Holding(s) in Company

For immediate release

                                                                1st March, 2004

                 Talent Group plc ('Talent' or 'the Company')                  

                              Notifiable Interest                              

The Company received the following notification on 27th February 2004;

'NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES UNDER SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985
('THE ACT')

TALENT GROUP plc

This notification supersedes any previous notification from AXA Investment
Managers UK Ltd.

We are writing on behalf of AXA S.A of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its
Group Companies who are deemed to have an interest in these shares.

AXA S.A. knows that they were interested in 985,845 ord GBP 0.01 shares in the
16,210,284 share capital immediately after the time when the obligation of
disclosure arose pursuant to section 198 of the Act. These shares are
represented by a beneficial interest of 985,845 shares (6.08%).

This notification of change is due to an increase in the beneficial interest
holding from 5.83% to 6.08%.'