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|TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
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+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | |
|issuer |G4S plc |
|of existing shares to which voting rights are| |
|attached: ii | |
+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | x |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
|An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which | |
|may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting| |
|rights are attached | |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
|An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect| x |
|to qualifying financial instruments | |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
|An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
|Other (please specify): | |
+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------+-------+
|3. Full name of person(s) subject to | |
|the |BlackRock, Inc |
|notification obligation: iii | |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|4. Full name of shareholder(s) | |
|(if different from 3.):iv | |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|5. Date of the transaction and date on| |
|which the threshold is crossed or |15th July 2011 |
|reached: v | |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|6. Date on which issuer notified: |19th July 2011 |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or|Holding has gone above 5% |
|reached: vi, vii | |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|8. Notified details: |
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|A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
+------------+----------------------+-------------------------------------------+
|Class/type |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering |
|of |to the triggering |transaction |
|shares |transaction | |
| +----------+-----------+---------+-----------------+---------------+
|if possible |Number |Number |Number |Number of voting |% of voting |
|using |of |of |of shares|rights |rights x |
|the ISIN | ares |V ting +---------+------+----------+------+--------+
|CODE | |Rights |Direct |Direct|Indirect |Direct|Indirect|
| | | | |xi |xii | | |
+------------+----------+-----------+---------+------+----------+------+--------+
|GB00B01FLG62| | | | | | | |
| |68,408,591|68,408,591 |N/A |N/A |68,633,550|N/A |5.01% |
| | | | | | | | |
+------------+----------+-----------+---------+------+----------+------+--------+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
+--------------+----------+--------------------+------------------+-------------+
|Type of |Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting |
|financial |date xiii |Conversion Period |rights that may be|rights |
|instrument | |xiv |acquired if the | |
| | | |instrument is | |
| | | |exercised/ | |
| | | |converted. | |
+--------------+----------+--------------------+------------------+-------------+
| | | | | |
+--------------+----------+--------------------+------------------+-------------+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial |
|Instruments xv, xvi |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
+-------------+---------+----------+----------+------------------+--------------+
|Type of |Exercise |Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting |
|financial |price |date xvii |Conversion|rights instrument |rights xix, xx|
|instrument | | |period |refers to | |
| | | |xviii | | |
+-------------+---------+----------+----------+------------------+-------+------+
| | | | |2,045,805 |Nominal|Delta |
|CFD | | | | +-------+------+
| | | | | |0.15% |0.15% |
+-------------+---------+----------+----------+------------------+-------+------+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Total (A+B+C) |
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
|Number of voting rights |Percentage of voting rights |
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
|70,679,355 |5.01% |
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or|
|the |
|financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi |
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| |
|BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 70,679,355 (5.01%) |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Proxy Voting: |
+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
|10. Name of the proxy holder: | |
+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will | |
|cease | |
|to hold: | |
+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold| |
|voting rights: | |
+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
+-----------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
| | |
|13. Additional information: | |
+-----------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
|14. Contact name: |Peter David, Company Secretary |
+-----------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
|15. Contact telephone number:|+ 44(0)1293 554584 |
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