14 November 2016

The Company announces that on 14 November 2016, Claude Allain, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ('PDMR'), was awarded ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company as set out below:

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Claude Allain

2

Reason for Notification

a)

Position/status

PDMR

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

G4S plc

b)

LEI

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each

GB00B01FLG62

b)

Nature of the transaction

Award of 30,588 ordinary shares of G4S plc

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

30,588

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Not applicable/single transaction

Nil

GBP - Pound Sterling

e)

Date of the transaction

14 November 2016

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification:

Peter David, Company Secretary

Date of Notification:

14 November 2016

G4S is the leading global, integrated security company, specialising in the provision of security services and solutions to customers. Our mission is to create material, sustainable value for our customers and shareholders by being the supply partner of choice in all of our markets.

G4S is quoted on the London Stock Exchange and has a secondary stock exchange listing in Copenhagen. G4S is active in over 110 countries and has 623,000 employees. For more information on G4S, visit www.g4s.com.

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