Statement re Appointment of New Director





28 May 2010


                                    G4S PLC

                          APPOINTMENT OF NEW DIRECTOR


G4S  plc is pleased to announce that Clare Spottiswoode will join the board as a
non-executive director on 14 June 2010.

A mathematician and economist by training, Ms Spottiswoode's career has included
time at the UK Treasury, as director general of Ofgas, the UK gas regulator, and
as  Policyholder  Advocate  for  Norwich  Union's  with-profits policyholders at
Aviva.   In  addition  she  has  set  up  and managed her own businesses and has
considerable  experience in the gas and oil sectors.  During the last five years
she has been a director of Bergesen Worldwide Gas ASA, British Energy Group plc,
Biofuels  Corporation plc,  Petroleum Geo  Services ASA  and Anker  PLC.  She is
currently a director of Tullow Oil plc, EnergySolutions, Inc. and Ilika plc.

Commenting   on  the  appointment,  Alf  Duch-Pedersen,  Chairman  said:   Clare
Spottiswoode  brings with her a great breadth of experience from both the public
and  private sectors  and in  many parts  of the  world.  We look forward to the
added dimension she will bring to our board debates.

No  further information is  required to be  disclosed under paragraph 9.6.13R of
the Listing Rules.


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  over 595,000 employees.  For more
information on G4S, visitwww.g4s.com <http://www.g4s.com/> .




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