Holding(s) in Company

MITIE Group PLC
18 November 2003


                           MITIE Group PLC ('MITIE')

Notification of substantial shareholding

On 17 November 2003 MITIE received notification that Prudential plc has a
notifiable interest in 15,486,690 Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each in MITIE ('MITIE
Shares'), which represents 5% of the issued share capital of MITIE. Of this
holding, 13,298,842 MITIE Shares (4.3%) are held by Prudential plc's subsidiary
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited.

MITIE has been informed that the shares to which this notification relates are
registered as follows:

Prudential plc
REGISTERED HOLDER                               NO. OF SHARES HELD
M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE                                               84,380
MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALI                                            271,485
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC                                       9,272,308
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PHL AC                                         737,894
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC                                       3,722,049
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SAL AC                                          33,000
ROY NOMINEES LTD 578079                                                277,230
ROY NOMS LTD 578052                                                    157,322
ROY NOMS LTD 578141                                                    312,232
ROY NOMS LTD 578192                                                    618,790
                                        Total                       15,486,690

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
REGISTERED HOLDER                               NO. OF SHARES HELD
MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALI                                            271,485
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC                                       9,272,308
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC                                       3,722,049
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SAL AC                                          33,000
                                        Total                       13,298,842

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

18 November 2003



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