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 OF SECURITIES 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 * HELMS LUKE S   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 (Month/Day/Year) 05/05/2009 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10176 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 05/05/2009   P   287 A $ 20.01 76,975 D   Common Stock 08/04/2009   P   230 A $ 20.01 77,205 D   Common Stock 11/03/2009   P   269 A $ 20.01 77,474 D   Common Stock 02/02/2010   P   267 A $ 19.58 77,741 D   Common Stock 05/04/2010   P   244 A $ 21.547 77,985 D   Common Stock 08/03/2010   P   246 A $ 21.52 78,231 D   Common Stock 11/02/2010   P   235 A $ 22.717 78,468 D   Common Stock 02/08/2011   P   208 A $ 26.66 78,676 D   Common Stock 05/03/2011   P   233 A $ 23.9864 78,909 D   Common Stock 08/02/2011   P   251 A $ 22.4081 79,160 D   Common Stock 11/08/2011   P   279 A $ 20.267 (1) 79,440 (2) D

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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 (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

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 (Month/Day/Year)

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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HELMS LUKE S 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 300 NEW YORK, NY 10176	X

Signatures

By: Barbara L. Smithers, by power of attorney		01/27/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	All the transactions reported on this Form 4 represent the reinvestment by Mr. Helms' broker of dividends paid on ABM shares owned by Mr. Helms in additional shares of ABM stock, which transactions were not reported by the broker to the issuer. Mr. Helms has paid ABM the short-swing profits resulting from these transactions and has instructed his broker to cease reinvesting these dividends.
(2)	For each of the transactions reported on this Form 4 (including the older transactions), this column reflects his other holdings as of December 31, 2011, which includes 7,733 unvested RSUs and 3,429 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.

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