Holding(s) in Company

MITIE Group PLC
26 January 2007


26 January 2007 

      MITIE Group PLC ('MITIE') - Notification of substantial shareholding

MITIE has today received the following notification in relation to a major
interest in its shares.

1. Identity of the issuer or                       MITIE Group PLC
the underlying issuer of                        
existing shares to which voting
rights are attached:
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2. Reason for the notification (please tick 
the appropriate box or boxes)                                                                    
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                  
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An acquisition or disposal of financial 
instruments which may result in the acquisition 
of shares already issued to which voting rights        
are attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                             
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Other (please specify): 
New Exemptions DTR 5.1.3 (4) and 5.1.5 (1)                X         
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3. Full name of person(s)                     
subject to the notification                     
obligation:                                    Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)              Goldman Sachs Asset Management 
(if different from 3.):                         and Goldman Sachs & Co
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5. Date of the transaction (and                    22 January 2007
date on which the threshold is                  
crossed or reached if
different):
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6. Date on which issuer                            24 January 2007
notified:                                      
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7. Threshold(s) that
is/are crossed or
reached:                                                 5%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type   Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares    the Triggering          transaction
             transaction
if possible
using the    Number   Number of      Number Number of voting     % of voting
ISIN CODE    of       Voting Rights  of     rights               rights
             Shares                  shares
                                     Direct Direct Indirect      Direct Indirect

GB0004657408 Below 3%                              16,704,886            5.35%


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
Type of     Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may   % of
financial   date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is   voting
instrument             Period/ Date  exercised/ converted.              rights


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                   % of voting rights

16,704,886                                5.35%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

  The interest in 16,644,272 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman Sachs
  Asset Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of GS Inc acting as discretionary
  manager. We believe that some of these shares are, or will be, registered in
  name of GSSN.

  The interest in 60,614 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman, Sachs &
  Co., a wholly owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian for its
  customers. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman
  Sachs Securities (Nominees) Limited.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:                                              N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:               N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:           N/A


For further information, please contact:

John Telling, Investor Relations
T: 0207 022 8475 M: 07979 701006



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