Sec Form 4 Filing - CHAVEZ LINDA @ ABM INDUSTRIES INC /DE/ - 2015-01-15

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person CHAVEZ LINDA 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ABM INDUSTRIES INC /DE/ [ ABM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 551 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 01/15/2015 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10176 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/15/2015 M 10,000 A $ 19.78 23,295 D Common Stock 01/15/2015 S 10,000 D $ 29.1412 ( 1 ) 13,295 D Common Stock 01/15/2015 A 228 ( 2 ) A $ 0 13,523 ( 3 ) D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Stock Options ( 4 ) $ 19.78 01/15/2015 M 10,000 ( 5 ) 11/01/2015 Common Stock 10,000 $ 0 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other CHAVEZ LINDA 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 300 NEW YORK, NY10176 X Signatures By: Barbara L. Smithers, by power of attorney 01/20/2015 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $29.025 to $29.65, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to ABM Industries Incorporated, any security holder of ABM Industries Incorporated, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote 1 of this Form 4. ( 2 )Grant of restricted stock units (RSUs) to non-employee directors under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, representing a contingent right to receive shares of common stock. RSUs vest one-third on the date of the first Annual Meeting following grant date, and one-third each on the date of the subsequent second and third Annual Meetings following the grant date. Dividend equivalent rights will accrue. ( 3 )Includes 7,576 unvested RSUs and 1,050 vested RSUs, the receipt of which has been deferred, and DERs relating to the unvested and vested RSUs, adjusted to reflect the cumulative effect of fractional shares. ( 4 )Stock options granted under the 1987 Time-Vested Option Plan. ( 5 )20% exercisable on 11/1/2006 and 20% on the anniversary date each of the following four years.

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