Holding(s) in Company

MITIE Group PLC
24 August 2004



                           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 46,076,107 Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each in MITIE,
which represents 15.1% 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 International
Ltd                     Bank of New York Brussels                      732,000
Fidelity International
Ltd                     Bank of New York London                      6,033,633
Fidelity International
Ltd                     Chase Manhattan Bank London                  2,251,893
Fidelity International
Ltd                     Chase Nominees Ltd                           2,369,300
Fidelity International
Ltd                     Deutsche Bank                                  889,650
Fidelity International
Ltd                     Deutsche                                        83,500
Fidelity International
Ltd                     Deutsche Bank AG, London                        69,204
Fidelity International
Ltd                     HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK)           16,268,560
                        Ltd
Fidelity International
Ltd                     J P Morgan                                   1,225,257
Fidelity International
Ltd                     Mellon Bank                                    257,600
Fidelity International
Ltd                     Mellon Nominees Ltd                             78,800
Fidelity International
Ltd                     Northern Trust                               1,567,314
Fidelity International
Ltd                     Northern Trust London                          620,000
Fidelity International
Ltd                     State Street Bank and Trust                    193,000
Fidelity International
Ltd                     State Street Nominees Ltd                      725,100
Fidelity Investment
Services Ltd            Chase Manhattan Bank London                  2,220,225
Fidelity Investment
Services Ltd            Chase Nominees Ltd                           2,129,500
Fidelity Management &
Research Company        HSBC                                         4,616,000
Fidelity Management
Trust                   Brown Brothers Harriman                         64,300
Company
Fidelity Management
Trust                   State Street Bank and Trust                     48,700
Company
Fidelity Management
Trust                   State Street Nominees Ltd                       62,600
Company
Fidelity Pension
Management              BBH                                              2,827
Fidelity Pension
Management              Chase Nominees Ltd                           2,024,300
Fidelity Pension
Management              HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK)              626,050
                        Ltd
Fidelity Pension
Management              Mellon Nominees Ltd                            455,894
Fidelity Pension
Management              Northern Trust                                 460,900

                Total                                               46,076,107

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

C K Ross, Company Secretary
MITIE Group PLC
Tel: [phone]

Date: 24 August 2004




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