Holding(s) in Company

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 event changing the breakdown of voting rights

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

Baillie Gifford & Co

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

N/A

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

1st September 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

2nd September 2008

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

Crossed 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                         30383511                    5.03%           
                                                                             
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           30823627                   30823627                 Below 5%
                                                                               
2.066666p                                                                      
                                                                               
(GB00B23K0M20)                                                                 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting       % of voting rights   
rights                                      
                                            
                                            
30823627               Below 5%             

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

In the narrative below, the figures in [ ] indicate the amount of voting rights
and the percentage held by each controlled undertaking where relevant.         
                                                                               
Baillie Gifford & Co, a discretionary investment manager, is the parent        
undertaking of an investment management group.                                 
                                                                               
Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited       
[7059095; 1.1%] is also a discretionary investment manager.                    
                                                                               
Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford & Co Limited [905214;  
0.2%] is an OEIC Authorised Corporate Director and Unit Trust Manager which has
delegated its discretionary investment management role to Baillie Gifford & Co.
                                                                               
Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Life Limited [4227018; 
0.7%] is a life assurance company which procures discretionary investment      
management services from Baillie Gifford & Co in respect of its own account    
shareholdings.                                                                 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

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

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

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Francesca Todd - The Capita Group Plc

Scott Russell, Chris Hill - Baillie Gifford & Co

15. Contact telephone number:

[phone] - The Capita Group Plc

[phone], 2147 - Baillie Gifford & Co

3rd September 2008