Holding(s) in Company

3i Group PLC
18 September 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                                                                                     30,589,946

                           DEXIA BANK INTL                                                                   94,737

                           M&G (LOMBARD STREET) NOMS FPE                                                     52,400

                           MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI                                                     140,418

                           PACS GLOBAL EQUITIES (UK)                                                         10,683

                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC                                               28,471,927

                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC                                                   90,440

                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                                                  520,491

                           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                                                              148,000

                           ROY NOMS LTD 578052                                                               80,526

                           ROY NOMS LTD 578060                                                               30,000

                           ROY NOMS LTD 578141                                                              169,861

                           ROY NOMS LTD 578192                                                              761,070


 The Prudential Assurance                                                                                29,252,539
     Company Limited


                           DEXIA BANK INTL                                                                   94,737

                           MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI                                                     140,418

                           PACS GLOBAL EQUITIES (UK)                                                         10,683

                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC                                               28,471,927

                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                                                  520,491

                           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

OrdinaryShares of 50p each

10. Date of transaction

not known

11. Date company informed

16 September 2002

12. Total holding following this notification

Prudential plc 30,589,946

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 29,252,539

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

Prudential plc 5.01%

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 4.79%

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

Nicole Sabina Dawson, Assistant Company Secretary

Date of notification

18 September 2002


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