ABM Industries Incorporated (“ABM”) is one of the largest facility services
contractors listed on the New York Stock Exchange. With annual revenues in
excess of $2.2 billion and more than 64,000 employees, ABM and its subsidiaries
(the “Company”) provide janitorial, parking, engineering, security, lighting and
mechanical services for thousands of commercial, industrial, institutional and
retail facilities in hundreds of cities in the United States and British
Columbia, Canada.

The Company also provided elevator services until August 15, 2003, on which
date substantially all of the operating assets of Amtech Elevator Services,
Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABM (“Amtech Elevator”), were sold to Otis
Elevator Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation
(“Otis Elevator”). See “Discontinued Operation” contained in Item 7.  ... More..."http://secfilings.nasdaq.com/edgar_conv_html%2f2004%2f01%2f14%2f0000950149-04-000137.html#FIS_BUSINESS"