Holding(s) in Company

MITIE Group PLC
20 August 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 33,293,065 Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each in MITIE,
which represents 11.01% 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  HSBC                                 4,000,000
Company

Fidelity Management & Research  Chase Nominees Ltd                     383,200
Company

Fidelity Management Trust       State Street Nominees Ltd               88,300
Company

Fidelity Management Trust       Brown Brothers Harriman                 59,900
Company

Fidelity Management Trust       State Street Bank and Trust             41,300
Company

Fidelity Investment Services    Chase Manhattan Bank London          3,180,070
Ltd

Fidelity Investment Services    Chase Nominees Ltd                   1,651,400
Ltd

Fidelity Pension Management     Mellon Nominees Ltd                    329,394

Fidelity Pension Management     HSBC                                   124,000

Fidelity Pension Management     Northern Trust                         408,400

Fidelity Pension Management     Chase Nominees Ltd                   1,392,400

Fidelity International Ltd      Chase Manhattan Bank London          1,429,163

Fidelity International Ltd      Bank of New York London              5,008,333

Fidelity International Ltd      Northern Trust                       2,093,114

Fidelity International Ltd      Bank of New York Brussels              641,100

Fidelity International Ltd      State Street Bank and Trust            285,400

Fidelity International Ltd      Deutsche                               554,500

Fidelity International Ltd      Chase Nominees Ltd                   2,059,100

Fidelity International Ltd      State Street Nominees Ltd              572,400

Fidelity International Ltd      Nortrust Nominees Ltd                  622,000

Fidelity International Ltd      HSBC Client Holdings Nominee         7,641,391
                                (UK) Ltd

Fidelity International Ltd      Chase Manhattan Bank London            122,500

Fidelity International Ltd      Deutsche Bank                           91,100

Fidelity International Ltd      Mellon Nominees Ltd                     84,300

Fidelity International Ltd      Northern Trust London                  229,200

Fidelity International Ltd      J P Morgan                             201,100

Total                                                               33,293,065



Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

C K Ross, Company Secretary

MITIE Group PLC

Tel:  [phone]


Date:   20 August 2003



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