Transaction in Own Shares

MITIE Group PLC
17 March 2005



                                MITIE Group PLC

                             Purchase of own shares

MITIE Group PLC announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 322,000
Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each at an average price of 163.2329p per share. The
highest and lowest prices paid for these shares were 163.5p and 163p
respectively.


17 March 2005

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Ian Stewart
Chief Executive, MITIE Group PLC
Mobile: [phone]





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