Trading Statement

Capita Group PLC 08 December 2003 8 December 2003 THE CAPITA GROUP PLC TRADING STATEMENT The Capita Group Plc ('Capita'), the leading UK professional support services company, is issuing this trading update in advance of its close period. The preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2003 are due to be announced on Thursday 26 February 2004. The Group is pleased with current trading and, as indicated previously, results for 2003 will be in line with market expectations. Cash generation continues to be strong. To date this year, the Group has won major new contracts and extended existing major contracts to a value of £615m. We are currently working on further bids worth £2.4bn. In two of these bids we are in advanced sole discussions with the clients and, subject to negotiations being successfully concluded, we anticipate that these two contracts will add some £70m to revenues in 2004. Negotiations with the Home Office on our contract involving the Criminal Records Bureau have progressed well and will be concluded by the end of December. Our markets in both the public and private sectors continue to exhibit good momentum and are favourable to Capita's integrated service offering and the infrastructure that we have in place. The Business Process Outsourcing market remains buoyant. The Group is confident that shareholders will be pleased by the Group's performance for the year as a whole. We are also well positioned to continue this in 2004 with a significant proportion of forecast revenue growth now underpinned. The prospects for growth remain excellent. -ENDS- For further information please contact: The Capita Group Plc +44 (0)207 799 1525 Rod Aldridge, Executive Chairman Paul Pindar, Chief Executive Shona Nichols, Communications Director Press Office +44 (0)870 2400 488 Finsbury +44 (0)207 251 3801 Morgan Bone Mark Harris The Capita Group Plc, is the UK's leading provider of integrated professional support service solutions. The Group's service capabilities encompass customer services, financial services, human resource services, software services, systems and strategic support and property services delivered to both public sector and private organisations. With over 17,000 employees at more than 200 offices across the UK, Capita is quoted on the London Stock Exchange (CPI.L) with forecasted revenues for 2003 of £1075 million. In April 2003 Capita was named Company of the Year in the Royal Bank of Scotland Sunday Times Business Awards. Capita has won Management Today's Most Admired Support Services Company Award in 2001, 2002 and 2003. Further information on The Capita Group can be found at: www.capita.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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