Holding(s) in Company

3i Group PLC
09 October 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

3i Group plc


2. Name of shareholders having a major interest

Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiary companies


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

In respect of those named in 2 above


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

                           REGISTERED HOLDER                                 SHARES

      Prudential plc                                                     31,613,446
                           DEXIA BANK INTL                                  115,737
                           M&G (LOMBARD STREET) NOMS FPE                     49,417
                           MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI                     136,878
                           PACS GLOBAL EQUITIES (UK)                         10,683
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC               29,856,927
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC                   89,165
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                  536,732
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SAL AC                   14,283
                           PRUDENTIAL EURO INDEX TRACKER                      2,700
                           PRUDENTIAL UK INDEX TRACKER TS                     2,410
                           ROY NOMINEES 578079                              149,611
                           ROY NOMS LTD 578052                               85,591
                           ROY NOMS LTD 578060                               30,000
                           ROY NOMS LTD 578141                              171,669
                           ROY NOMS LTD 578192                              361,643

 The Prudential Assurance                                                30,671,240
     Company Limited
                           DEXIA BANK INTL                                  115,737
                           MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI                     136,878
                           PACS GLOBAL EQUITIES (UK)                         10,683
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC               29,856,927
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                  536,732
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SAL AC                   14,283

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

not known


6. Percentage of issued class

not known


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

not known


8. Percentage of issued class

not known


9. Class of security

Shares of 50p each


10. Date of transaction

not known


11. Date company informed

8 October 2002


12. Total holding following this notification

Prudential plc 31,613,446

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 30,671,240


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

Prudential plc 5.18%

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 5.02%


14. Any additional information

no


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Ross Turner - 020 7975 3290


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

Jonathan Murphy, Deputy Company Secretary


Date of notification

9 October 2002



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