Holding(s) in Company

TBI PLC
2 December 2004


                                SCHEDULE 10
 
                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
               

1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     TBI plc

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     Lehman Brothers International (Europe)

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
     
     See box 2.

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

     See box 2.     

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     Unknown

6)   Percentage of issued Class

     -

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     Unknown     

8)   Percentage of issued Class

     -

9)   Class of security

     Ordinary 10 pence shares

10)  Date of transaction

     Unknown

11)  Date company informed

     1 December 2004

12)  Total holding following this notification

     20,002,178
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.58%

14)  Any additional information

     See letter below

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     Roger Clifton 0207 408 7300

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

     Date of Notification      2/12/2004




Letter to: TBI plc
Dated: 1st December 2004


                         S198 Companies Act 1985 (the 'Act')

We write to inform you, pursuant to s198 of the Act, that as at the close of 
business on 29th November, 2004, Lehman Brothers International (Europe) had an 
interest in 20,002,178 Ordinary shares of TBI Plc (the 'Company'). This 
represents 3.58% of the outstanding share capital of the Company.


From: Lehman Brothers International (Europe)



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