Director Shareholding

Capita Group PLC
22 December 2004


22 DECEMBER 2004

THE CAPITA GROUP PLC ANNOUNCEMENT

Schedule 11 - Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1. Name of company:

The Capita Group Plc

2. Name of director(s):

i) Gordon Hurst
ii) Rodney Aldridge
iii) Paul Pindar
iv) Paddy Doyle

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the director named in 1 above or holding of that person's spouse or children
under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest:

The directors named in point 2.

4. Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified):

i) Gordon Hurst
ii) Rodney Aldridge
iii) Paul Pindar
iv) Paddy Doyle

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):

N/A

6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non-discretionary:

Grant of Option

7. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

N/A

8. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company should not be
taken into account when calculating percentage):

N/A

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

N/A

10. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company should not
be taken into account when calculating percentage):

N/A

11. Class of security:

N/A

12. Price per share:

N/A

13. Date of transaction:

N/A

14. Date company informed:

25 November 2004

15. Total holding following this notification:

N/A

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any
treasury shares held by company should not be taken into account when
calculating percentage):

N/A

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17. Date of grant:

25 November 2004

18. Period during which or date on which exercisable:

25 November 2007 - 25 November 2012

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:

Nil

20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:

600,000 Ordinary shares of 2 pence each granted to each director

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise:

351 pence per share

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification:

Gordon Hurst 1,808, 430 options
Rodney Aldridge 3,204,069 options
Paul Pindar 2,925,000 options
Paddy Doyle 1,704,906 options

23. Any additional information:

Option granted pursuant to The Capita Group Long Term Indexed Share Appreciation
Scheme

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Faith Pengelly

25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification:

Faith Pengelly, 0208 6389 2178

Date of Notification: 22 December 2004



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