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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 Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No
Other (please specify):   No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:
iii
Invesco Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
v
22 May 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified: 27 May 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
vi, vii
13% into 12%


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
Ordinary 25p Shares 217,113,381 217,113,381     201,675,279   12.99%
GB00B01FLG62
 
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
201,675,279 12.99%


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

Invesco Asset Management Ltd - 199,695,856
Invesco Asset Management Japan Limited - 63,290
Invesco Asset Management GmbH Deutschland - 276,712
Invesco Hong Kong Limited - 13,500
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC - 128,105
Invesco Management S.A - 1,497,816

 
 
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: Invesco Limited
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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The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein.
Source: G4S plc UK via Globenewswire

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