SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Yospe Joseph F (Last) (First) (Middle) 551 5TH AVENUE SUITE 300 (Street) NEW YORK X1 10176 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2008	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ABM INDUSTRIES INC /DE/ [ ABM ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Controller	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock(1)	7,749	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option(2)	(3)	10/01/2014	Common Stock	11,546	20.43	D
Performance Shares(4)	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	5,658	(5)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 7708 restricted stock units, and 41 associated dividend equivalent rights, granted under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, representing a contingent right to receive shares of common stock. Units vest 50% on the 2nd anniversary and 50% on the 4th anniversary of the date of grant, October 1, 2007, and will be settled in shares of common stock. Dividend equivalent rights accrue.

2. Employee stock option grant under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan

3. 25% exercisable on 10/1/2008 and 25% on the anniversary date of each of the following 3 years

4. 5,628 performance shares, and 30 associated dividend equivalent rights, granted under the 2006 Equity Incensive Plan, representing a contingent right to receive shares of common stock. Dividend rights accrue.

5. Shares vest based on two-year profit margin and revenue targets in the period ending 10/31/2009.

Remarks:

	Joseph F. Yospe	01/03/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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