4 January 2010



                                    G4S plc
                              Acquisition of Adesta


Further  to the announcement which it made on 17 November 2009, G4S, the world?s
leading  international  security  solutions  group,  confirms  that  it  has now
completed the acquisition of Adesta LLC and Adesta LP.


Ends ?



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) 207 282 1054

Notes to Editors:
G4Sis  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 585,000 employees.  For more
information on G4S, visit www.g4s.com <http://www.g4s.com/>.



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