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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000892917-12-000052
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120213
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120213
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20120213

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000902791
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-HELP SUPPLY SERVICES [7363]
		IRS NUMBER:				520812977
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-21886
		FILM NUMBER:		12597395

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8100 NE PARKWAY DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98662
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(800) 494-5669

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8100 NE PARKWAY DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98662
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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">UNITED STATES <br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
  WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</font></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">SCHEDULE 14A<br>
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Section&nbsp;14(a) of</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (Amendment No.&#160;&#160;&#160; )</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Filed
  by the Registrant </font><font face=Wingdings style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">x&nbsp;</font></p>
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  by a Party other than the Registrant </font><font face=Wingdings style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">o&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Check
  the appropriate box:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face=Wingdings style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">o</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Preliminary
  Proxy Statement</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face=Wingdings style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">o</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Confidential, for Use of the Commission
  Only (as permitted by Rule 14a&#8209;6(e)(2))</font></b></p>
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  Proxy Statement</font></p>
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  Additional Materials</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Soliciting
  Material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a&#8209;12</font></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.</font></b></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(Name of Registrant as
  Specified In Its Charter)</font></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy
  Statement, if other than the Registrant)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Payment
  of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face=Wingdings style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">x</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">No fee
  required</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Fee
  computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a&#8209;6(i)(1) and 0&#8209;11</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Title
  of each class of securities to which transaction applies:&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><u><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Aggregate
  number of securities to which transaction applies:&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><u><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Per
  unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to
  Exchange Act Rule 0&#8209;11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is
  calculated and state how it was determined):&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><u><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Proposed
  maximum aggregate value of transaction:&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><u><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Total
  fee paid:&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><u><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u></p>
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;text-decoration:none;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Fee
  paid previously with preliminary materials.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face=Wingdings style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">o</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Check
  box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0&#8209;11(a)(2)
  and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously.
  Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or
  Schedule and the date of its filing.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(1)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Amount Previously Paid:&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(2)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(3)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Filing Party:&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(4)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Date
  Filed:&nbsp;</font></p>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face=Arial>Barrett Business Services, Inc. Responds to <BR>Sherertz Group Request for Special Meeting</FONT></B></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US face=Arial>VANCOUVER, Washington, February 13, 2012 &#8211;</FONT></B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US face=Arial> Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) (NASDAQ: BBSI) announced today its response to a renewed request for a special meeting of stockholders by Kimberly J. Jacobsen Sherertz and her group.&nbsp; </FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US face=Arial>In a letter to Ms. Sherertz&#8217;s attorney, BBSI stated that it had determined that the total share ownership claimed in the requests submitted by the Sherertz group constitutes less than 25&nbsp;percent of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, which is the minimum threshold required for such a request under the Maryland corporation statute and BBSI&#8217;s bylaws.&nbsp; BBSI further noted apparent miscalculations of percentage of ownership in the group&#8217;s public filings.</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US face=Arial>Anthony Meeker, BBSI's chairman of the board, emphasized, "The BBSI board is fully prepared to call a special meeting.&nbsp;&nbsp; However, the company cannot be expected to call a special stockholders meeting on behalf of a particular stockholder that has not been validly requested under applicable law and the company's bylaws.&nbsp; In addition, the board notes the substantial cost, management time and distraction from business operations that would be caused by a contested special meeting."</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US face=Arial>Mr. Meeker further noted, "When Ms. Sherertz and her group provide evidence of sufficient share ownership and voting entitlement and comply with any other legal requirements, we will move ahead promptly to call a special meeting."</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 5pt 0in 6pt"><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US face=Arial>About BBSI </FONT></B></P>

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US face=Arial>BBSI is a leading provider of business management solutions, combining human resource outsourcing and professional management consulting to create a unique operational platform that differentiates it from competitors. The company's integrated platform is built upon expertise in payroll processing, employee benefits, workers' compensation coverage, risk management and workplace safety programs, and human resource administration. BBSI's partnerships help businesses of all sizes improve the efficiency of their operations. BBSI works with more than 3,000 clients across all lines of business in 25 states. For more information, please visit www.barrettbusiness.com. </FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US face=Arial>This release may be deemed to be solicitation material in respect of the solicitation of proxies from stockholders in connection with one or more meetings of BBSI&#8217;s stockholders in 2012, including a special meeting of stockholders, if such a meeting is called, and the company's 2012 annual meeting.&nbsp; The company will file a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;) in connection with any meeting of stockholders that is called. The proxy statement, any other relevant documents and other material filed with the SEC concerning the company will be, when filed, available free of charge at </FONT><U><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US face=Arial>http://www.sec.gov&nbsp;</FONT></U><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US face=Arial> and </FONT>


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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US face=Arial>BBSI, its directors and certain of its executive officers and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from stockholders as described above.&nbsp; Information concerning these participants is available in the company&#8217;s proxy statement for the 2011 annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the SEC on April 18, 2011, and in subsequent SEC filings on Forms 3, 4 and 5. The company will file a proxy statement with the SEC in connection with any meeting of stockholders that is called.&nbsp; Stockholders are advised to read any such proxy statement and other relevant documents filed when they become available because they will contain important information, including information with respect to participants. You can obtain free copies of these referenced documents as described above.</FONT></P>

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US face=Calibri>Company Contact:</FONT></B></P>

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US face=Calibri>Michael L. Elich</FONT></P>

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US face=Calibri>President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></P>

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US face=Calibri>Tel 1-360-828-0700</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US face=Calibri>Paul Schulman or Bob Marese</FONT></P>

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US face=Calibri>MacKenzie Partners, Inc. </FONT></P>

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