Andrews Sykes Group Plc (the 'Company')
26 January 2011
Exercise of Share Options and Transaction in Own Shares
The Company announces that on the 25 January 2011, 7,500 new ordinary shares of 1 pence each ('New Ordinary Shares') in the Company were issued and allotted as a result of the exercise of employee share options. Application has been made for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. It is expected that admission will become effective on or around 1 February 2011.
Also on 25 January 2011, the company purchased 7,500 ordinary shares of 1p each (ordinary shares) for cancellation from the market at a price of 177.5 pence per share. The purchase equates to approximately 0.02% of the issued share capital at that time.
Following the issue, purchase and subsequent cancellation, the issued share capital of the Company will remain unchanged and will consist of 43,063,304 Ordinary Shares with voting rights. The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury.
For further information, please contact:
Andrews Sykes Group plc
Mark Calderbank 01902 328700
Brewin Dolphin
Sandy Fraser/Iain Marlow 0845 213 4730