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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 12, 2006
ABM Industries Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   1-8929   94-1369354
         
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) Number)
  (Commission File   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
160 Pacific Avenue, Suite 222, San Francisco, California   94111
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (415) 733-4000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
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ABM Industries Incorporated (“ABM” or the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K on December 13, 2006 (the “Original Form 8-K”), to report the issuance of three press releases, announcing (1) the Company’s financial results for its fiscal year 2006 and the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006 (Exhibit 99.1), (2) the declaration of a quarterly dividend (Exhibit 99.2), and (3) authorization by the Company’s Board of Directors of the purchase by the Company of up to 2,000,000 shares of its common stock, which purchases may be made at any time through October 31, 2007 (Exhibit 99.3). The Company is filing this Form 8-K/A to file a corrected Exhibit 99.3, which through administrative error had incorrectly indicated that the share buyback period would end October 31, 2006. Items 2.02, 8.01 and 9.01 are unchanged from the Original Form 8-K, as are Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2.
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
     On December 12, 2006, ABM Industries Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing financial results related to fiscal year 2006 and the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated into this item by reference.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
     On December 12, 2006, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, payable on February 5, 2007 to stockholders of record on January 12, 2007. A copy of the press release announcing the declaration of the dividend is attached as Exhibit 99.2, which is incorporated into this item by reference.
     In addition, on December 12, 2006, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized the purchase of up to 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, which purchases may be made at any time through October 31, 2007. A copy of the press release announcing the authorization of the common stock repurchase is attached as Exhibit 99.3, which is incorporated into this item by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c)   Exhibits.
99.1   Press Release of ABM Industries Incorporated dated December 12, 2006, announcing financial results related to fiscal year 2006 and the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006.
99.2   Press Release of ABM Industries Incorporated dated December 12, 2006, announcing the declaration of a dividend.
99.3   Press Release of ABM Industries Incorporated dated December 12, 2006, announcing the authorization of the common stock repurchase.

 


 

SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  ABM INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
 
 
Dated: December 14, 2006   By:   /s/ George B. Sundby    
    George B. Sundby   
    Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer 
 

 


 

         
EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1   Press Release of ABM Industries Incorporated dated December 12, 2006, announcing financial results related to fiscal year 2006 and the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006.
99.2   Press Release of ABM Industries Incorporated dated December 12, 2006, announcing the declaration of a dividend.
99.3   Press Release of ABM Industries Incorporated dated December 12, 2006, announcing the authorization of the common stock repurchase.

 

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EXHIBIT 99.1
ABM INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL
YEAR 2006 FINANCIAL RESULTS
Company Achieves Record Fourth Quarter Sales and Other Income of $696.7 million and
Non-GAAP Operating Earnings of $0.37 for the Fourth Quarter
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — December 12, 2006 — ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE:ABM), a leading facility services contractor in the United States, today reported income from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 of $61.6 million ($1.24 per diluted share), compared to $8.5 million ($0.17 per diluted share) for the prior year fourth quarter. As anticipated, results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year include $45.1 million ($0.91 per diluted share) from the settlement of the World Trade Center insurance claims. Sales and other income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 were $696.7 million, up 5.8% from $658.7 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005. When the Company’s income from settlement of the World Trade Center insurance claims and unusual IT expenses are excluded, the Company’s “Operating Earnings,” a non-GAAP financial measure, for the fourth quarter of 2006 were $18.4 million ($0.37 per diluted share) as compared to $8.5 million ($0.17 per diluted share) in the same quarter of 2005.
“We closed a strong year with solid revenue growth in the fourth quarter, improved margins in our Janitorial, Parking, Security and Engineering segments, and cash flow from operations of nearly $100 million due in large part to the successful resolution of our World Trade Center insurance claims,” commented Henrik C. Slipsager, ABM’s president and chief executive officer. “Our focus and execution on key strategic initiatives continues to enhance our competitive position within the facility services industry. As our customers’ requirements change we must respond by expanding our capabilities and enhancing our service platforms. ABM Engineering, which posted another quarter and year of double digit growth top and bottom line, exemplifies our effort to respond to market demands.”
The Company reported income from continuing operations during the year ended October 31, 2006 of $93.2 million ($1.88 per diluted share) on sales and other income of $2.71 billion, compared to $43.6 million ($0.86 per diluted share) on sales and other income of $2.59 billion for last year. The increase in income from continuing operations was primarily due to the $45.1 million for the settlement of World Trade Center insurance claims and $3.6 million higher benefit from the reduction of the Company’s self insurance reserves related to prior years’ insurance claims. These improvements were partially offset by $2.6 million of share-based compensation costs as a result of the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123R effective November 1, 2005, and $2.0 million charge related to the outsourcing of the Company’s information technology infrastructure and services in October 2006. When the Company’s income from the settlement of World Trade Center insurance claims and unusual IT expenses are excluded, operating earnings for fiscal year 2006 were $50.2 million ($1.01 per diluted share) compared with $42.8 million ($0.85 per diluted share) in fiscal year 2005.
A reconciliation of non-GAAP operating earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 31, 2006 and applicable prior periods is included in the tables below titled: “Reconciliation of ABM’s Operating Earnings with Income from Continuing Operations (GAAP)”

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Earnings Guidance
Mr. Slipsager concluded, “In addition to our business success, our financial position remains very strong. We ended the year with $134.0 million in cash and cash equivalents, $312.5 million in working capital and no long term debt. For the first time in ABM’s history, total assets exceeded $1 billion. Given the strength of our balance sheet and our cash flow from continuing operations, we remain well positioned to continue to expand our business through a combination of acquisitions and organic growth. We expect GAAP basis income from continuing operations for fiscal 2007 will be in the range of $1.00 to $1.05 per diluted share. On a non-GAAP basis, we expect operating earnings for 2007 will be in the range of $1.10 to $1.15 per diluted share the difference being our IT outsourcing initiative.”
Conference Call
On Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at 6:00 a.m. (PST), ABM will host a live webcast of remarks by President and Chief Executive Officer Henrik C. Slipsager, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer George B. Sundby. The webcast will be accessible at www.irconnect.com/primecast/06/q4/abm4q2006.html. Listeners are asked to be online at least fifteen minutes early to register, as well as to download and install any complimentary audio software that might be required. Following the call, the webcast will be available at this URL for a period of three months.
In addition to the webcast, a limited number of toll-free telephone lines will also be available for listeners who are among the first to call 877-440-9648 within fifteen minutes before the event. Telephonic replays will be accessible during the period from two hours to seven days after the call by dialing 800-642-1687, and then entering ID # 3555439.
About ABM Industries ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE:ABM) is among the largest facility services contractors listed on the New York Stock Exchange. With fiscal 2006 revenues in excess of $2.7 billion and more than 75,000 employees, ABM provides janitorial, parking, security, engineering and lighting services for thousands of commercial, industrial, institutional and retail facilities in hundreds of cities across the United States and British Columbia, Canada. The ABM Family of Services includes ABM Janitorial; Ampco System Parking; ABM Security Services, which includes American Commercial Security Services (ACSS) and Security Services of America (SSA); ABM Facility Services; ABM Engineering; and Amtech Lighting Services.
Cautionary Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Cautionary Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This press release contains forward-looking statements that set forth management’s anticipated results based on management’s plans and assumptions. Any number of factors could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: ; (1) a change in the frequency or severity of claims against the Company, a deterioration in claims management, the cancellation or non-renewal of the Company’s primary insurance policies or a change in our customers’ insurance needs; (2) a change in actuarial analysis that causes an unanticipated change in insurance reserves; (3) inadequate technology systems that cannot support the growth of the business; (4) acquisition activity slows or is unsuccessful; (5) labor disputes that lead to a loss of sales or expense variations; ; (6) a decline in commercial office building occupancy and rental rates lowers sales and profitability; ; (7) financial difficulties or bankruptcy of a major customer; (8) the loss of long-term

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customers; (9) intense competition that lowers revenue or reduces margins; (10) an increase in costs that the Company cannot pass on to customers; (11) natural disasters or acts of terrorism that disrupt the Company in providing services; (12) significant accounting and other control costs that reduce the Company’s profitability; and (13) other issues and uncertainties that may include: new accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting policies, labor shortages that adversely affect the Company’s ability to employ entry level personnel ,low levels of capital investments by customers, which tend to be cyclical in nature, that adversely impact the results of the Company’s Lighting segment, legislation or other governmental action that detrimentally impacts the Company’s expenses or reduces sales by adversely affecting the Company’s customers, unanticipated adverse jury determinations, judicial rulings or other developments in litigation to which the Company is subject, a reduction or revocation of the Company’s line of credit that increases interest expense and the cost of capital, and the resignation, termination, death or disability of one or more of the Company’s key executives that adversely affects customer retention or day-to-day management of the Company. Additional information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties the Company faces is contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other reports it files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
To supplement ABM’s consolidated condensed financial statements presented on a GAAP basis, ABM uses operating earnings, a non-GAAP measure of income from continuing operations that excludes certain costs, expenses, gains or losses. These adjustments to ABM’s GAAP income from continuing operations are made with the intent of providing both management and investors a better understanding of the underlying operational results and trends and ABM’s marketplace performance. In addition, this non-GAAP measure is among the primary indicators management uses as a basis for planning and forecasting future periods. The presentation of this additional measure, in the aggregate and on a per-share basis, is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of net income prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

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Financial Schedules
GAAP Basis
(In thousands, except per share data)

BALANCE SHEET SUMMARY
                 
    October 31,     October 31,  
    2006     2005  
 
Assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 134,001     $ 56,793  
Trade accounts receivable, net
    383,977       345,104  
Other current assets
    113,763       119,556  
 
Total current assets
    631,741       521,453  
Goodwill
    247,888       243,559  
Other intangibles, net
    23,881       24,463  
All other assets
    112,764       114,235  
 
Total assets
  $ 1,016,274     $ 903,710  
 
 
               
Liabilities
               
Current liabilities
  $ 319,285     $ 275,074  
Non-current liabilities
    155,742       152,710  
 
Total liabilities
    475,027       427,784  
Stockholders’ Equity
    541,247       475,926  
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 1,016,274     $ 903,710  
 
SELECTED CASH FLOW INFORMATION
                 
    Three Months Ended October 31,  
    2006     2005  
 
    (UNAUDITED)
Net cash flows from continuing operating activities
  $ 97,811     $ 37,309  
Net operational cash flows from discontinued operations
          (7,720 )
 
Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities
  $ 97,811     $ 29,589  
 
Net Cash Used In Investing Activities
  $ (2,744 )   $ (7,601 )
 
Common stock issued
  $ 4,781     $ 3,750  
Stock buyback
    (12,019 )      
Dividends paid
    (5,368 )     (5,147 )
 
Net Cash Used In Financing Activities
  $ (12,606 )   $ (1,397 )
 
                 
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2006     2005  
 
Net cash flows from continuing operating activities
  $ 130,367     $ 44,799  
Net operational cash flows from discontinued operations
          (7,348 )
 
Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities
  $ 130,367     $ 37,451  
 
Net Cash Used In Investing Activities
  $ (21,814 )   $ (13,102 )
 
Common stock issued
  $ 16,193     $ 21,137  
Stock buyback
    (25,961 )     (31,318 )
Dividends paid
    (21,577 )     (20,744 )
 
Net Cash Used In Financing Activities
  $ (31,345 )   $ (30,925 )
 

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INCOME STATEMENT
                         
    Three Months Ended October 31,     Increase  
    2006     2005     (Decrease)  
 
    (UNAUDITED)
         
Revenues
                       
Sales and other income
  $ 696,684     $ 658,706       5.8 %
Gain on insurance claim
    80,000              
 
Total revenues
    776,684       658,706       17.9 %
 
Expenses
                       
Operating expenses and cost of goods sold
    610,620       581,645       5.0 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    56,265       61,276       (8.2 )%
Intangible amortization
    1,336       1,409       (5.2 )%
Interest expense
    129       171       (24.6 )%
 
Total expenses
    668,350       644,501       3.7 %
 
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
    108,334       14,205        
Income taxes
    46,763       5,711        
 
Income from continuing operations
    61,571       8,494        
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
          (67 )      
Gain on sale of discontinued operation, net of income taxes
                 
 
Net Income
  $ 61,571     $ 8,427        
 
Net Income Per Common Share — Basic
                       
Income from continuing operations
  $ 1.26     $ 0.17        
Income from discontinued operations
                 
Gain on sale of discontinued operation
                 
 
 
  $ 1.26     $ 0.17        
 
Net Income Per Common Share — Diluted
                       
Income from continuing operations
  $ 1.24     $ 0.17        
Income from discontinued operations
                 
Gain on sale of discontinued operation
                 
 
 
  $ 1.24     $ 0.17        
 
Average Common And Common Equivalent Shares
                       
Basic
    48,959       48,922       0.1 %
Diluted
    49,507       49,901       (0.8 )%
                         
    Year Ended October 31,     Increase  
    2006     2005     (Decrease)  
         
Revenues
                       
Sales and other income
  $ 2,712,668     $ 2,586,566       4.9 %
Gain on insurance claim
    80,000       1,195        
 
Total revenues
    2,792,668       2,587,761       7.9 %
 
Expenses
                       
Operating expenses and cost of goods sold
    2,421,552       2,312,687       4.7 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    207,116       204,131       1.5 %
Intangible amortization
    5,764       5,673       1.6 %
Interest expense
    495       884       (44.0 )%
 
Total expenses
    2,634,927       2,523,375       4.4 %
 
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
    157,741       64,386        
Income taxes
    64,536       20,832        
 
Income from continuing operations
    93,205       43,554        
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
          166        
Gain on sale of discontinued operation, net of income taxes
          14,221        
 
Net Income
  $ 93,205     $ 57,941        
 
Net Income Per Common Share — Basic
                       
Income from continuing operations
  $ 1.90     $ 0.88        
Income from discontinued operations
                 
Gain on sale of discontinued operation
          0.29        
 
 
  $ 1.90     $ 1.17        
 
Net Income Per Common Share — Diluted
                       
Income from continuing operations
  $ 1.88     $ 0.86        
Income from discontinued operations
                 
Gain on sale of discontinued operation
          0.29        
 
 
  $ 1.88     $ 1.15        
 
Average Common And Common Equivalent Shares
                       
Basic
    49,054       49,332       (0.6 )%
Diluted
    49,678       50,367       (1.4 )%

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SALES AND OPERATING PROFIT BY SEGMENT
                         
    Three Months Ended October 31,     Increase  
    2006     2005     (Decrease)  
 
    (UNAUDITED)
         
Sales and Other Income
                       
Janitorial
  $ 398,926     $ 383,604       4.0 %
Parking
    112,530       106,813       5.4 %
Security
    76,873       73,834       4.1 %
Engineering
    78,536       62,737       25.2 %
Lighting
    28,773       31,138       (7.6 )%
Corporate
    1,046       580       80.3 %
 
 
  $ 696,684     $ 658,706       5.8 %
 
Operating Profit
                       
Janitorial
  $ 22,792     $ 19,959       14.2 %
Parking
    4,456       1,612       176.4 %
Security
    1,887       1,233       53.0 %
Engineering
    5,336       3,873       37.8 %
Lighting
    675       1,384       (51.2 )%
Corporate expenses
    (6,683 )     (13,685 )     (51.2 )%
 
Operating profit from continuing operations
    28,463       14,376       98.0 %
Gain on insurance claim
    80,000              
Interest expense
    (129 )     (171 )     (24.6 )%
 
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
  $ 108,334     $ 14,205        
 
                         
    Year Ended October 31,     Increase  
    2006     2005     (Decrease)  
 
Sales and Other Income
                       
Janitorial
  $ 1,563,756     $ 1,525,565       2.5 %
Parking
    440,033       409,886       7.4 %
Security
    307,851       294,299       4.6 %
Engineering
    285,241       238,794       19.5 %
Lighting
    113,014       116,218       (2.8 )%
Corporate
    2,773       1,804       53.7 %
 
 
  $ 2,712,668     $ 2,586,566       4.9 %
 
Operating Profit
                       
Janitorial
  $ 81,578     $ 67,754       20.4 %
Parking
    13,658       10,527       29.7 %
Security
    4,329       3,089       40.1 %
Engineering
    16,736       14,200       17.9 %
Lighting
    1,375       3,805       (63.9 )%
Corporate expenses
    (39,440 )     (35,300 )     11.7 %
 
Operating profit from continuing operations
    78,236       64,075       22.1 %
Gain on insurance claim
    80,000       1,195        
Interest expense
    (495 )     (884 )     (44.0 )%
 
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
  $ 157,741     $ 64,386        
 

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Reconciliation of ABM’s Operating Earnings with Income from Continuing Operations (GAAP)
(In thousands, except per share data)
Reconciliation of Consolidated GAAP to Consolidated Non-GAAP
Quarters ended October 31, 2006 & 2005
                                                 
    4th Quarter 2006     4th Quarter 2005  
    Pretax     After-tax     Per Share     Pretax     After-tax     Per Share  
Income from Continuing Operations
  $ 108,334     $ 61,571     $ 1.24     $ 14,205     $ 8,494     $ 0.17  
 
                                               
Adjustments
                                               
WTC Settlement
    (80,000 )     (45,058 )     (0.91 )                  
IT Outsourcing Initiatives
    3,128       1,907       0.04                    
         
Operating Earnings
  $ 31,462     $ 18,420     $ 0.37     $ 14,205     $ 8,494     $ 0.17  
         
Reconciliation of Consolidated GAAP to Consolidated Non-GAAP
Years ended October 31, 2006 & 2005
                                                 
    Fiscal Year 2006     Fiscal Year 2005  
    Pretax     After-tax     Per Share     Pretax     After-tax     Per Share  
Income from Continuing Operations
  $ 157,741     $ 93,205     $ 1.88     $ 64,386     $ 43,554     $ 0.86  
 
                                               
Adjustments
                                               
WTC Settlement
    (80,000 )     (45,058 )   $ (0.91 )     (1,195 )     (730 )     (0.01 )
IT Outsourcing Initiatives
    3,338       2,035     $ 0.04                    
         
Operating Earnings
  $ 81,079     $ 50,182     $ 1.01     $ 63,191     $ 42,824     $ 0.85  
         
Reconciliation of Consolidated GAAP to Consolidated Non-GAAP
Earnings Guidance for 2007
                                                 
    Fiscal Year 2007     Fiscal Year 2006  
    Pretax     After-tax     Per Share     Pretax     After-tax     Per Share  
Income from Continuing Operations
                                               
2006 Actual
                          $ 157,741     $ 93,205     $ 1.88  
2007 High Estimate
  $ 84,000     $ 51,500     $ 1.05                          
2007 Low Estimate
  $ 80,000     $ 49,000     $ 1.00                          
 
                                               
Adjustments
                                               
WTC Settlement
                      (80,000 )     (45,058 )     (0.91 )
IT Outsourcing Initiatives
    8,000       5,000       0.10       3,338       2,035       0.04  
     
Total adjustments
  $ 8,000     $ 5,000     $ 0.10     $ (76,662 )   $ (43,023 )   $ (0.87 )
     
2006 Operating Earnings
                          $ 81,079     $ 50,182     $ 1.01  
     
Operating Earnings - 2007 High Estimate
  $ 92,000     $ 56,500     $ 1.15                          
     
Operating Earnings - 2007 Low Estimate
  $ 88,000     $ 54,000     $ 1.10                          
     
ABM Industries Incorporated
George B. Sundby
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(415) 733-4000

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EXHIBIT 99.2
CONTACT:
ABM Industries Incorporated
George B. Sundby
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(415) 733-4000
ABM INDUSTRIES RAISES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND 9.1%
SAN FRANCISCO — December 12, 2006 — The Board of Directors of ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE: ABM) has declared an all-time-high first quarter cash dividend of $0.12 per common share payable on February 5, 2007 to stockholders of record on January 12, 2007. This will be ABM’s 163rd consecutive quarterly cash dividend, and is $0.01 (9.1%) above the $0.11 per share quarterly dividend rate declared and paid for the first quarter of 2006.
About ABM Industries
     ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE:ABM) is among the largest facility services contractors listed on the New York Stock Exchange. With fiscal 2006 revenues in excess of $2.7 billion and more than 75,000 employees, ABM provides janitorial, parking, security, engineering and lighting services for thousands of commercial, industrial, institutional and retail facilities in hundreds of cities across the United States and British Columbia, Canada. The ABM Family of Services includes ABM Janitorial; Ampco System Parking; ABM Security Services, which includes American Commercial Security Services (ACSS) and Security Services of America (SSA); ABM Facility Services; ABM Engineering; and Amtech Lighting Services.
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EXHIBIT 99.3
ABM INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED AUTHORIZES BUYBACK OF UP TO
TWO MILLION SHARES OF COMPANY STOCK
SAN FRANCISCO — December 12, 2006 — The Board of Directors of ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE:ABM) authorized the repurchase of up to two million shares of ABM’s outstanding common stock at any time through October 31, 2007. The authorized purchases would at most approximate four percent of the 48.7 million shares of ABM common stock outstanding on November 30, 2006. The Company’s stock closed today at $20.95.
     Purchases would be made from time-to-time through brokers and dealers on the New York Stock Exchange or in privately negotiated transactions with nonaffiliated stockholders. The Company stated that the Board of Directors considers such purchases to be a prudent investment by the Company.
About ABM Industries
     ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE:ABM) is among the largest facility services contractors listed on the New York Stock Exchange. With fiscal 2006 revenues in excess of $2.7 billion and more than 75,000 employees, ABM provides janitorial, parking, security, engineering and lighting services for thousands of commercial, industrial, institutional and retail facilities in hundreds of cities across the United States and British Columbia, Canada. The ABM Family of Services includes ABM Janitorial; Ampco System Parking; ABM Security Services, which includes American Commercial Security Services (ACSS) and Security Services of America (SSA); ABM Facility Services; ABM Engineering; and Amtech Lighting Services.
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CONTACT:
ABM Industries Incorporated
George B. Sundby (Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer)
(415) 733-4000

 

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