Transaction in Own Shares

MITIE Group PLC
21 June 2004



                           MITIE Group PLC ('MITIE')

                             Purchase of own shares

MITIE Group PLC announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 67,906
Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each at an average price of 132.3752p per share. The
highest and lowest prices paid for these shares were 132.5p and 131p
respectively.


21 June 2004

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Ruby McGregor-Smith
Finance Director, MITIE Group PLC
Mobile: [phone]





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