Transaction in Own Shares

Andrews Sykes Group Plc (the 'Company')

17 January 2012

Transaction in Own Shares

The Company announces that on the 17 January 2012 it purchased 409,206 ordinary shares of 1 pence each ('Ordinary Shares') in the Company at a price of 190 pence per share. The shares will be cancelled with immediate effect.

The purchase equates to approximately 0.96% of the issued share capital at that time.  Following the purchase and subsequent cancellation, the issued share capital of the Company consists of 42,267,082 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/Joe Stroud 0845 213 4730