Ampco System Parking Awarded Pacific Place Contract in Seattle.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 1, 1999--

Ampco System Parking, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE:ABM), has begun a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract to provide parking services at Pacific Place, located in the central business district of Seattle.

Pacific Place is Seattle's largest downtown shopping and entertainment complex, which includes Nordstrum's worldwide headquarters store, other retailers such as Cartier and Tiffany & Co., and a General Cinemas 18-screen movie theater.

"We're very pleased to be providing our services at Seattle's prestigious Pacific Place," said Thomas D. Barnett, president of Ampco System Parking. "Combined with the Meridien Center garage, Ampco now operates the majority of downtown retail parking facilities in Seattle," he added.

Ampco System Parking is an industry leader, operating over 1,550 lots and garages in 140 cities spanning 25 states. Ampco also operates parking facilities at or adjacent to many of the busiest international airports in the U.S., including Denver, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark, Philadelphia, Phoenix and San Francisco.

ABM Industries Incorporated is the largest facility services contractor listed on the New York Stock Exchange. With annual sales in excess of $1.5 billion and more than 55,000 employees, ABM provides air conditioning, elevator, engineering, janitorial, lighting, parking and security services to thousands of commercial, industrial and institutional customers in hundreds of cities across North America. In addition to Ampco System Parking, the ABM Family of Services also includes American Building Maintenance, American Commercial Security (ACSS), Amtech Elevator, Amtech Lighting, ABM Engineering, ABM Janitorial, CommAir Mechanical, Easterday Janitorial Supply, and ABM Facility Services.