12th Mar 2008 15:55
For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: G4S plc ("G4S") 2. Reason for notification [Yes/No] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights YES An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to (1) Nils Jorgen Philip-Sorensen CBE notification ("JPS") obligation: (2) Kleinwort Benson (Guernsey) Trustees Limited and Kleinwort Benson (Guernsey) Trustees (1997) Limited (together "the Trustees"), acting as the trustees of the trust known as the Skagen 2004 Trust ("the Trust") (3) Skagen Limited ("SL") (4) Skagen Alpha Limited ("SAL") (5) Skagen Gamma Limited ("SGL") (6) Skagen Stichting Administratiekantoor ("SSA") 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): 5. Date of transaction (and date on 10 March 2008 which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 10 March 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 13% reached: 8: Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after shares the triggering the triggering transaction transaction If possible Number of Number of Number of Number of Percentage of use shares voting shares voting rights voting rights ISIN code rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ord 25p 171,939,961 171,939,961 171,939,961 171,939,961 171,939,961 13% 13% (JPS,GB00B01FLG 62 (SSA) (JPS, the (SSA) the Trustees, Trustees, SAL, SGL) SAL, SGL) B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting Percentage of financial date conversion rights that may be voting rights instrument period/date acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 171,939,961 13%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Prior to the acquisition/disposal of voting rights, the controlled undertaking through which the voting rights (171,939,961 or 13%) were held was SAL. The voting rights are now held through SGL.
The Trustees (as the trustees of the Trust) own 100% of the shares in SL, which owns 100% of the shares in SAL, which owns 100% of the shares in SGL. Each of JPS, the Trustees (as the trustees of the Trust), SL, SAL and SGL holds indirectly 171,939,961 voting rights (13%).
SSA is the registered holder under the clearance system operated in Copenhagen by Vaerdipapircentralen A/S of 171,939.961 shares of 25p each in G4S.
Under the provisions of the Trust, JPS has certain limited rights with respect to shares in G4S which give him control, for the purposes of the Rules, of the Trust. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of 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: Nils Jorgen Philip-Sorensen CBE 15. Contact telephone name: 01386 854252
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in shares
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form of legal entities) Contact address (registered office for legal entities) Phone number & email Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable Full name Peter David Contact address G4S, The Manor, Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 9UN Phone number & email 01293 554584 [email protected] Other useful information Company Secretary (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information
G4S PLCRelated Shares:
GFS.L