08 February 2012
G4S PLC
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR SHAREHOLDING
The company was notified on 7th February 2012 by BlackRock, Inc that, following an acquisition of voting rights, it now holds voting rights in the company of more than 5% through ordinary shares and through other financial instruments over 70,751,402 ordinary shares. This amounts to 5.02% of the company's total voting rights.
Peter David
Company Secretary
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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 .