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REG-Capita PLC: Change of Senior Independent Director

Capita plc

Change of Senior Independent Director

The Board of Capita plc is pleased to announce the appointment of David Lowden
as Non-Executive Director and Senior Independent Director Designate on 1
January 2021. David takes over the role of Senior Independent Director with
effect from 1 March 2021. Gillian Sheldon retires as Senior Independent
Director from the Board as planned on 28 February 2021 after eight and a half
years.

David will also be a member of the Remuneration, Audit and Risk, and
Nomination committees.

David brings a wide range of experience from his current and past roles in UK
listed companies as a chairman, senior independent director and non-executive
director.

He is currently the Senior Independent Director of UK construction firm Morgan
Sindall Group plc, where he sits on their Audit, Nomination, and Remuneration
committees. He is also chairman of the FTSE 250 recruitment services company,
PageGroup plc.

David has held a number of other board roles in the past including at
Berendsen, William Hill, Huntsworth and Cable & Wireless. In his executive
career, he held a series of senior finance positions and latterly was the CEO
of Taylor Nelson Sofres – which is now known as Kantar TNS – having joined
initially as their finance director.

Sir Ian Powell, Chairman of Capita, said: “I am delighted to welcome David
to the Board.

“As a former CEO, with chairman and non-executive director experience in
both listed and private companies, David brings extensive strategic and board
skills that Capita will benefit from hugely, as we continue to transform.

“I want to thank Gillian for the significant contribution she had made to
the Board since joining in September 2012. It has been a pleasure to work with
Gillian and I am grateful for her guidance and support since my appointment as
Chairman in 2017.”

David Lowden said: “Capita is going through an exciting transformation
process. I am looking forward to joining the Board and making my contribution
to its success in the coming years.”

There is no further information in respect of Listing Rule 9.6.13 which is
required to be disclosed in respect of David Lowden.

For more information please contact:

Investor enquiries

Stuart Morgan

Director of Investor Relations

Tel: 020 7654 2220

Email: IRteam@capita.co.uk

Media enquiries

Capita external communications

Tel: 0207 654 2399

Email: media@capita.co.uk

Capita is a consulting, transformation and digital services business. Every
day our 61,000 colleagues help millions of people, by delivering innovative
solutions to transform and simplify the connections between businesses and
customers, governments and citizens. We partner with clients and provide the
insight and cutting-edge technologies that give time back, allowing them to
focus on what they do best and making people’s lives easier and simpler. We
operate in the UK, Europe, India and South Africa – and across six
divisions: Customer Management; Government Services; People Solutions;
Software; Specialist Services; and Technology Solutions.

Capita is quoted on the London Stock Exchange (CPI.L).

Further information can be found at: http://www.capita.com



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