Transaction in Own Shares

MITIE Group PLC
23 June 2004



                                MITIE Group PLC

                             Purchase of own shares

MITIE Group PLC announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 326,540
Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each at an average price of 134.9169p per share. The
highest and lowest prices paid for these shares were 135p and 132p respectively.


23 June 2004

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

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





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