Holding(s) in Company

MITIE Group PLC
18 October 2002



                           MITIE Group PLC ('MITIE')



Notification of substantial shareholding



MITIE has today received notification that Aviva plc, via its subsidiary Morley
Fund Management Limited, has a notifiable interest in 11,935,025 ordinary shares
of 2.5p each in MITIE, which represents 3.99% of the issued share capital of
MITIE.



MITIE has been informed that the shares to which this notification relates are
registered as follows:


REGISTERED HOLDER                                             NO. OF SHARES HELD


BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                                         3,317,199
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                                            5,324,994
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                       459,443
CUIM Nominee Ltd                                                       2,572,098
RBSTB Nominees Ltd                                                       261,291


Total                                                                 11,935,025







18 October 2002


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