Purchase of Own Securities

Andrews Sykes Group PLC
12 July 2001




TO: CITY EDITORS      12th July, 2001

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



                           Andrews Sykes Group Plc

                          Purchase of Own Securities


Andrews Sykes Group plc announces that it has today purchased for cancellation
50,000 of its 20 pence Ordinary Shares at a price of 81 1/2 pence per share.