Holding(s) in Company

MITIE Group PLC
14 April 2003



                           MITIE Group PLC ('MITIE')

                    Notification of substantial shareholding


MITIE has today received notification that FMR Corp. and Fidelity International
Limited and their direct and indirect subsidiaries have notifiable
non-beneficial interests in 21,711,404 ordinary shares of 2.5p each in MITIE,
which represents 7.18% 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  HSBC                                 3,500,000
Company
Fidelity Investment Services    Chase Manhattan Bank London          3,159,438
Ltd
Fidelity Investment Services    Chase Nominees Ltd                   1,651,400
Ltd
Fidelity Pension Management     Mellon Nominees Ltd                    307,294
Fidelity Pension Management     HSBC                                   124,000
Fidelity Pension Management     Northern Trust                         223,200
Fidelity Pension Management     Chase Nominees Ltd                   1,098,731
Fidelity International Ltd      Chase Manhattan Bank London          1,152,844
Fidelity International Ltd      Bank of New York London              5,419,524
Fidelity International Ltd      Northern Trust                       1,630,989
Fidelity International Ltd      Bank of New York Brussels              423,700
Fidelity International Ltd      State Street Bank and Trust            285,400
Fidelity International Ltd      Deutsche                                68,200
Fidelity International Ltd      Chase Nominees Ltd                   1,631,254
Fidelity International Ltd      State Street Nominees Ltd              572,400
Fidelity International Ltd      Nortrust Nominees Ltd                  451,900
Fidelity International Ltd      HSBC Client Holdings Nominee            11,130
                                (UK) Ltd

                        Total                                       21,711,404


Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

C K Ross, Company Secretary

MITIE Group PLC

Tel:  [phone]


Date:   14 April 2003






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