Holding in Company

3i Group PLC
10 September 2001


Letter to Company Announcements Office

SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985 
The Listing Rules - Chapter 9, Paragraph 9.11

I am writing to let you know that today, Monday, 10 September 2001, 3i Group Plc
received a notification by reason of the provisions of Section 198 of the 
Companies Act 1985.

The notification relates to interests of Barclays PLC in the share capital of 
3i Group Plc, as shown in the copy below of the notification letter.

Letter from 3i Group Plc


Letter to 3i Group Plc
5 September 2001

Companies Act 1985 ('The Act') - Part VI

I hereby inform you that as of the date of this letter Barclays PLC through its 
subsidiary Barclays Bank PLC, has a notifiable interest in the capital of your 
Company of 3.18%.

Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders 
(as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are set out on the schedule below.

The issued capital of 608,640,569 is the latest figure available to us.
 
Letter from Geoff Smith
Manager, Secretarial Services 
Barclays Plc


BARCLAYS BANK PLC - Registered Holders Analysis

3I Group                           Sedol Number: 888693

As at 5/9/2001 Barclays Plc, through its subsidiary Barclays Bank Plc, had a 
notifiable interest in 19,395,224 ORD GBP0.50 units representing 3.18% of the
issued share capital of 608619457 units.

Registered Holder                                                    Holding

Non-certificated                                                         700
Barclaytrust Channel Islands Ltd / Barclays Private                    2,550
Bank & Trust (IOM) Ltd
MSTC Nominees Ltd                                                    171,717
MSTC Nominees Ltd                                                    430,300
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited                                    393,958
Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited                      73520           71,683
Dematerialised                                                        14,075
Chase Nominees Limited                                16331          271,124
Chase Nominees Limited                                16338           33,928
Chase Nominees Limited                                16341          518,524
Chase Nominees Limited                                16342           75,385
Chase Nominees Limited                                16376          109,804
Chase Nominees Limited                                16400        5,645,023
Chase Nominees Limited                                16530        1,387,392
Chase Nominees Limited                                18409          192,061
DEM69                                                                 29,436
Barclays Bank Trust Co Ltd as executor                                 1,106
***Unknown***                                                          4,984
Phildrew Nominees Limited                                             58,250
Barclays Bank Trust Co Ltd - IMA                                       9,704
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd - PEP                                    699
Chase Manhattan Bank London                                        3,619,818
Twenty Nine Gracechurch Street Nominees Limited a/c 5782A            888,329
*** Unknown ***                                                      239,614
*** Unknown ***                                                        9,419
*** Unknown ***                                                       19,611
*** Unknown ***                                                        1,700
*** Unknown ***                                                        6,301
*** Unknown ***                                                       11,240
*** Unknown ***                                                    4,911,789
Nutraco Nominees Limited                                             265,000
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                                                         Total    19,395,224
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