Holding(s) in Company

MITIE Group PLC
25 January 2006


                           MITIE Group PLC ('MITIE')

Notification of substantial shareholding

On 25 January 2006 MITIE received notification that Prudential plc has a
notifiable interest in 19,630,820 Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each in MITIE which
represents 6.37% of the issued share capital of MITIE. (This total includes a
notifiable interest of its subsidiary company The Prudential Assurance Company
Limited in 17,888,585 shares (5.80%)). This notification represents Prudential
plc's beneficial interests only.

MITIE has been informed that the shares held by the Prudential group of
companies to which this notification relates are registered as follows:

REGISTERED HOLDER                                           NO. OF SHARES HELD

MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALI                                            198,804
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC                                      15,572,308
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PHL AC                                         890,491
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC                                       2,117,473
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) EQBF AC                                         95,374
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) MNBF AC                                        160,184
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PENE AC                                        596,186

Total                                                               19,630,820

In response to an enquiry under section 212 of the Companies Act 1985, it has
been confirmed that M&G Group Limited and M&G Limited (and their ultimate
holding company, Prudential plc) (the 'Companies') are interested in a total of
30,746,919 (9.98%) MITIE shares. This interest arises from the holdings of MITIE
shares by funds which are managed or advised by various subsidiaries of the
Companies.


Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
C K Ross, Company Secretary
MITIE Group PLC
Tel: [phone]

25 January 2006



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