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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 * Sykes Charles E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SYKES ENTERPRISES INC [SYKE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO & President (Last) (First) (Middle) 400 N ASHLEY DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/31/2008 (Street) TAMPA, FL 33602 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 03/31/2008   M   20,000 A $ 14.56 20,000 D   Common Stock 03/31/2008   S   20,000 D $ 17.371 0 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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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
Restricted Stock	$ 14.56	03/29/2006		A		20,000		(1)	(1)	Common Stock	20,000	$ 0	20,000	D
Restricted Stock	$ 14.56	03/31/2008		M			20,000	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	20,000	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock	$ 14.56	03/29/2006		A		68,510		(2)	(2)	Common Stock	68,510	$ 0	68,510	D
Stock Appreciation Rights	$ 14.56	03/29/2006		A		47,117		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	47,117	$ 0	47,117	D
Phantom Stock	$ 17.59	03/31/2008		A		682		(4)	(4)	Common Stock	682	$ 17.59	682	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Sykes Charles E 400 N ASHLEY DRIVE TAMPA, FL 33602			CEO & President

Signatures

/s/ Martin A. Traber, Attorney-In-Fact for Charles E. Sykes		04/02/2008
**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)	The restricted stock was granted to Reporting Person pursuant to the Issuer's 2001 Equity Incentive Plan, which was inadvertantly reported late, and vesting is subject to previously established specific performance criteria through March 29, 2008.
(2)	The restricted stock was granted to Reporting Person pursuant to the Issuer's 2001 Equity Incentive Plan, which was inadvertantly reported late, and vesting is subject to previously established specific performance criteria through March 29, 2009.
(3)	The stock appreciation rights were granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to the Issuer's 2001 Equity Incentive Plance, which was inadvertantly reported late, and 1/3 will vest annually on March 29, 2007, March 29, 2008 and March 29, 2009.
(4)	The shares of phantom stock become payable, in cash or common stock, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Company's 1998 Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended.

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