Holding(s) in Company

MITIE Group PLC
28 July 2004



                           MITIE Group PLC ('MITIE')

Notification of substantial shareholding

On 28 July 2004 MITIE received notification that FMR Corp. and Fidelity
International Limited and their direct and indirect subsidiaries have notifiable
non-beneficial interests in 45,397,105 Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each in MITIE,
which represents 14.79% 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                                         4,462,800
Fidelity Management
Trust                   State Street Nominees Ltd                       62,600
Company
Fidelity Management
Trust                   Brown Brothers Harriman                         64,300
Company
Fidelity Management
Trust                   State Street Bank and Trust                     48,700
Company
Fidelity Investment
Services Ltd            Chase Manhattan Bank London                  2,426,870
Fidelity Investment
Services Ltd            Chase Nominees Ltd                           1,984,300
Fidelity Pension
Management              Mellon Nominees Ltd                            425,094
Fidelity Pension
Management              Northern Trust                                 460,900
Fidelity Pension
Management              Chase Nominees Ltd                           2,116,800
Fidelity Pension
Management              HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK)              720,750
                        Ltd
Fidelity International
Ltd                     Chase Manhattan Bank London                  2,067,230
Fidelity International
Ltd                     Bank of New York London                      6,204,933
Fidelity International
Ltd                     Northern Trust                               1,541,014
Fidelity International
Ltd                     Bank of New York Brussels                      720,700
Fidelity International
Ltd                     State Street Bank and Trust                    179,400
Fidelity International
Ltd                     Deutsche                                       978,950
Fidelity International
Ltd                     Chase Nominees Ltd                           2,369,300
Fidelity International
Ltd                     State Street Nominees Ltd                      677,000
Fidelity International
Ltd                     Nortrust Nominees Ltd                          713,800
Fidelity International
Ltd                     HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK)           16,268,560
                        Ltd
Fidelity International
Ltd                     Deutsche Bank                                  194,804
Fidelity International
Ltd                     Mellon Nominees Ltd                            229,100
Fidelity International
Ltd                     Northern Trust London                          229,200
Fidelity International
Ltd                     J P Morgan                                     250,000

                Total                                               45,397,105


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

Date: 28 July 2004




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