UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 6, 2008

ABM Industries Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		1-8929		94-1369354
(State or other jurisdiction		(Commission File		(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		Number)		Identification No.)

551 Fifth Avenue, Suite 300, New York, NY		10176
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 297-0200

Not Applicable

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Item. 5.02		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Consistent with our disclosure last year, Linda S. Auwers, who has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of ABM Industries Incorporated (the “Company”), is retiring from the Company effective May 15, 2008.

On May 6, 2008, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved a bonus of $73,666.67 for Ms. Auwers in connection with her retirement from the Company on May 15, 2008. This bonus represents her target annual bonus prorated through the date of her retirement.

Item 8.01		Other Events.

On May 6, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company elected Sarah H. McConnell Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, effective May 16, 2008. Ms. McConnell will succeed Linda S. Auwers who is retiring from the Company on May 15, 2008.

Item 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press release of ABM Industries Incorporated, dated May 8, 2008, announcing the retirement of Linda S. Auwers, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, effective May 15, 2008 and the appointment of Sarah H. McConnell to the position of Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, effective upon Ms. Auwers’s retirement.

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.

EXHIBIT 99.1

Contact:
ABM Industries, Inc.
David Farwell (senior vice president, chief of staff and treasurer)
(415) 733-4000 or E-mail: dfarwell@abm.com

ABM INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED APPOINTS
SARAH HLAVINKA MCCONNELL GENERAL COUNSEL

NEW YORK — May 8, 2008 — ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE:ABM) announced today that Sarah Hlavinka McConnell has been appointed as the company’s general counsel upon the retirement of Linda Auwers on May 15, 2008. McConnell joined ABM last year as senior vice president and deputy general counsel, bringing 19 years of experience as a senior legal advisor and business executive to ABM.

     “I am pleased to congratulate Sarah McConnell as she assumes the important role of ABM’s general counsel,” said Henrik C. Slipsager, ABM Industries president and CEO. “For the past five years, Linda Auwers has been an integral part of our executive team as general counsel and I want to thank her for her contributions and service and wish her well for the future,” he added.

     McConnell’s career encompasses numerous senior level management positions at multi-national companies, including Fisher Scientific International, Inc., where she served as vice president, assistant general counsel and secretary and general counsel Fisher HealthCare; Benchmark Electronics, Inc. in the role of general counsel; Hewlett Packard Company (Compaq Computer Corporation) as associate general counsel and assistant secretary; as well as senior counsel at Cooper Industries, Inc. and associate at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.

     McConnell earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas A&M University, graduating Magna Cum Laude. She received her Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of Texas Law School.

ABM Industries Incorporated

     ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE:ABM) is among the largest facility services contractors listed on the New York Stock Exchange. With fiscal 2007 revenues in excess of $2.8 billion and more than 105,000 employees, ABM provides janitorial, parking, security, engineering and lighting services for thousands of commercial, industrial, institutional and retail facilities across the United States as well as Puerto Rico and British Columbia, Canada. The ABM Family of Services includes ABM Janitorial Services; Ampco System Parking; ABM Security Services; ABM Facility Services; ABM Engineering; and Amtech Lighting Services.

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