Purchase of Own Securities

Andrews Sykes Group PLC 28 October 2003 ANDREWS SYKES GROUP PLC (the 'Company') PURCHASE OF OWN SECURITIES Andrews Sykes Group plc announces that on Tuesday 28 October 2003 it purchased for cancellation 25,000 Ordinary Shares of 20p each at a price of 165p per share. The issued share capital of the Company is now 59,111,591 Ordinary Shares. ENDS This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange