Transaction in Own Shares

MITIE Group PLC
01 June 2005



                                MITIE Group PLC

                             Purchase of own shares

MITIE Group PLC announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 150,000
Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each at an average price of 159.661p per share. The
highest and lowest prices paid for these shares were 160p and 158.5p
respectively.


1 June 2005

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

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





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