NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN MAJOR SHAREHOLDING



26 April 2010


                                    G4S PLC

                  NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN MAJOR SHAREHOLDING


The company was notified by Credit Suisse Group AG on 23 April 2010 that through
a chain of controlled undertakings comprising:

1.  Credit Suisse Group AG:
2.  Credit Suisse AG;
2.1 Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd; and
2.2 Credit Suisse (UK) Ltd;

it  holds  voting  rights  in  the  company through 111,864,725 ordinary shares,
amounting to 7.93% 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 554400

Media enquiries:
Alison Flynn - Media Manager        +44 (0) 1293 554400
Kevin Smith - Citigate Dewe Rogerson        +44 (0) 7973 672649


Notes to Editors:


G4S  is the world's leading international security solutions group, specialising
in  outsourced 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  over  110 countries  and  over 595,000 employees.  For more
information on G4S, visitwww.g4s.com <http://www.g4s.com/> .




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