Holding(s) in Company

27th Aug 2009 16:54

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which

voting rights are attached:

The Capita Group Plc

2. Reason for the notification:

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to

qualifying financial instruments

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

i. Lansdowne Partners Limited being the General Partner of Lansdowne Partners

Limited Partnership

ii. Lansdowne Partners International Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (If different from 3)

Morstan Nominees Limited (Registered Shareholder)

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or

reached:

17 August 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

27 August 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the Triggering transaction possible using the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights Ordinary Below 5% Below 5% 2.066666p (GB00B23K0M20) Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of Number of shares Number of voting % of voting rights shares if possible rights using the ISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary 3,945,308 0.63% 2.066666p (GB00B23K0M20) B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial

Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting financial Price date Conversion voting rights rights Instrument period instrument refers to Nominal Delta CFD N/A N/A N/A 27,960,086 4.49% Total (A+B+C) Number of voting % of voting rights rights 31,905,394 5.12%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Lansdowne Partners International Limited is the parent undertaking of Lansdowne Partners Limited. Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Lansdowne Partners Limited

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 622,753,489 (as at 17

August 2009)14. Contact name:

Francesca Todd - The Capita Group Plc

Hugh Orange - Lansdowne Partners Limited

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 (0)20 7202 0641 - The Capita Group Plc +44 20 7408 8573 - Lansdowne Partners Limited

27 August 2009

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Related Shares:

Capita