Purchase of Own Securities

Andrews Sykes Group PLC
20 January 2003

ANDREWS SYKES GROUP PLC


PURCHASE OF OWN SECURITIES

Andrews Sykes Group plc announces that on 17 January 2003 it purchased for
cancellation 150,000 Ordinary Shares of 20p each at a price of 140p per share.


The issued share capital of the Company is now 60,021,341 Ordinary Shares.






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