Holding(s) in Company

MITIE Group PLC
25 February 2003



                           MITIE Group PLC ('MITIE')


                 Notification of substantial shareholding



On 24 February 2003 MITIE received notification that FMR Corp. and Fidelity
International Limited and their direct and indirect subsidiaries have notifiable
non-beneficial interests in 15,299,460 ordinary shares of 2.5p each in MITIE,
which represents 5.08% 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 Management & Research Company       HSBC                                             3,200,000
Fidelity Management Trust Company            MSCO                                               150,000
Fidelity Investment Services Ltd             Chase Manhattan Bank London                      2,441,981
Fidelity Investment Services Ltd             Chase Nominees Ltd                               1,651,400
Fidelity Pension Management                  Mellon Nominees Ltd                                307,294
Fidelity Pension Management                  HSBC                                                10,000
Fidelity Pension Management                  Chase Nominees Ltd                                  54,750
Fidelity International Ltd                   Chase Manhattan Bank London                        430,365
Fidelity International Ltd                   Bank of New York London                          4,892,751
Fidelity International Ltd                   Northern Trust                                     975,789
Fidelity International Ltd                   Bank of New York Brussels                          292,300
Fidelity International Ltd                   State Street Bank and Trust                        107,300
Fidelity International Ltd                   Deutsche                                            28,200
Fidelity International Ltd                   Chase Nominees Ltd                                 143,800
Fidelity International Ltd                   State Street Nominees Ltd                          572,400
Fidelity International Ltd                   Nortrust Nominees Ltd                               30,000
Fidelity International Ltd                   HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Ltd               11,130

Total                                                                                        15,299,460



Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
C K Ross, Company Secretary
MITIE Group PLC
Tel:  [phone]



Date:   25 February 2003


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