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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): March 4, 2020

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.)

One Liberty Plaza, 7th Floor |  |
New York, New York |  | 10006
(Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code)

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

N/A

(Former name or former address if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value | ABM | New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

| ¨ | Emerging growth company

| ¨ | If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 4, 2020, ABM Industries Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing financial results related to the quarter ended January 31, 2020. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated into this item by reference.

Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure.

As disclosed in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1, the Company will hold a live web cast on March 5, 2020, relating to the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended January 31, 2020. A copy of the slides to be presented during the Company’s web cast and discussed in the conference call relating to such financial results is being furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K.

Item 8.01. | Other Events.

On March 4, 2020, the Company announced that the Board of Directors of the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.185 per share, payable on May 4, 2020, to stockholders of record on April 2, 2020. A copy of the press release announcing the declaration of the dividend is attached as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated into this item by reference.

Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits.

| (d) | Exhibits.

| 99.1 | Press Release issued by ABM Industries Incorporated, dated March 4, 2020, announcing financial results related to the quarter ended January 31, 2020, and the declaration of a dividend payable May 4, 2020, to stockholders of record on April 2, 2020.

| 99.2 | Slides of ABM Industries Incorporated, First Quarter 2020.

| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

| ABM INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
Dated: March 4, 2020 | By: | /s/ Andrea R. Newborn
|  | Andrea R. Newborn
|  | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary