Notification of Major Holdings

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:			G4S PLC
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name			HSBC Holdings PLC
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			London, United Kingdom
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name			HSBC Bank plc HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited INKA Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			8, Canada Square, London, E14 5HQ
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:			05/03/2021
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			09/03/2021
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	5.972 %	0.001 %		5.973 %	1,551,594,436
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	Below Disclosure Threshold	Below Disclosure Threshold		Below Disclosure Threshold

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rightsix					% of voting rights
		Direct (DTR5.1)		Indirect (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (DTR5.1)		Indirect (DTR5.2.1)
GB00B01FLG62				92,665,112					5.972 %
SUBTOTAL 8. A		92,665,112					5.972 %
B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
Type of financial instrument		Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1			Nil			Nil
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlementxii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Swap					Cash Settled			22,711	0.001 %
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2			22,711	0.001 %

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an “X”)
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)				X
Namexv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
HSBC Holdings plc
HSBC UK Holdings Limited
HSBC Bank plc	5.516 %	0.001 %	5.518 %
HSBC Holdings plc
HSBC UK Holdings Limited
HSBC Bank plc
HSBC Germany Holdings GmbH
HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG
HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt Gesellschaft fur Bankbeteiligungen mbH
INKA Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH	0.016 %	NIL	0.016 %
HSBC Holdings Plc
HSBC Global Asset Management Limited
HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited	0.439 %	NIL	0.439 %
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional informationxvi

Place of completion	London, United Kingdom
Date of completion	09/03/2021