Notification of Change in Major Shareholding



7 September 2010




                                    G4S PLC

                  NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN MAJOR SHAREHOLDING


The company was notified today by Credit Suisse Group AG that through a chain of
controlled undertakings comprising:

1.  Credit Suisse Group AG:
2.  Credit Suisse AG;
2.1 Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd;
2.2 Credit Suisse (UK) Ltd;
2.3 Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC;
2.4 Credit Suisse International;

it  now holds voting rights in  the company through 105,490,658 ordinary shares,
amounting to 7.4784% 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 more than 610,000 employees.  For more
information on G4S, visitwww.g4s.com .




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