Holding(s) in Company

MITIE Group PLC
12 February 2003




                           MITIE Group PLC ('MITIE')

                      Notification of substantial shareholding


MITIE has today received notification that FMR Corp. and Fidelity International
Limited and their direct and indirect subsidiaries have notifiable
non-beneficial interests in 12,417,045 ordinary shares of 2.5p each in MITIE,
which represents 4.12% of the issued share capital of MITIE.  The notifiable
interests also comprise the notifiable interest of Mr Edward C Johnson 3rd, a
principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited.


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


MANAGEMENT COMPANY                           NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME               NO. OF SHARES HELD

Fidelity Management & Research Company       HSBC                                             3,100,000
Fidelity Management Trust Company            MSCO                                               325,000
Fidelity Investment Services Ltd             Chase Manhattan Bank London                      1,344,881
Fidelity Investment Services Ltd             Chase Nominees Ltd                               1,079,315
Fidelity Pension Management                  Mellon Nominees Ltd                                290,894
Fidelity Pension Management                  HSBC                                                10,000
Fidelity Pension Management                  Chase Nominees Ltd                                  54,750
Fidelity International Ltd                   Chase Manhattan Bank London                        382,565
Fidelity International Ltd                   Bank of New York London                          4,077,651
Fidelity International Ltd                   Northern Trust                                     821,989
Fidelity International Ltd                   Bank of New York Brussels                          292,300
Fidelity International Ltd                   State Street Bank and Trust                        107,300
Fidelity International Ltd                   Deutsche                                            28,200
Fidelity International Ltd                   Chase Nominees Ltd                                 143,800
Fidelity International Ltd                   State Street Nominees Ltd                          328,400
Fidelity International Ltd                   Nortrust Nominees Ltd                               30,000

Total                                                                                        12,417,045

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

C K Ross, Company Secretary

MITIE Group PLC

Tel:  [phone]


Date:   12 February 2003

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