e-commerce companies,
professional organizations and governmental agencies. The Company provides its
services in 40 states and Puerto Rico through a network of 251 offices, of which
101 are Company-owned and 150 are independently-managed. During the twelve
months ended October 3, 1999, the Company placed approximately 162,000 temporary
workers, known as "associates," and provided over 45.3 million hours of staffing
services to approximately 17,000 clients. From the beginning of fiscal 1995
through the end of fiscal 1999, the Company added 132 offices and increased
revenues and income before taxes at compound annual growth rates of 27.4% and
45.4% respectively, to $513.5 million and $24.7 million, respectively.

         The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the
Company, including its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

         The Company has positioned itself to take advantage of trends in the
temporary staffing industry, such as increased integration of temporary workers
as a significant, long-term workforce component in both manufacturing and
service-oriented companies and increased outsourcing by clients of certain
staffing functions. Historically, the Company focused on the clerical and light
industrial sectors of the nation's temporary workforce. Beginning in November
1998, the Company began also to service the information technology sector. The
clerical, light industrial and information technology sectors comprise
approximately 79.7% of the nation's temporary staffing industry revenues,
according to the Staffing Industry Analysts, Inc. ("SIA"), an independent
staffing industry publication. Additionally, the Company intends to continue to
increase its efforts in the call center and logistics areas of its clerical and
light industrial sectors, respectively. During fiscal 1999, the Company built
upon its strengths in these areas to meet the staffing needs of its e-commerce
clients. Through the use of innovative technologies and value-added services,
the Company strives to partner with its clients to deliver total solutions to
their temporary staffing needs. The Company's expertise in providing associates
who possess the skills and attitudinal characteristics necessary to "fit" into
clients' organizations and perform at a superior level distinguishes the Company
as a premium provider of temporary staffing services and technologies.

         Over the past five years, the Company has invested significant human
and financial resources in the development of proprietary technologies designed
to enable the Company to provide its clients with premium temporary workers and
unique value-added services. The Company's primary proprietary technologies are
maintained and offered in the following four interactive systems: Market
Analysis Profiling Sourcing ("MAPS(SM)"), a demographic system that assists
branch personnel in finding associates to meet certain criteria; Human
Performance Technology ("HPT(R)"), an innovative series of multimedia
evaluations used to profile the attitudinal characteristics of the Company's
associates; IntelliSearch(R), a computer database used to classify, search and
match the Company's associates to job openings using parameters based upon
client needs, and Employee Data Gathering and Evaluation ("EDGE(R)"), a
proprietary computer system installed at client locations to coordinate
scheduling and track job performance of the client's entire temporary workforce.
EDGE(R) also has the capability to customize invoices and utilization reports.
The Company is currently in the process of implementing its new information
technology system, i/search 2000(TM), which is intended to replace
Intellisearch(R). The Company believes that i/search 2000(TM) will enable its
Company-owned and independently-managed offices to streamline operational
efficiencies and enhance client service levels. Implementation of i/search
2000(TM) is scheduled to be completed by June 2000. Management believes that the
Company's proprietary technologies give the Company advantages over competing
temporary staffing companies that do not provide similar value-added services.

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THE STAFFING INDUSTRY

         Revenues for the United States temporary staffing services industry
were projected by SIA to have exceeded $62.0 billion in 1998. This represents an
increase of approximately 13.8% over 1997 and, since 1994, industry revenues
have increased at a compound annual rate of approximately 14.8%. Economic and
social factors have increased the portion of the non-farm U.S. workforce working
on a temporary basis from 1.7% in 1994 to 2.2% in 1998, according to the
National Association of Temporary and Staffing Services ("NATSS"), an
independent trade organization for the staffing industry. NATSS estimates that
there are now approximately 2.7 million workers employed nationwide by temporary
staffing service providers.

         The staffing services industry was once used predominately as a
short-term solution for greater workforce needs during peak production periods
and to replace workers who were abruptly terminated or who were absent due to
illness or vacation. Since the late 1980s, the use of temporary services has
evolved into a permanent and significant component of the staffing plans of many
employers. Corporate restructuring, government regulations, advances in
technology, and the desire by many business entities to shift employee costs
from a fixed to a variable expense have resulted in the use of a wide range of
staffing alternatives by businesses. In addition, the high cost of recruitment
and the risk of employment litigation have led to increasing use of temporary
staffing as a means of evaluating the qualifications of personnel before hiring
them on a full-time basis, as well as accomplishing reductions in workforce
without the risk of wrongful termination liability.

         The clerical, light industrial and information technology sectors
represent the largest three sectors of the temporary staffing industry. A
staffing industry report by SIA, based on 1998 revenues, reported that the
office and clerical sector accounted for $17.1 billion or approximately 27.6% of
the temporary staffing industry revenues, while the light industrial sector
accounted for $14.1 billion or approximately 22.7% of industry revenues, and the
information technology sector accounted for $18.2 billion or approximately 29.4%
of industry revenues. According to SIA, from 1994 through 1998, industry
revenues for the office and clerical sector increased by approximately $5.4
billion, representing a compound annual growth rate of approximately 10.0% and
industry revenues for the light industrial sector increased by approximately
$3.9 billion, representing a compound annual growth rate of approximately 8.4%.
Industry revenues for the information technology sector increased by
approximately $11.1 billion, representing a compound annual growth rate of
approximately 26.5%. In the aggregate, these three sectors constituted
approximately 77.6% of the $26.3 billion increase in industry revenues during
the period.

OPERATIONS

         The Company provides temporary personnel in the following three
industry sectors: clerical, light industrial and information technology.

         Clerical Services. As use of temporary staffing has become more
prevalent, the range of clerical positions provided by the Company has expanded
beyond traditional secretarial staff to include a broad range of general
business environment personnel. Clerical services include executive assistants,
word processors, customer service representatives, data entry operators,
accountants, bookkeepers, hosts, telemarketers, computer operators, and other
general office staff.

         Within the clerical services sector, the Company's Caller Access
division addresses the needs of clients for call center agents. Caller Access
services include customer service, help desk/product support, order takers,
market surveyors, collection agents and telesales.

         Light Industrial Services. Light industrial services personnel are
furnished for a variety of assignments including assembly work (such as
mechanical assemblers, general assemblers, solderers and electronic assemblers),
factory work (including merchandise packagers, machine operators, and pricing
and tagging personnel), warehouse work (such as general laborers, stock clerks,
material handlers, order pullers, forklift operators, palletizers and
shipping/receiving clerks), technical work (such as lab technicians, quality
control technicians, bench technicians, test operators, electronic technicians,
inspectors, drafters, checkers, designers, expediters and buyers) and general
services (such as maintenance and repair personnel, janitors and food service
workers).

         In August 1998, the Company created the Remedy Logistics Group to
provide solutions for clients' logistics staffing needs. Logistics is the
management of inventory, and includes warehousing, transportation, distribution
and supply of goods. Remedy Logistics Group supplies temporary associates in the
following categories: inventory takers, forklift operators, shipping clerks,
material processors, warehouse workers, boxers, mail clerks, expeditors and
inventory control clerks.

         The Company has utilized its experience gained from the Caller Access
and Logistices divisions to offer an integrated e-commerce solution to
businesses and intends to continue to develop such business niches. The Company
supplies customer service representatives, help desk specialists, email response
agents, distribution and fulfillment workers.

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         Information Technology Services. In November 1998, the Company's newest
division, RemX Technology Group(SM), began providing information technology
temporary staffing and consulting services. RemX Technology Group(SM) supplies
contract staffing and consulting professionals in key technology categories
including hardware and software engineering, database design development,
Internet/Intranet site development, networking, software quality assurance, and
technical support.

Office Organization.

         The Company provides its services through a network of 251 office
locations, 101 of which are owned and operated by the Company and 150 of which
are operated as franchised or licensed offices. The table below sets forth the
geographic distribution of the Company-owned and independently-managed offices
as of October 3, 1999.

                               COMPANY-OWNED      LICENSED AND            TOTAL
                                  OFFICES      FRANCHISED OFFICES        OFFICES
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California.................         82                 2                    84
Western Region(1)..........          6                21                    27
Midwestern Region(2).......          6                35                    41
Southeastern Region(3).....          6                71                    77
Northeastern Region(4).....          1                20                    21
Puerto Rico................          0                 1                     1
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Total......................        101               150                   251
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(1) Includes Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah
    and Washington.

(2) Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
    Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin.

(3) Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
    Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and
    Virginia.

(4) Includes Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New
    York and Pennsylvania.

Company-Owned Offices.

         The Company-owned offices are concentrated in California, with
locations in 11 other states. These offices are organized into five regions,
each managed by an Operational Vice President and other regional staff who
provide operational support for the offices in their regions. Each Company-owned
office has an office manager who is accountable for the day-to-day operations
and profitability of that office.

         Managers report to their Operational Vice Presidents, and together they
are responsible for sales, client development and retention, recruitment,
placement and retention of associates, and general administration for their
respective offices and regions. The Company believes that its decentralized
structure contributes to the initiative and commitment of its management team
and that its incentive compensation approach motivates managers to increase
profits.

         Company-owned offices had average sales per office of approximately
$2.8 million for fiscal 1999. The Company often pursues a "fill-in" strategy to
expand its market penetration by transferring clients on the periphery of an
existing office's territory to a newly-opened office, which can then use those
established accounts as a base for further expansion. The density of
Company-owned offices in certain areas also enables the Company to spread fixed
costs such as advertising, recruiting and administration over a larger revenue
base, and also to share associates and provide clients with superior coverage
and service capabilities. In addition, the Company has divided highly successful
Company-owned offices into separate clerical and light industrial offices,
allowing each to specialize and further penetrate its market.

Independently-Managed Offices.

         Independently-managed offices, structured in either franchise or
license format, have been an important element of the Company's growth strategy
for more than a decade. Such offices have enabled the Company to expand into new
markets with highly qualified franchisees and licensees, without significant
capital expenditures. Most of the Company's offices outside California are
independently-managed. Independent office agreements have ten year terms and are
renewable for successive five-year or ten-year terms, depending upon when such
agreements were originally entered into. Such agreements cover exclusive
geographic territories and contain minimum revenue performance standards.

         Franchises. The Company employed a traditional franchise model from
1987 until 1990. As of October 3, 1999, 20 of the Company's 150
independently-managed offices were franchises. Franchisees pay all lease and
working capital costs, fund payroll and collect clients' accounts. Franchisees
pay the Company an initial franchise fee and royalties equal to approximately 7%
of gross billings. Royalty fees are reduced when the franchisee serves a
national client, since they typically have lower margins. Franchisees employ all
office management staff and all temporary personnel affiliated with

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their offices. The Company provides training, the right to use the Company's
service marks, trademarks and business model, proprietary computer programs and
operational support.

         Licenses. Since 1990, the Company has recruited new independent office
managers as licensees. The Company switched from franchise to license format to
exercise more control over the collection and tracking of the receivables of the
independently-managed offices and to allow the Company to grow without being
limited by the financial resources of franchisees. As of October 3, 1999, 130 of
the Company's 150 independently-managed office locations were licensed offices.
The license format differs from the franchise format in that the Company acts as
the employer of all temporary personnel affiliated with the office. The Company
funds payroll, collects clients' accounts, and remits to the licensee 60%-70% of
the office's gross profit, based on the level of hours billed during the
contract year. To reflect the increased value-added services and proprietary
technologies provided by the Company, beginning in April 1999 and only for new
licensees, the Company remits to such licensees 60%-65% of the office's gross
profit, based on the level of hours billed during the contract year.

CLIENTS

         During the twelve months ended October 3, 1999, the Company served
approximately 17,000 clients nationwide. The Company's ten highest volume
clients in fiscal 1999 accounted for approximately 13.6% of the Company's
system-wide gross billings. No single client accounted for more than 2.9% of the
Company's system-wide gross billings for fiscal 1999.

COMPETITION

         The temporary services industry is highly competitive with limited
barriers to entry. The Company believes that its largest competitors in the
clerical and light industrial sectors include Adecco Employment Services,
Interim Services, Inc., Kelly Services, Inc., Manpower Inc. and Robert Half
International, Inc. These and other large competitors have nationwide operations
with substantially greater resources than the Company, which among other things
could enable them to attempt to maintain or increase their market share by
reducing prices. In addition, there are a number of other medium-sized firms
that are regional or emphasize specialized niches and compete with the Company
in certain markets where they have a stronger presence. Finally, numerous small
or single-office firms compete effectively with the Company's offices in their
limited areas. In the information technology sector, the Company believes that
its competitors include Alternative Resources, Hall Kinion, Metamor Worldwide
and Modis Professional Services.

         The Company's management believes that the most important competitive
factors in obtaining and retaining its targeted clients are an understanding of
a customer's specific job requirements, the ability to provide qualified
temporary personnel in a timely manner and the quality and price of services.
The primary competitive factors in obtaining qualified candidates for temporary
employment assignments are wages, benefits and responsiveness to work schedules.

         The Company expects ongoing vigorous competition and pricing pressure
from both national, regional and local providers, and there is no assurance that
the Company will be able to maintain or increase its market share or
profitability.

WORKERS' COMPENSATION

         From July 22, 1997 through March 31, 1999, the Company utilized an
insured workers' compensation program for Company-owned and licensed offices,
administered through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Remedy Insurance Group, LTD.
("RIG"). Under this program the Company paid a deductible of up to $250,000 per
individual claim and purchased excess liability coverage for individual claims
greater than $250,000 and aggregate claims greater than $7.5 million for the
twelve months ended July 1998, and $7.0 million for the nine months ended March,
1999.

         Effective April 1, 1999, the Company entered into a reinsurance
contract with Reliance National Insurance Company ("Reliance") whereby Reliance
assumed the Company's remaining deductible liability for all open claims
incurred during the period July 22, 1997 to March 31, 1999. Additionally, the
Company entered into a one-year fully insured workers' compensation program with
Reliance. This program has a fixed cost for payroll up to $295.0 million (the
"Base Rate") and for payroll exceeding $295.0 million, the premium is at a
lesser rate than the Base Rate. The Company paid the aggregate cost of both the
reinsurance contract and the one-year premium, a total of $18.9 million, to
Reliance on April 16, 1999. The reinsurance contract includes a provision for
additional payments up to $700,000 in the event that ultimate losses exceed the
projected losses as of April 1, 1999. At fiscal year end, the Company provided
for the additional $700,000 due to current projected ultimate claims. See "Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements-Note 1."

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EMPLOYEES

         As of October 3, 1999, the Company employed a staff of approximately
500 individuals (excluding temporary associates). During fiscal 1999,
approximately 163,000 temporary associates were placed by the Company through
Company-owned and independently-managed offices. Approximately 75,000 of the
temporary associates were employed by Company-owned offices and approximately
88,000 were employed through licensed offices. Approximately 12,000 of the
temporary associates were placed by franchised offices, and are not employed by
the Company but are legal employees of the franchised offices. At any given time
during 1999, only a portion of these employees were assigned to temporary
assignments. The Company has no collective bargaining agreements and believes
its employee relations are good.

GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION

         The Company's marketing and sale of franchises and licenses is
regulated by the Federal Trade Commission and by authorities in 19 states.
Additionally, 15 of the 40 states in which the Company provides its services
require franchisers to file a registration application, provide notice or
qualify for an exemption. The Company has filed the appropriate registration
application or provided notice in seven of these states and has obtained an
exemption from such registration requirements in the remaining eight states. The
Company files and distributes to prospective franchisees and licensees Franchise
Offering Circulars and other materials in order to comply with such registration
and disclosure requirements. In addition, the Company's ongoing relationships
with its franchisees and licensees are regulated by applicable federal and state
franchise laws.

PROPRIETARY RIGHTS AND SYSTEMS

         The Company has developed, either internally or through hired
consultants, its MAPS(SM), HPT(R), EDGE(R), IntelliSearch(R), and i/search
2000(TM) computer systems. These proprietary systems are trade secrets of the
Company and the Company has copyrights to certain software used in these
systems.

         The Company has registered the following trademarks and service marks
with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: REMEDY(R), REMEDY TEMPORARY
SERVICES(R), REMEDYTEMP(R), CALLER ACCESS(R), INTELLISEARCH(R), INTELLIGENT
STAFFING(R), HIRE INTELLIGENCE(R), EDGE(R), VSM(R), HPT(R), and THE INTELLIGENT
TEMPORARY(R). In addition, the Company asserts ownership of, and has filed
applications with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office to register the following
trademarks and service marks: MAPS(SM), i/search 2000(TM), REMX TECHNOLOGY
GROUP(SM), REMX(SM), STARS(SM), NON-STOP(SM), and WE WON'T SEND YOU A DUMMY(SM).
In general, these marks are used by the Company and its licensees and
franchisees, except that REMX TECHNOLOGY GROUP(SM) and REMX(SM) are used
exclusively by the Company.

SEASONALITY

         The Company's quarterly operating results are affected by the number of
billing days in the quarter and the seasonality of its clients' businesses. The
first fiscal quarter has been historically strong as a result of manufacturing
and retail emphasis on holiday sales. The second fiscal quarter, from January
through March, historically shows little to no growth in comparable revenues
from the first fiscal quarter. Revenue growth has historically accelerated in
each of the third and fourth fiscal quarters as manufacturers, retailers and
service businesses increase their level of business activity.

RISK FACTORS

         Among the risks affecting the Company are the following:

         Fluctuations in the General Economy. Demand for temporary services is
significantly affected by the general level of economic activity. As economic
activity slows, companies may reduce their use of temporary employees before
undertaking layoffs of their full-time employees. Further, in an economic
downturn, the Company may face pricing pressure from its customers and increased
competition from other staffing companies, which could have a material adverse
effect on the Company's business. Because the Company currently derives more
than half of its system-wide billings from the California market (approximately
46.5% in fiscal 1999), an economic downturn in California would have a greater
impact on the Company than if the Company had a more widely dispersed revenue
base.

         Competitive Market. The temporary services industry is highly
competitive with limited barriers to entry. The Company competes in national,
regional and local markets with full service agencies and with specialized
temporary services agencies. Many competitors are smaller than the Company but
have an advantage over the Company in discrete geographic markets because of
their stronger local presence. Other competitors are more well-known and have
greater marketing and financial resources than the Company, which among other
things could enable them to attempt to maintain or increase their market share
by reducing prices. The Company expects the level of competition to remain high,
and competitive pricing pressures may have an adverse effect on the Company's
operating margins.

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         Ability to Continue Company Growth. The Company has grown rapidly in
recent years by opening new offices and increasing the volume of services
provided through existing offices. There can be no assurance that the Company
will continue to be able to maintain or expand its market presence in its
current locations, successfully enter other markets or successfully enter and
compete in new industry sectors. The ability of the Company to continue its
growth will depend on a number of factors including existing and emerging
competition, the availability of working capital to support such growth, and the
Company's ability to: maintain margins in the face of pricing pressures, find
and retain new qualified licensees and office managers, recruit and train
additional qualified temporary personnel, find and retain clients and manage
costs. Other factors that may impact the Company's future growth or
profitability include the availability of sufficient personnel, increased costs
of personnel (due to various factors including workers' compensation insurance
costs or increased wage rates) and the potential negative impact on margins.

         Franchising and Licensing Risks. The Company derives a substantial
amount of its billings (approximately 49.7% in fiscal 1999) from franchised and
licensed operations. The ownership of the Company's franchised and licensed
offices is concentrated, with the ten largest franchisees and licensees together
accounting for approximately 23.1% of the Company's system-wide billings in
fiscal 1999. The loss of one or more of these relationships, or other
franchisees or licensees who may in the future account for a significant portion
of the Company's revenues, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
results of operations.

YEAR 2000

The Company's State of Readiness

         Many computer systems and other equipment with embedded chips or
processors use only two digits to represent the year and may be unable to
process accurately certain data before, during or after the Year 2000.
Consequently, business and governmental entities are at risk for possible
miscalculations or systems failures causing disruptions in their business
operation. Furthermore, the Year 2000 is a leap year, which may present
additional issues for computer systems and other equipment with embedded chips
or processors.

         Year 2000 issues may affect the Company's internal systems, including
information technology ("IT") and non-IT systems. The Company assessed the
readiness of its systems for handling the Year 2000 and developed a process to
replace all of its material IT systems with a new IT system. The Company
believes that the new IT system and the computer hardware used to operate the
system will be Year 2000 compliant and that partial implementation of the new IT
system will be completed by the end of calendar year 1999. In conjunction with
such partial implementation of the new IT system, the Company has begun to
modify its existing IT systems to avoid a material impact on the Company's
ability to conduct business. Accordingly, the Company believes that partial
implementation of the new IT system, together with the modifications of the
Company's current IT systems, will allow the Company to operate on and after
Year 2000 without a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition
and results of operations.

         Based on information currently available, the Company believes that it
does not have any material-specific dependencies on its non-IT systems (devices
that have imbedded microprocessors). Accordingly, the Company believes that the
Year 2000 poses no material risk to the Company's non-IT systems. The Company
contacted its material clients and vendors to determine whether such clients'
and vendors' operations and the products and services they provide are Year 2000
compliant and has evaluated their progress toward Year 2000 compliance. There
can be no assurance that the Company's material clients, vendors or other third
parties will not suffer a Year 2000 business disruption. Such failures could
have a material adverse affect on the Company's financial condition and results
of operations.

The Costs to Address the Company's Year 2000 Issues

         The Company's new IT system is being implemented for strategic business
reasons unrelated to Year 2000 issues and the implementation schedule was not
accelerated due to Year 2000 issues. The Company is in the process of modifying
the Company's existing IT systems to avoid a material impact on the Company's
ability to conduct business by using such IT systems on and after Year 2000.
Currently, the Company estimates that the total expected costs relating to this
effort will be $200,000.

The Risks to the Company of Year 2000 Issues

         Although unclear at this time, exposure to Year 2000 risks are unlikely
to have a material effect on the Company's results of operations, liquidity and
financial condition. The Company anticipates that partial implementation of the
new IT system, which is believed to be Year 2000 compliant, together with the
modification of the Company's current IT systems, will enable the Company to
operate on and after Year 2000 without a material adverse effect on the
Company's financial condition and results of operations. The Company believes
that its most reasonably likely worst case Year 2000 scenario is that certain
functions of its new IT system are not implemented on time and the Company's
efforts to make Year 2000

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<PAGE>   9

modifications to the existing IT systems fail. Such a scenario could disrupt the
Company's business and, therefore, could have a material adverse effect on the
financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, if any third
parties that provide goods or services that are critical to the Company's
business fail to appropriately address their Year 2000 issues, there could be a
material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition and results of
operations.

The Company's Contingency Plans

         The Company continues to modify existing IT systems, which will enable
the Company to use such systems without a material adverse effect on the
Company's financial condition and results of operations before, on and after
Year 2000. The likely impact of Year 2000 failure on such existing IT systems
would be in "from-to" reporting and date printing which the Company believes it
can correct without material loss in business operation or function. The Company
has developed a strategy, including using certain available resources and hiring
additional personnel, in formulating its contingency plans for failure of the
existing IT systems. Additionally, the Company has identified and contacted its
franchisees, licensees, and material vendors and clients and has formulated a
system to understand such material third parties' ability to continue providing
services and products after the Year 2000, including formulating contingency
plans, where appropriate. However, the Company can neither predict nor assure
the successful outcome of such third parties' remediation efforts.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

         The Company does not own any real property. The Company leases its
corporate headquarters in Aliso Viejo, California, from Parker-Summit, LLC. The
lease agreement provides for leased premises, totaling approximately 52,500
square feet in size, at a fixed rate of $1.93 per square foot per month, for a
fixed term of five and one-half years from the date of occupancy. The base rent
includes amounts for operating costs, which include, but are not limited to,
property taxes, utilities, supplies, repairs and maintenance, janitorial staff,
security staff and insurance premiums on the building. In addition to base rent,
after the first year of occupancy the Company is obligated to pay a portion of
the increase in operating costs and real property taxes for the leased premises.
The Company has an option to renew the lease after the initial term for an
additional term of five years. The Company moved into its current corporate
headquarters in September 1998.

         As of October 3, 1999, the Company leased the space occupied by all of
its 101 Company-owned offices. The Company selects the sites for these offices
by evaluating proximity to potential clients and available temporary personnel.
The Company assists its franchisees and licensees in selecting sites for
independently-managed offices, but presently does not own and is not obligated
under any leases at these sites.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

         From time to time, the Company becomes a party to litigation incidental
to its business. The Company maintains insurance coverage that management
believes is reasonable and prudent for the business risks that the Company
faces. In management's opinion, no pending legal proceeding is likely to have a
material adverse effect on the Company.

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ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

         No matters were submitted to a vote of the Company's security holders
during the Company's fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended October 3, 1999.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

         The executive officer employees of the Company and their respective
ages as of October 3, 1999, are set forth below.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

          NAME                AGE         POSITION(S) HELD
          ----                ---         ----------------
<S>                           <C>    <C>
Robert E. McDonough, Sr.      77     Chairman of the Board of Directors
Paul W. Mikos                 54     Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Greg Palmer                   43     Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer
Alan M. Purdy                 59     Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Jeffrey A. Elias              42     Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration
William M. Herbster           47     Vice President, Marketing
Norman H. Leibson             54     Vice President, Information Technology
</TABLE>

         Robert E. McDonough, Sr. has served as Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Company (the "Board") since August 1978. Mr. McDonough founded
the Company in 1965 and has been continuously involved in the management and
long-term operation and strategic planning of the Company since that time. For
29 years, until May 1994, he served as the Company's Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. McDonough is the father-in-law of Paul W. Mikos.

         Paul W. Mikos has served in various positions in the Company since
1977, including as President since 1985. Mr. Mikos has served as Chief Executive
Officer of the Company since January 1996 and as a Director of the Company since
May 1993. From May 1994 until January 1996, he served as Co-Chief Executive
Officer of the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Mikos worked for ARA
as a Regional Sales Director from August 1976 until October 1977. From July 1968
until August 1976, Mr. Mikos worked for IBM in sales management. Mr. Mikos is
the son-in-law of Robert E. McDonough, Sr.

         Greg Palmer has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operations
Officer of the Company since January 1998. From 1985 to December 1997, Mr.
Palmer served in senior level management positions in the southeast and
northeast divisions and previously as Senior Vice President in charge of
managing operations in the western United States for Olsten Corporation,
formerly a provider of staffing and health care services.

         Alan M. Purdy has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer since November 1996 and prior to that as Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer since February 1994. From January 1993 until December 1993, he
was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Builder's Emporium, a
division of Collins and Aikman Group, Inc. From March 1988 until August 1992, he
was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of HUB Distributing, Inc.
(dba Millers Outpost), a subsidiary of American Retail Group.

         Jeffrey A. Elias, Ph.D. has served as Senior Vice President, Human
Resources and Administration since November 1996 and prior to that as Vice
President, Human Resources and Risk Management since December 1992. From January
1991 to December 1992, he was Director, Human Resources and Risk Management for
Adia Services, Inc.

         William M. Herbster has served as Vice President, Marketing since
January 1994. From January 1985 until January 1994, he was with Manpower, Inc.,
a temporary staffing company, as Director of U.S. Marketing from April 1990 to
January 1994, Manager of Office Automation Services from September 1987 to April
1990, and Marketing Manager, Great Lakes and Northeast Region from January 1985
to September 1987.

         Norman H. Leibson has served as Vice President, Information Technology
Systems since November 1994. From March 1992 until November 1994, Mr. Leibson
was a Vice President of HUB Distributing, Inc. (dba Millers Outpost), a
subsidiary of American Retail Group, and from November 1983 until August 1992,
he was a Vice President of Carter Hawley Hale.

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                                     PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS

         Since July 11, 1996, the Company's Class A Common Stock has been traded
on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "REMX." Prior to July 11, 1996,
the Company's stock was not publicly traded. The following table sets forth the
high and low sales prices for the Class A Common Stock for fiscal 1999 and
fiscal 1998:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                              FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
                ----------------------------------------------------------

                DECEMBER 27,      MARCH 28,       JUNE 27,      OCTOBER 3,
                    1998            1999            1999           1999
               ------------      ---------       --------      ----------

<S>             <C>               <C>            <C>           <C>
High               $22.13          $18.75         $15.00         $19.50
Low                $11.13          $12.00         $ 9.81         $13.00

                DECEMBER 28,      MARCH 29,      JUNE 28,    SEPTEMBER 27,
                    1997            1998           1998           1998
                ------------      ---------      --------    -------------
High               $28.13          $32.63         $36.25         $29.25
Low                $20.00          $18.75         $23.69         $17.50
</TABLE>

         As of December 15, 1999, there were an estimated 1,900 shareholders of
record of the Company's Class A Common Stock and ten shareholders of record of
the Company's Class B Common Stock.

         Except for the S corporation distributions prior to the initial public
offering (the "Offering") and the declared dividend to the Company's
pre-Offering shareholders as discussed in Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial
Statements, the Company has not paid cash dividends on its Class A or Class B
Common Stock and does not anticipate that it will do so in the foreseeable
future. The present policy of the Company is to retain earnings for use in its
operations and the expansion of its business.

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

         Information as to Selected Financial Data required by this item is
incorporated by reference from the Company's Annual Report to Shareholders for
the fiscal year ended October 3, 1999, under the heading "Selected Financial
Data," to be mailed to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
and the Company's shareholders prior to the Company's Annual Meeting of
Shareholders, which is scheduled to be held on February 29, 2000.

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
        AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

         Information as to Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations required by this item is incorporated by
reference from the Company's Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year
ended October 3, 1999 under the heading "Management's Discussion and Analysis"
to be mailed to the Commission and the Company's shareholders prior to the
Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is scheduled to be held on
February 29, 2000.

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

         Information as to Financial Statements and Supplementary Data required
by this item is incorporated by reference from the Company's Annual Report to
Shareholders for the fiscal year ended October 3, 1999, under the section
"Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto," to be mailed to the
Commission and the Company's shareholders prior to the Company's Annual Meeting
of Shareholders, which is scheduled to be held on February 29, 2000.

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
        FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

         None.

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<PAGE>   12

                                    PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

         Information as to the officers of the Company required by this item is
set forth at the end of Part I of this report under the caption "Executive
Officers of the Registrant." Information as to the Board of Directors of the
Company required by this item is incorporated by reference from the portion of
the Company's definitive Proxy Statement under the caption "Proposal 1 --
Election of Directors." Information as to the Company's reporting persons'
compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, required by this item, is
incorporated by reference from the portion of the Company's definitive Proxy
Statement under the caption "Section 16(A) Beneficial Ownership Reporting
Compliance" to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A under the
Exchange Act and mailed to the Company's shareholders prior to the Company's
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is scheduled to be held on February 29,
2000.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

         Information as to Executive Compensation required by this item is
incorporated by reference from the Company's definitive Proxy Statement, under
the caption "Executive Compensation and Other Information," to be filed with the
Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act and mailed to the
Company's shareholders prior to the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders,
which is scheduled to be held on February 29, 2000.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

         Information as to Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management required by this item is incorporated by reference from the Company's
definitive Proxy Statement, under the caption "Security Ownership of Certain
Beneficial Owners and Management," to be filed with the Commission pursuant to
Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act and mailed to the Company's shareholders
prior to the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is scheduled to be
held on February 29, 2000.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

         Information as to Certain Relationships and Certain Transactions
required by this item is incorporated by reference from the Company's definitive
Proxy Statement, under the caption "Certain Transactions," to be filed with the
Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act and mailed to the
Company's shareholders prior to the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders,
which is scheduled to be held on February 29, 2000.

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                                     PART IV

ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
         (a) Financial Statements.                                                   PAGE NUMBER
                                                                                      IN ANNUAL
                                                                                      REPORT TO
                                                                                    SHAREHOLDERS
                                                                                    ------------
<S>                                                                                <C>

             (1)  Consolidated Financial Statements. (Data incorporated by
                  reference from the attached Annual Report to Shareholders):

                    Consolidated Balance Sheets as of October 3, 1999 and
                    September 27, 1998                                                    20

                    Consolidated Statements of Income for the three fiscal years
                    ended October 3, 1999, September 27, 1998 and September 28,
                    1997                                                                  21

                    Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the
                    three fiscal years ended October 3, 1999, September 27, 1998
                    and September 28, 1997                                                22

                    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for three fiscal years
                    ended October 3, 1999, September 27, 1998 and September 28,
                    1997                                                                  23

                 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                              24-34

            (2)  Financial Statement Schedule.

                    Report of Independent Accountants on Financial Statement
                    Schedule

                    SCHEDULE II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

            (3) The following Exhibits are filed as part of this Report.
</TABLE>

 NUMBER
 EXHIBIT                            DESCRIPTION
 -------                            -----------

    3.1     Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company(a)

    3.2     Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company(h)

    4.1     Specimen Stock Certificate(a)

    4.2     Shareholder Rights Agreement(a)

   10.1     Robert E. McDonough, Sr. Amended and Restated Employment
            Agreement(i)

   10.2     Paul W. Mikos Employment Agreement(k)

   10.3     R. Emmett McDonough Employment Agreement(a)

   10.4     Allocation Agreement with R. Emmett McDonough and Related Trusts(a)

   10.5     Registration Rights Agreement with R. Emmett McDonough and Related
            Trusts(a)

   10.6     Alan M. Purdy Change in Control Severance Agreement(k)

   10.7     Deferred Compensation Agreement for Alan M. Purdy(a)

   10.8     Letter regarding potential severance of Jeffrey A. Elias(a)

   10.9     Form of Indemnification Agreement(a)

   10.11    Amended and restated RemedyTemp, Inc. 1996 Stock Incentive Plan

   10.12    Amended and restated RemedyTemp, Inc. 1996 Employee Stock Purchase
            Plan

   10.13    Form of Franchising Agreement for Licensed Offices(h)

   10.14    Form of Franchising Agreement for Franchised Offices(a)

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<PAGE>   14

   10.15    Form of Licensing Agreement for IntelliSearch(R)(a)

   10.18    Additional Deferred Compensation Agreement for Alan M. Purdy(b)

   10.19    Lease Agreement between RemedyTemp, Inc. and Parker-Summit, LLC(c)

   10.20    Lease Agreement between RemedyTemp, Inc. and Mitchell Land &
            Improvement Company(d)

   10.21    Credit Agreement among Bank of America National Trust and Savings
            Association and RemedyTemp, Inc.(e)

   10.22    RemedyTemp, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan(e)

   10.23    Greg Palmer Employment Agreement(f)

   10.24    1998 RemedyTemp, Inc. Deferred Compensation and Stock Ownership Plan
            for Outside Directors(g)

   10.25    Form of Licensing Agreement for i/search 2000(TM)(h)

   10.26    Credit Agreement among Bank of America National Trust and Savings
            Association and RemedyTemp, Inc.(j)

   13.1     RemedyTemp, Inc. 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders

   23.1     Consent of Independent Accountants

   27.1     Financial Data Schedule

   --------------
   (a)      Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the
            Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-4276),
            as amended.

   (b)      Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the
            Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
            ended December 29, 1996.

   (c)      Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the
            Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
            ended March 30, 1997.

   (d)      Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the
            Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
            ended June 29, 1997.

   (e)      Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the
            Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the yearly period ended
            September 28, 1997.

   (f)      Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the
            Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
            ended December 28, 1997.

   (g)      Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the
            Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
            ended June 29, 1998.

   (h)      Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the
            Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the yearly period ended
            September 27, 1998.

   (i)      Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the
            Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
            ended December 27, 1998.

   (j)      Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the
            Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
            ended March 28, 1999.

   (k)      Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the
            Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
            ended June 28, 1999.

(b) Reports on Form 8-K.

         No reports on Form 8-K have been filed during the last quarter of the
period covered by this Report.

                                       14
<PAGE>   15

                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

REMEDYTEMP, INC.

/s/ PAUL W. MIKOS
------------------
Paul W. Mikos
President and Chief Executive Officer

December 28, 1999

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

               SIGNATURE                                    TITLE                                   DATE
               ---------                                    -----                                   ----
<S>                                          <C>                                              <C>
/s/  ROBERT E. MCDONOUGH                     Chairman of the Board of Directors               December 28, 1999
--------------------------------------
Robert E. McDonough, Sr.


/s/  PAUL W. MIKOS                           President and Chief Executive Officer            December 28, 1999
--------------------------------------
Paul W. Mikos


/s/  ALAN M. PURDY                           Senior Vice President and Chief                  December 28, 1999
-------------------------------------        Financial Officer (Principal Financial
Alan M. Purdy                                and Accounting Officer)


/s/  WILLIAM D. CVENGROS                     Director                                         December 28, 1999
-------------------------------------
William D. Cvengros


/s/  JAMES L. DOTI                           Director                                         December 28, 1999
--------------------------------------
James L. Doti, Ph.D.


/s/  ROBERT A. ELLIOTT                       Director                                         December 28, 1999
-------------------------------------
Robert A. Elliott


/s/  MARY GEORGE                             Director                                         December 28, 1999
-------------------------------------
Mary George


/s/  J. MICHAEL HAGAN                        Director                                         December 28, 1999
-------------------------------------
J. Michael Hagan


/s/  JOHN B. ZAEPFEL                         Director                                         December 28, 1999
-------------------------------------
John B. Zaepfel
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>   16

                        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
                         ON FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE

To the Board of Directors
of RemedyTemp, Inc.:

Our audits of the consolidated financial statements referred to in our report
dated November 12, 1999 appearing in the Annual Report to Shareholders of
RemedyTemp, Inc. (which report and consolidated financial statements are
incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K) also included an
audit of the financial statement schedule listed in Item 14(a)(2) of this Form
10-K. In our opinion, this financial statement schedule presents fairly, in all
material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction
with the related consolidated financial statements.




/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
------------------------------
    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Costa Mesa, California
November 12, 1999

<PAGE>   17

SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                 BALANCE AT                                           BALANCE AT
                                                BEGINNING OF                                            END OF
DESCRIPTION                                        PERIOD          ADDITIONS       DEDUCTIONS(1)        PERIOD
-----------                                        ------          ---------       -------------        ------
<S>                                               <C>               <C>              <C>               <C>
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable:

Year ended October 3, 1999                        $2,647            $  413           $1,022            $2,038
Year ended September 27, 1998                     $2,612            $1,519           $1,484            $2,647
Year ended September 28, 1997                     $2,111            $1,276           $  775            $2,612

-----------
(1)  Represents write-offs of bad debts

</TABLE>

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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
 NUMBER
 EXHIBIT                            DESCRIPTION
 -------                            -----------

    3.1     Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company(a)

    3.2     Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company(h)

    4.1     Specimen Stock Certificate(a)

    4.2     Shareholder Rights Agreement(a)

   10.1     Robert E. McDonough, Sr. Amended and Restated Employment
            Agreement(i)

   10.2     Paul W. Mikos Employment Agreement(k)

   10.3     R. Emmett McDonough Employment Agreement(a)

   10.4     Allocation Agreement with R. Emmett McDonough and Related Trusts(a)

   10.5     Registration Rights Agreement with R. Emmett McDonough and Related
            Trusts(a)

   10.6     Alan M. Purdy Change in Control Severance Agreement(k)

   10.7     Deferred Compensation Agreement for Alan M. Purdy(a)

   10.8     Letter regarding potential severance of Jeffrey A. Elias(a)

   10.9     Form of Indemnification Agreement(a)

   10.11    Amended and restated RemedyTemp, Inc. 1996 Stock Incentive Plan

   10.12    Amended and restated RemedyTemp, Inc. 1996 Employee Stock Purchase
            Plan

   10.13    Form of Franchising Agreement for Licensed Offices(h)

   10.14    Form of Franchising Agreement for Franchised Offices(a)

   10.15    Form of Licensing Agreement for IntelliSearch(R)(a)

   10.18    Additional Deferred Compensation Agreement for Alan M. Purdy(b)

   10.19    Lease Agreement between RemedyTemp, Inc. and Parker-Summit, LLC(c)

   10.20    Lease Agreement between RemedyTemp, Inc. and Mitchell Land &
            Improvement Company(d)

   10.21    Credit Agreement among Bank of America National Trust and Savings
            Association and RemedyTemp, Inc.(e)

   10.22    RemedyTemp, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan(e)

   10.23    Greg Palmer Employment Agreement(f)

   10.24    1998 RemedyTemp, Inc. Deferred Compensation and Stock Ownership Plan
            for Outside Directors(g)

   10.25    Form of Licensing Agreement for i/search 2000(TM)(h)

   10.26    Credit Agreement among Bank of America National Trust and Savings
            Association and RemedyTemp, Inc.(j)

   13.1     RemedyTemp, Inc. 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders

   23.1     Consent of Independent Accountants

   27.1     Financial Data Schedule

<PAGE>   19

   ------------------
   (a)      Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the
            Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-4276),
            as amended.

   (b)      Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the
            Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
            ended December 29, 1996.

   (c)      Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the
            Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
            ended March 30, 1997.

   (d)      Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the
            Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
            ended June 29, 1997.

   (e)      Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the
            Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the yearly period ended
            September 28, 1997.

   (f)      Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the
            Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
            ended December 28, 1997.

   (g)      Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the
            Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
            ended June 29, 1998.

   (h)      Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the
            Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the yearly period ended
            September 27, 1998.

   (i)      Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the
            Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
            ended December 27, 1998.

   (j)      Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the
            Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
            ended March 28, 1999.

   (k)      Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the
            Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
            ended June 28, 1999.