Andrew Sykes Regulatory News (ASY)

2 Oct 2008 09:12



Andrews Sykes Group Plc (the 'Company')

02 October 2008

Transaction in own shares

The Company announces that on the 01 October 2008 it purchased 75,000 ordinary shares of 1 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company at a price of 88 pence per share. The shares will be cancelled with immediate effect. The purchase equates to approximately 0.17% of the issued share capital at that time.

Following the purchase and subsequent cancellation, the issued share capital of the Company consists of 44,477,865 Ordinary Shares with voting rights. The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury.

For further information, please contact:

Andrews Sykes Group plc 01902 328700

Mark Calderbank

Brewin Dolphin Investment Banking

Andrew Kitchingman / Sean Wyndham-Quin 0845 270 8610

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