Holding(s) in Company

Andrews Sykes Group PLC
8 March 2002


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS



1)         Name of Company


            ANDREWS SYKES GROUP PLC



2)         Name of shareholder having a major interest


            J O HAMBRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED



3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above
    or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual
    holder if it is a holding of that person's

spouse or children under the age of 18



SHAREHOLDER IN 2



4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them


HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY LONDON LIMITED                 450,000

GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL TNA                  1,268,000

GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL THO                    570,500

GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL THT                    189,500

TOTAL HOLDING                                    2,478,000


5)         Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.


            450,000



6)         Percentage of issued Class



            0.61%



7)         Number of shares/amount of stock disposed.



            N/A



8)         Percentage of issued Class



            N/A



9)         Class of security



            ORDINARY SHARES





10)       Date of transaction



            20 FEB 2002





11)       Date company informed



            20 FEB 2002



12)       Total holding following this notification



            2,478,000



13)       Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



            3.38%



14)       Any additional information



            N/A



15)       Name of contact and telephone number for queries



            MARK CALDERBANK

            01902 328700



16)       Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification




Date of Notification                              MARCH 8 2002



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