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For filings with the FSA include the annex  
For filings with issuer exclude the annex  
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
   
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: ii 		G4S plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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 specify):    
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: iii 		HSBC Holdings plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv 		HSBC Bank PLC
HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited
INKA Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschft mbH
Dusseldorf
HSBC Global Asset Management (France)
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v 		5 May 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified: 7 May 2015 (received 14 May 2015)
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii 		Crossing 5%


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE 		Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction 		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares 		Number
of
Voting
Rights 		Number
of shares 		Number of voting
rights 		% of  voting rights x
Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect
GB00B01FLG62 Below Threshold Below Threshold 83,209,711 83,209,711 5,799,777 5.363% 0.374%
 
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument 		Expiration
date xiii 		Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv 		Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted. 		% of voting
rights
         
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument 		Exercise price Expiration date xvii Exercise/
Conversion period xviii 		Number of voting rights instrument refers to

  		% of voting rights xix, xx

 
         

  		Nominal Delta
   
 
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
89,009,488 5.737%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
 

N/A
 
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold: 		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights: 		N/A
 

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name: Peter David, Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number: + 44(0)1293 554584


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Source: G4S plc UK via Globenewswire
HUG#1921728

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