Holding(s) in Company

MITIE Group PLC
24 March 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 18,349,993 ordinary shares of 2.5p each in MITIE,
which represents 6.09% 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                                             3,250,000
Fidelity Investment Services Ltd             Chase Manhattan Bank London                      3,159,438
Fidelity Investment Services Ltd             Chase Nominees Ltd                               1,651,400
Fidelity Pension Management                  Mellon Nominees Ltd                                307,294
Fidelity Pension Management                  HSBC                                                79,900
Fidelity Pension Management                  Northern Trust                                      78,200
Fidelity Pension Management                  Chase Nominees Ltd                                 505,931
Fidelity International Ltd                   Chase Manhattan Bank London                        734,088
Fidelity International Ltd                   Bank of New York London                          5,191,651
Fidelity International Ltd                   Northern Trust                                   1,256,589
Fidelity International Ltd                   Bank of New York Brussels                          423,700
Fidelity International Ltd                   State Street Bank and Trust                        210,800
Fidelity International Ltd                   Deutsche                                            28,200
Fidelity International Ltd                   Chase Nominees Ltd                                 711,272
Fidelity International Ltd                   State Street Nominees Ltd                          572,400
Fidelity International Ltd                   Nortrust Nominees Ltd                              178,000
Fidelity International Ltd                   HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Ltd               11,130

Total                                                                                        18,349,993


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

Date:   24 March 2003


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