G4S plc DK : Notification of Major Shareholding

25 July 2013 G4S PLC NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR SHAREHOLDING The company was notified on 24 July 2013 by BlackRock, Inc that, following a disposal of voting rights, it now holds voting rights in the company over less than 5% of the company's total voting rights. Peter David Company Secretary +---------------------------------------------+--------------------+ |For further enquiries, please contact: |  | |  | | +---------------------------------------------+--------------------+ |Helen Parris - Director of Investor Relations|+44 (0) 1293 554423 | |  | | +---------------------------------------------+--------------------+ |Media enquiries: |  | |  | | +---------------------------------------------+--------------------+ |Adam Mynott - Director of Media Relations |+44 (0) 1293 554400 | |  | | +---------------------------------------------+--------------------+ |David Allchurch |+44 (0) 207 353 4200| |Tulchan Group |  | +---------------------------------------------+--------------------+ Notes to Editors: G4S is the world's leading secure outsourcing group, specialising in outsourcing of business processes in sectors where security and safety risks are considered a strategic threat.  G4S is the largest employer quoted on the London Stock Exchange and has a secondary stock exchange listing in Copenhagen.  G4S has operations in more than 125 countries and more than 620,000 employees.  For more information on G4S, visit www.g4s.com . [HUG#1718759]