Securitas acquires security services company in Chile

 

Securitas acquires security services company in Chile

  Securitas has acquired the security services company Seguricorp in
Chile. Enterprise value is estimated to MSEK 144 (MCLP 10,733).

Seguricorp, with annual sales of approximately MSEK 304 (MCLP 22,680)
and approximately 3,750 employees, has nationwide coverage in guarding
services. The company has a strong position in the customer segment
mining industry.

Securitas entered the Chilean security services market in 2008 and is
today among the largest security services companies in Chile with
approximately 4,000 employees. With the acquisition of Seguricorp,
Securitas will be the market leader in security services in Chile.

The acquisition is consolidated in Securitas AB as of April 1, 2011.

This press release is also available at:
www.securitas.com (http://www.securitas.com/)

Information:

Gisela Lindstrand, Senior Vice President Corporate Communications and
Public Affairs, Securitas AB, phone +46 10 470 3011, mobile +46 70 287
8662, or email gisela.lindstrand@securitas.com Micaela Sjökvist, Head of
Investor Relations, Securitas AB, mobile +46 76 116 7443, or email
micaela.sjokvist@securitas.com (micaela.sjokvist@securitas.com)

  
Securitas is a knowledge leader in security, focusing on providing
security solutions to fit each customer's needs in 45 countries in North
America, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Asia and Africa. Everywhere
from small stores to airports, our 280,000 employees are making a
difference.Securitas AB discloses the information provided herein
pursuant to the Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments
Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication at 09.00
(CET) on April,1, 2011.