4 January 2010


                                    G4S plc
           Acquisition of Nuclear Security Services Corporation (NSSC)


G4S,  the world?s leading  international security solutions  group, has acquired
100% of  Nuclear Security  Services Corporation  (?NSSC?) from  its founder Inge
Collins, for $22m in cash on an enterprise value basis.

NSSC  had  revenues  of  $21m  in  2008 and  is  a  risk consulting and security
solutions  firm  based  in  Illinois,  USA.  NSSC  specialises in evaluation and
assessment, design engineering, and installation and testing of security systems
internationally for critical corporate and national infrastructure.  NSSC?s core
markets  are within  the nuclear  power generation  and government sectors, with
recent  expansion  into  the  chemical/petrochemical  arena.   NSSC has Chemical
Facility Anti Terrorism Standards (CFATS) assessment and engineering expertise.

NSSC customers in the U.S. include nuclear power and oil and gas companies, many
departments  of the U.S.  Government and a  number of Fortune 500 companies.  In
addition,  NSSC has a number of international customers in the petrochemical and
nuclear power security markets.

Grahame   Gibson,   Regional  President,  G4S  North  America  said:  ?With  the
acquisition  of NSSC, we can combine  NSSC?s consulting, analytic, and technical
capabilities with G4S?s existing expertise to become a fully integrated security
solutions  provider for multiple  customer sectors, with  a particular focus and
expertise in the chemical and nuclear sectors.?


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




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