Holding in Company

3i Group PLC
4 December 2001


LETTER TO:  3I GROUP PLC
3 December 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 schedule below.


For the purposes of S210 of the Act, the address for those companies
identified in the schedule below is Laurence Pountney Hill London EC4R 0HH.

From:  Tom Dowler  
       for and on behalf of Prudential plc

Direct Line: 020 7548 3427 
Direct Fax:  [phone]



                Notifiable Position Report for 3I GROUP ORD GBP0.50
                          as at 30 November 2001

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 608,817,255 
ORD GBP0.50 shares

                 Registered Holder             Holding     %

Prudential plc                               30,423,785   4.99  Total Notifiable
                                                                      Interest  
            
            M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE            49,400
            MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALI         105,218
            PACS GLOBAL EQUITIES UK               3,930
            PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PAC AC    27,995,554
            PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PHL AC        65,000
            PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC      593,515
            PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SAL AC       12,283
            PRUDENTIAL EUROPEAN INDX TRACK        2,700
            PRUDENTIAL UK INDEX TRACKER TS        2,410
            PRUDENTIAL WORLD VALUE FUND          38,279                  
            ROY NOMS LTD 578052                  77,343
            ROY NOMS LTD 578141                 169,861
            ROY NOMS LTD 578192               1,308,292


The Prudential Assurance Company Limited     28,710,500   4.71

            MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALI         105,218
            PACS GLOBAL EQUITIES (UK)             3,930
            PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PAC AC    27,995,554
            PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PPL AC       593,515
            PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)SAL AC        12,283