Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) By letter dated November 17, 2008, Theodore T. Rosenberg, director of ABM Industries Incorporated (the "Company") since 1962, former Chairman of the Board (1962-1984) and former President (1935-1962), notified the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Company that he would not accept the Board's nomination, if any, to stand for reelection as a director at the Company's 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, at which time his current three-year term as a director will expire. Mr. Rosenberg also stated in his letter that he will continue to serve as a director until the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

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