1st Feb 2008 09:22
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 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 INVESCO Limited notification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): 5. Date of transaction (and date on 20 December 2007 which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 31 January 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 5% 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 Number of Percentage of use shares voting of voting rights voting rights ISIN code rights shares Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
ordinary 25 p 71,510,491 71,510,491 63,004,626 4.91%
shares (GB00B01FLG62) 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 63,004,626 4.91%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Brown Brothers Harriman (New Jersey) - 20,000
Bank of New York - 496,752 Banque Paribas - 2,169,587
Banque Paribas (Frankfurt) - 249,500 Bank of New York (Brussels) - 258,684 Bank of New York (Singapore) - 11,500 Chase Bank - 806,686 JP Morgan Chase - 10,166,918 Vidacos Nominees - 42,636,762 Japan Trustee Services Bank - 7,316 SCHI (Santander Central Hispano Investment) - 101,313 State Street (Sydney) - 2,000 State Street & Banking Co (London) - 5,958,641 Trust & Custody Servs JP - 29,116 Northern Trust Company (London) - 84,053
Other - 5,798 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: Rosalind McDonald 15. Contact telephone name: 01491 417404
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 plc, 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