Holding in Company

TBI PLC
24 September 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

TBI PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

CROSSBILL LTD

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

RE 2 ABOVE

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

CROSSBILL LTD

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

NOT GIVEN

6)   ( NOT GIVEN %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY 10P

10)  Date of transaction

20 AND 21 SEPTEMBER 2001


11)  Date company informed

24 SEPTEMBER 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

28,406,660 SHARES
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.08%

14)  Any additional information

NONE

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MARY HITCHON
020 7408 7334

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

MARY HITCHON

     Date of Notification      24 SEPTEMBER 2001