Holding in Company

3i Group PLC
4 May 2001


Letter to 3I Group plc
dated 3 May 2001

Companies Act 1985 (as amended):
Disclosure of Interests in Shares

In accordance with Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended) (the 'Act'),
we write to inform you that Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiary
companies have a notifiable interest in the issued share capital of your company
as detailed in the attached schedule.

For the purposes of S210 of the Act, the address for those companies identified
in the attached schedule is Laurence Pountney Hill London EC4R OHH.


From:  Prudential plc

Notifiable Position Report for 3I GROUP ORD GBPO.50 as at 02 May 2001
 
Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 607,437,008
ORD GBP0.50 SHARES

         Registered Holder                 Holding      %

Prudential plc                           32,644,082    5.37    Total Notifiable 
                                                               Interest

        M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS PPB            62,000
        MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI         82,818
        PACS GLOBAL EQUITIES (UK)             2,570
        PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC  29,280,554
        PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC     107,171
        PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC     978,681
        PRUDENTIAL EUROPEAN INDX TRACK        1,832
        PRUDENTIAL HOLBORN PENSIONS LD        1,200
        PRUDENTIAL UK INDEX TRACKER TS        2,410
        PRUDENTIAL WORLD VALUE FUND          23,730
        RBSTB NOMINEES LIMITED               12,283
        ROY NOMINEES 578079                  31,432
        ROY NOMS LTD 578052                  80,000
        ROY NOMS LTD 578141                 169,861
        ROY NOMS LTD 578192               1,807,000
        THE CRISIS INVESTMENT RACE              540

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 30,356,906     4.99

        MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI         82,818
        PACS GLOBAL EQUITIES (UK)             2,570
        PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC  29,280,554
        PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC     978,681
        RBSTB NOMINEES LIMITED               12,283

  
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