Purchase of Own Securities

Andrews Sykes Group PLC
07 October 2002



7 October 2002



                    ANDREWS SYKES GROUP PLC ('Andrews Sykes')

                           PURCHASE OF OWN SECURITIES

Andrews Sykes announces that on 4 October 2002 it purchased for cancellation
1,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 20p each at a price of 123p per share.

The issued share capital of the Company is now 71,029,272 Ordinary Shares.




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