Transaction in Own Shares

Andrews Sykes Group Plc (the 'Company')

17 December 2010

Transaction in own shares

The Company announces that on the 16 December 2010 it purchased 20,000 ordinary shares of 1 pence each ('Ordinary Shares') in the Company at a price of 145 pence per share.

The shares will be cancelled with immediate effect.

The purchase equates to approximately 0.05% of the issued share capital at that time.

Following the purchase and subsequent cancellation, the issued share capital of the Company consists of 43,220,804 Ordinary Shares with voting rights. The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury.

For further information, please contact:

Andrews Sykes Group plc

Mark Calderbank 01902 328700

Brewin Dolphin

Sandy Fraser/Iain Marlow 845 213 4730