Further re Conv Bond Issue

3i Group PLC 09 July 2003 Not for distribution in or in to the United States, Canada, Japan and Australia 3i Group plc 9 July 2003 3i Group plc ('3i') successfully completes Convertible Bond Issue to raise Euro 500 million 3i announces that the terms for its Euro 500 million convertible bonds due 2008 (the 'Bonds') have been fixed as follows: * conversion price has been set at 841.676 pence per share, which represents a 45 per cent premium over the VWAP reference price of 580.466 pence, and * the cash coupon has been set at 1.375 per cent. Application will be made for the Bonds to be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to the London Stock Exchange plc for the Bonds to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's market for listed securities. The Bonds will be offered outside the United States in compliance with Regulation S. Merrill Lynch International is acting as sole bookrunner and joint-lead manager. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Limited is acting as joint-lead manager and Barclays Capital SEC is acting as co-lead manager on this transaction (together with Merrill Lynch International, the 'Managers'). In addition, 3i has granted Merrill Lynch, on behalf of the Managers of the offering, an over allotment option of up to Euro 50 million of Bonds. For further information please contact: 3i Group plc 020 7928 3131 Michael Queen Alan Walker Patrick Dunne Merrill Lynch International 020 7995 2000 Michael Findlay Rupert Hume-Kendall Julian Kozerski Richard Snow STABILISATION/FSA In the United Kingdom, this announcement is directed exclusively at persons who fall within article 19 or 49 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) order 2001. The bonds referred to in this announcement will be issued only to such persons. This announcement is not for distribution, directly or indirectly in or into the United States or to any US person (as defined in Regulation S under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended ('Regulation S'). These materials are not an offer of securities for sale into the United States or elsewhere. The securities may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, US persons unless they are registered or exempt from registration. There will be no public offer of securities in the United States. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange UPWGAB

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