Transaction in Own Shares

MITIE Group PLC
24 March 2005



                                MITIE Group PLC

                             Purchase of own shares

MITIE Group PLC announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 250,000
Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each at a price of 162p per share.


24 March 2005

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Ian Stewart
Chief Executive, MITIE Group PLC
Mobile: [phone]


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