RNS Number:9148Q
MITIE Group PLC
15 October 2003

                           MITIE Group PLC ("MITIE")

                     Notification of substantial shareholding


On 14 October 2003 MITIE received notification that FMR Corp. and Fidelity
International Limited and their direct and indirect subsidiaries have notifiable
non-beneficial interests in 37,128,814 Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each in MITIE,
which represents 12.0% 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                                 5,750,000
Company
Fidelity Management & Research  Chase Nominees Ltd                     383,200
Company
Fidelity Management Trust       State Street Nominees Ltd               95,000
Company
Fidelity Management Trust       Brown Brothers Harriman                 68,000
Company
Fidelity Management Trust       State Street Bank and Trust             51,300
Company
Fidelity Investment Services    Chase Manhattan Bank London          2,426,870
Ltd
Fidelity Investment Services    Chase Nominees Ltd                   1,651,400
Ltd
Fidelity Pension Management     Mellon Nominees Ltd                    329,394
Fidelity Pension Management     HSBC                                   134,000
Fidelity Pension Management     Northern Trust                         418,400
Fidelity Pension Management     Chase Nominees Ltd                   1,432,400
Fidelity International Ltd      Chase Manhattan Bank London          1,552,363
Fidelity International Ltd      Bank of New York London              5,000,533
Fidelity International Ltd      Northern Trust                       2,105,314
Fidelity International Ltd      Bank of New York Brussels              641,100
Fidelity International Ltd      State Street Bank and Trust            285,400
Fidelity International Ltd      Deutsche                               554,500
Fidelity International Ltd      Chase Nominees Ltd                   2,137,100
Fidelity International Ltd      State Street Nominees Ltd              572,400
Fidelity International Ltd      Nortrust Nominees Ltd                  642,000
Fidelity International Ltd      HSBC Client Holdings Nominee        10,234,040
                                (UK) Ltd
Fidelity International Ltd      Deutsche Bank                          100,600
Fidelity International Ltd      Mellon Nominees Ltd                     84,300
Fidelity International Ltd      Northern Trust London                  229,200
Fidelity International Ltd      J P Morgan                             250,000

Total                                                               37,128,814


Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
Ian Stewart, Chief Executive
MITIE Group PLC
Tel:  01934-862006

Date:   15 October 2003




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