Transaction in Own Shares

MITIE Group PLC
18 March 2005



                                MITIE Group PLC

                             Purchase of own shares

MITIE Group PLC announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 108,006
Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each at an average price of 162.9907p per share. The
highest and lowest prices paid for these shares were 163p and 162p respectively.


18 March 2005

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

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





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