Statement re Acquisition Announcement Update


3 February 2012

G4S plc
G4S Botswana and Trojan Security Services

G4S (Botswana) Limited has terminated the agreement it signed to acquire the assets of Trojan Security Services ("Trojan") which was announced on 30 December 2011.  Negotiations with the owners of Trojan are however continuing.                               

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Adam Mynott - Director of Media Relations +44 (0) 1293 554400
Helen Parris - Director of Investor Relations +44 (0) 1293 554400
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John Sunnucks, Tulchan Group +44(0) 0207 353 4200  

   

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 125 countries and more than 635,000 employees.  For more information on G4S, visit www.g4s.com .