Acquisition




24 December 2010





                                    G4S PLC

               G4S to acquire Munt Centrale Holland B.V. ('MCH')

G4S  Cash Solutions  B.V. ('G4S'),  the leading  cash solutions  provider in the
Netherlands,  is pleased to  announce that it  has entered into  an agreement to
acquire  MCH from PCH Holding B.V. for  a cash consideration of €7.9 million. It
is expected that the acquisition will complete on 3 January 2011.

MCH  delivers  fully  integrated  coin  management  services  to  ABN AMRO Bank,
providing  coin stock,  cash management,  financing and  the servicing  of coin-
dispensing  machines. The acquisition of MCH will  allow G4S to enhance its cash
solutions strategy by offering an additional capability through the provision of
integrated coin services.






For further enquiries, please contact:

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

Media enquiries:

Kevin Smith - Citigate Dewe Rogerson+44 (0) 207 282 1054








G4S plc

G4S is the world's leading security solutions group, which specialises 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 over 110 countries and more than 615,000 employees. For more
information on G4S, visit www.g4s.com.




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