12 September 2011
G4S PLC
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR SHAREHOLDING
The company was notified on 9 September 2011 by M&G Investment Funds 1 that,
following an acquisition of voting rights, it now holds voting rights through
71,123,686 ordinary shares, amounting to 5.04% of the company's total voting
rights.
The notification confirmed that the 5.04% holding is encompassed within the
5.23% already disclosed under The Prudential plc group of companies and is not
in addition to it.
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 120 countries and more than 625,000 employees. For more
information on G4S, visitwww.g4s.com .
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Notification of Major Shareholding
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