RNS Number:3161H
TBI PLC
11 February 2003

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

      TBI PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

      FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

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 LETTER BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     UNKNOWN

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     UNKNOWN

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY 10 PENCE SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

      UNKNOWN

11)  Date company informed

      11 FEBRUARY 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

      18,899,939
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      3.38%

14)  Any additional information

     SEE LETTER BELOW FROM FIDELITY

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 5 FEBRUARY 2003



LETTER TO TBI PLC DATED FEBRUARY 7, 2003


Enclosed are amended notifications of disclosable interests under the U.K. 
Companies Act 1985. Please note that while this information details the 
disclosable interests of more than one entity, the enclosed disclosure 
constitutes separate notifications of interest which have been combined solely 
for purposes of clarity and efficiency. It is not intended to indicate that any
of these entities act as a group or in concert with respect to these interests.

These disclosures are made in the interest of conformity with the Companies Act.
The Interest detailed herein were acquired solely for investment purposes. For
disclosure purposes, holdings should be represented as Fidelity International 
Limited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, being non-beneficial 
holders.

FROM FIDELITY INVESTMENTS

 


 
Amendment #4
 
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 - - U.K. COMPANIES ACT


1. Company in which shares are held:     TBI PLC

2. Notifiable Interest:       Ordinary Shares

            Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
            P.O. Box HM 670 
            Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda

Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including
Fidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL) and Fidelity Pension Management (FPM),
investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional
clients. (See Schedule A for listing of Registered Shareholders and their
holdings.)


3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of:

             Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d
             82 Devonshire Street
             Boston, MA 02109

A principal shareholder of Fidelity International Limited.


4. The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorized unit 
trust schemes in the U.K., notwithstanding the exemption from reporting pursuant
to Section 209 (l)(h) of the Companies Act 1985.


5. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate
notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposes
of clarity.  Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that Fidelity
International Limited  and its direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr. Edward C.
Johnson 3d act as a  group or in concert in respect of the disclosed interests,
or that they are  required to submit these notifications on a joint basis.


6. The disclosable interests arise under section 208 (4) (b) of the Act, namely
where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a right
conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of such
rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively.
 

 
Eric D. Roiter 
Senior V.P, & General Counsel - FMR Co.
Duly authorized under Powers of Attorney
dated December 30,1997, by and on behalf
of Fidelity International Limited and its
direct and indirect subsidiaries.

 
 
Security: TBI Plc



                         
                                          MANAGEMENT
                        SHARES HELD       COMPANY   NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME

(Ordinary Shares)        9,576,513          FISL     Chase Nominees Ltd
                         1,901,440          FPM      Chase Nominees Ltd
                           535,300          FPM      Northern Trust
                           163,500          FPM      HSBC
                         3,324,479          FIL      Chase Nominees Ltd
                           840,200          FIL      Nortrust Nominees Ltd
                           173,807          FIL      Chase Manhattan Bank London
                           804,900          FIL      Northern Trust
                         1,498,600          FIL      Bank of New York London
                            81,200          FIL      State Street Bank & Trust

Total Ordinary Shares   18,899,939

 
Current ownership percentage:  3.38%

Shares in issue:       558,894,900  

Changes in holding since last filing:  (8,880,000)ordinary shares






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