Purchase of Own Securities

Andrews Sykes Group PLC
20 June 2001


     20th June, 2001

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                           ANDREWS SYKES GROUP PLC

                          Purchase of Own Securities

Andrews Sykes Group plc announces that it has today purchased for cancellation
150,000 of its 20 pence Ordinary Shares at a price of 84 1/2 pence per share.