Notification of Major Shareholding



17 February 2011





                                    G4S PLC

                       NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR SHAREHOLDING


The  company was notified on 16 February  2011 by Prudential plc that, through a
chain  of  controlled  undertakings,  directly  and  indirectly, it holds voting
rights  in the company through 71,384,444 ordinary shares, amounting to 5.06% of
the company's total voting rights.



Peter David
Company Secretary










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Helen Parris - Director of Investor Relations               +44 (0) 1293 554423

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Kevin Smith - Citigate Dewe Rogerson        +44 (0) 7973 672649


Notes to Editors:


G4S is the world's leading security solutions 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 120 countries and more than 625,000 employees.  For more
information on G4S, visitwww.g4s.com .





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