14 February 2011 G4S PLC NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR SHAREHOLDING The company was notified on 11 February 2011 by BlackRock, Inc., that, through a chain of controlled undertakings, it now holds voting rights in the company amounting to 5% of the company's total voting rights. Peter David Company Secretary For further enquiries, please contact: Helen Parris - Director of Investor Relations +44 (0) 1293 554423 Media enquiries: Kevin Smith - Citigate Dewe Rogerson +44 (0) 7973 672649 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 . [HUG#1488577]
Notification of Major Shareholding
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