Holding(s) in Company

Capita Group PLC
25 August 2004


THE CAPITA GROUP PLC - ANNOUNCEMENT
Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

     
1.   Name of Company

     Capita Group Plc

2.   Name of shareholder having a major interest:

     Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Limited

3.   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a 
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18:

     Notifiable interests of:
     Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Limited
     Lloyds TSB Group plc
     Lloyds TSB Bank plc
     Scottish Widows Group Limited
     
4.   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
     shares held by each of them:

     State Street Nominees Limited

5.   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

     See Additional Information

6.   Percentage of issued class (excluding treasury shares):

     See Additional Information

7.   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed :

     See Additional Information

8.   Percentage of issued class (excluding treasury shares):

     See Additional Information

9.   Class of security:

     Ordinary shares of 2p each

10.  Date of transaction:

     17 August 2004

11.  Date company informed:

     25 August 2004

12.  Total holding following this notification:

     32,627,433

13.  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
     (excluding treasury shares):

     4.93%

14.  Additional Information:

     Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Limited notified the Company that at 
     the close of business on 17 August 2004 it had an interest in 41,831,931 
     ordinary shares, of which 32,627,433 were material interests, in The Capita 
     Group Plc.

                                     -ENDS-

Contact name for Enquiries

Carol Martin
020 8639 2420

Company official responsible for making notification

Faith Pengelly, Head of Company Secretarial Services
020 8639 2178


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