12 February 2009 G4S PLC DISPOSAL OF G4S HOLDINGS (FRANCE) SAS G4S, the international security solutions group, today announces that it has reached agreement with Neo Securite SAS ("Neo Securite") for the sale of the entire shareholding of its manned security business in France, G4S Holdings (France) SAS, and that company's operating subsidiaries (together "G4S France"). Neo Securite is a newly incorporated company, funded by members of a management buy-in team led by Mr Jean-Michel Houry, previously a senior executive of Brink's Europe. The divestment is expected to complete by the end of February 2009. G4S France has gross assets of £28m. This transaction concludes the divestment process of G4S businesses in Germany and France as announced in March 2008. The financial impact of these divestments is that cash proceeds of £43m have been received and a non cash charge relating to the impairment of goodwill of £28m will be incurred in the financial year ended 31st December 2008. - Ends - For further enquiries, please contact: Helen Parris - Director of Investor Relations +44 (0) 1293 554400 Media enquiries: Kevin Smith - Citigate Dewe Rogerson +44 (0) 7973 672649 Notes to Editors: G4S is the world's leading international security solutions group, which specialises in outsourced 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 over 110 countries and over 570,000 employees. For more information on G4S, visit www.g4s.com. ---END OF MESSAGE---
Disposal of G4S Holdings (France)
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