Notification of Change in Major Shareholding


23 August 2011





                                    G4S PLC

                  NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN MAJOR SHAREHOLDING


The  company was notified on 22 August by  Harris Associates LP that following a
disposal  on  19 August,  it  now  holds  voting  rights  in the company through
69,584,044 ordinary  shares, amounting  to 4.93% of  the company's  total voting
rights.


Peter David
Company Secretary











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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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