G4S Says Majority Of Shareholders Accept Allied Universal s Final Offer
CRAWLEY (dpa-AFX) - G4S plc (GFSZY.PK, GFS.L) said that a very large proportion of its shareholders have accepted Allied Universal s final offer.
G4S s board believes that the offer provides shareholders with an attractive premium, while securing the future success of G4S for employees, customers, pension scheme members and other stakeholders.
Allied Universal Topco said that it has received acceptances of 79.09% for the cash offer of 245 pence per G4S share made by Atlas UK Bidco Limited and that the Final Allied Universal Offer has become unconditional as to acceptances.
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G4S is the leading global security company, specialising in the provision of security services and solutions to customers. Our mission is to create material, sustainable value for our customers and shareholders by being the supply partner of choice in all our markets.
G4S is quoted on the London Stock Exchange and has a secondary stock exchange listing in Copenhagen. After taking account of the businesses being sold in the year, G4S is active in more than 80 countries and has around 533,000 employees. For more information on G4S, visit www.g4s.com.
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