9 February 2011
G4S PLC
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR SHAREHOLDING
The company was notified on 8 February 2011 by BlackRock, Inc., that, through a
chain of controlled undertakings, it now holds voting rights in the company
amounting to less than 5% of the company's total voting rights; that holding
equating to 4.99%.
Peter David
Company Secretary
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Helen Parris - Director of Investor Relations +44 (0) 1293 554423
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Kevin Smith - Citigate Dewe Rogerson +44 (0) 7973 672649
Notes to Editors:
G4S is the world's leading security solutions group, specialising in outsourcing
of business processes in sectors where security and safety risks are considered
a strategic threat. G4S is the largest employer quoted on the London Stock
Exchange and has a secondary stock exchange listing in Copenhagen. G4S has
operations in more than 120 countries and more than 625,000 employees. For more
information on G4S, visitwww.g4s.com .
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Notification of major shareholding
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