TBI Finance PLC - Holding in Company

RNS No 6204r
TBI PLC


                    DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS

1)  NAME OF COMPANY

TBI PLC

2)  NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

PETER THOMAS

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 4

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

PETER THOMAS                  25,204,692
BARBARA THOMAS                 3,340,101
PETER THOMAS & OTHERS          3,815,091
FIRST ROCK TRUSTEES LTD        4,742,966
CLEAR INVESTMENTS LTD            372,150

                TOTAL         37,475,000

5)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

N/A

6)  ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8)  ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)  Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF #1 EACH

10) Date of transaction

SEE BELOW

11) Date company informed

SEE BELOW      

12) Total holding following this notification

37,475,000

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

8.507

14) Any additional information

N/A

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

STEPHEN MARSHALL - 0171 355-2345

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

    Date of Notification.18th May 1998.......




To Company Announcements Office


TBI PLC - NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

After sending Mr Thomas' accountant a copy of the letter to the Stock Exchange
dated the 16th March, they pointed out to me that a letter was sent to me on the
7th July 1997 stating that a transfer of 25,000 shares in the company would be
made to an unconnected party on the 8th July 1997.  Such a letter appears never
to have been received.  As you will appreciate, in the context of Mr Thomas'
holding, the share transfer is purely de minimis.  However, it seems to me that
the records need to be absolutely perfect and thus I herewith send a
Notification of Major Interests in Shares Form showing the absolute up to date
position.

(See above)

From TBI PLC

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