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+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+ |1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying| | |issuer | | |of existing shares to which voting rights | G4S plc | |are | | |attached: (ii) | | +-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+ |2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | +-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+ |An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | | +-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+ |An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial | | |instruments which may result in the acquisition of | | |shares already issued to which voting rights are | | |attached | | +-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+ |An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar | | |economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | | +-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+ |An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | | +-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+ |Other (please | X | |specify): | | +------------------------------------+------------------+----------------------+ |3. Full name of person(s) subject to| | |the | BlackRock, Inc | |notification obligation: (iii) | | +------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ |4. Full name of shareholder(s) | | | (if different from 3.):(iv) | | +------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ |5. Date of the transaction and date | | |on | 26 November, 2015 | |which the threshold is crossed or | | |reached: (v) | | +------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ |6. Date on which issuer notified: | 30 November, 2015 | +------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | | Baseline notification required as a | |7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed | result of the implementation of changes | |or |to the transparency directive; BlackRock,| |reached: (vi, vii) | Inc. shares and voting rights remain | | |above the previously disclosed threshold | | | of 5% | +------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |8. Notified details: | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) | +------------+----------------------+-------------------------------------------+ |Class/type |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering | |of |to the triggering |transaction | |shares |transaction | | | +----------+-----------+---------+-----------------+---------------+ |if possible |Number |Number |Number |Number of voting |% of voting | |using |of |of |of shares|rights |rights (x) | |the ISIN |Shares |Voting +---------+------+----------+------+--------+ |CODE | |Rights |Direct |Direct|Indirect |Direct|Indirect| | | | | |(xi) |(xii) | | | +------------+----------+-----------+---------+------+----------+------+--------+ | | | | | | | | | | |77,948,312|77,948,312 |N/A |N/A |76,194,857|N/A |4.91% | |GB00B01FLG62| | | | | | | | +------------+----------+-----------+---------+------+----------+------+--------+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | +--------------+----------+--------------------+------------------+-------------+ |Type of |Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting | |financial |date |Conversion Period |rights that may be|rights | |instrument |(xiii) |(xiv) |acquired if the | | | | | |instrument is | | | | | |exercised/ | | | | | |converted. | | +--------------+----------+--------------------+------------------+-------------+ |Securities | | |11,576,949 |0.74% | |Lending | | | | | +--------------+----------+--------------------+------------------+-------------+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial | |Instruments (xv, xvi) | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | +-------------+---------+----------+----------+------------------+--------------+ |Type of |Exercise |Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting | |financial |price |date |Conversion|rights instrument |rights (xix, | |instrument | |(xvii) |period |refers to |xx) | | | | |(xviii) | | | +-------------+---------+----------+----------+------------------+-------+------+ | | | | | |Nominal|Delta | |CFD | | | |955,120 +-------+------+ | | | | | |0.06% |0.06% | +-------------+---------+----------+----------+------------------+-------+------+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Total (A+B+C) | +------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ |Number of voting rights |Percentage of voting rights | +------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ |88,726,926 |5.71% | +------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or| |the | |financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | |See Annex | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Proxy Voting: | +-------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ |10. Name of the 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: |Peter David, Company Secretary | +-----------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ |15. Contact telephone number:|+ 44(0) 207 963 3250 | +-----------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
+---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | |% of voting rights|% of voting rights |Total of both if | | |if it equals or is|through financial |it equals or is | |Name |higher than the |instruments if it |higher than the | | |notifiable |equals or is higher|notifiable | | |threshold |than the notifiable|threshold | | | |threshold | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 4, | | | | |LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 6, | | | | |LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Delaware | | | | |Holdings Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Fund | | | | |Advisors | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BR Jersey | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings L.P. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 3, | | | | |LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Canada | | | | |Holdings LP | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Canada | | | | |Holdings ULC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Asset | | | | |Management Canada | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 4, | | | | |LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 6, | | | | |LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Delaware | | | | |Holdings Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Fund | | | | |Advisors | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |Institutional Trust | | | | |Company, National | | | | |Association | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |Trident Merger, LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Investment | | | | |Management, LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BR Jersey | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings L.P. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Group | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Advisors | | | | |(UK) Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BR Jersey | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings L.P. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Group | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Investment | | | | |Management (UK) | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Capital | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Advisors, | | | | |LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BR Jersey | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings L.P. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Australia | | | | |Holdco Pty. Ltd. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Investment | | | | |Management | | | | |(Australia) Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BR Jersey | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings L.P. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock (Singapore)| | | | |Holdco Pte. Ltd. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Asia-Pac | | | | |Holdco, LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock HK Holdco | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Cayco | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Trident | | | | |Holding Company | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Japan | | | | |Holdings GK | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Japan Co., | | | | |Ltd. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BR Jersey | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings L.P. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Group | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International Limited| | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BR Jersey | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings L.P. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock (Singapore)| | | | |Holdco Pte. Ltd. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Asia-Pac | | | | |Holdco, LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock HK Holdco | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Asset | | | | |Management North Asia| | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BR Jersey | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings L.P. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Group | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Investment | | | | |Management (UK) | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Asset | | | | |Management | | | | |Deutschland AG | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BR Jersey | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings L.P. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Group | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |(Netherlands) B.V. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+
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