Holding(s) in Company

3i Group PLC
13 May 2003

                                  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

              Shares Held         Management Company                                             Nominee/Registered Name

                  156,329             Prudential plc                                                     Dexia Bank Intl
                   54,725             Prudential plc                                           M&G (Lombard St) Noms FPE
                  162,794             Prudential plc                                        Magim HSBC GIS Nom (UK) SALI
                   63,080             Prudential plc                                               MGIM A/c DBL A/c FBFT
                4,303,677             Prudential plc                                                 MGIM A/c JPM A/c RU
                   10,403             Prudential plc                                           PACS Global Equities (UK)
               30,556,927             Prudential plc                                     Pruclt HSBC GIS Nom (UK) PAC AC
                   93,416             Prudential plc                                     Pruclt HSBC GIS Nom (UK) PHL AC
                  463,292             Prudential plc                                     Pruclt HSBC GIS Nom (UK) PPL AC
                   16,918             Prudential plc                                     Pruclt HSBC GIS Nom (UK) SAL AC
                    2,700             Prudential plc                                       Prudential Euro Index Tracker
                    3,400             Prudential plc                                      Prudential UK Index Tracker TS
                  162,142             Prudential plc                                                 Roy Nominees 578079
                   92,150             Prudential plc                                                 Roy Noms Ltd 578052
                   30,000             Prudential plc                                                 Roy Noms Ltd 578060
                  184,058             Prudential plc                                                 Roy Noms Ltd 578141
                  374,656             Prudential plc                                                 Roy Noms Ltd 578192
                  156,329   The Prudential Assurance                                                     Dexia Bank Intl
                                         Company Ltd
                  162,794   The Prudential Assurance                                        Magim HSBC GIS Nom (UK) SALI
                                         Company Ltd
                   10,403   The Prudential Assurance                                           PACS Global Equities (UK)
                                         Company Ltd
               30,556,927   The Prudential Assurance                                     Pruclt HSBC GIS Nom (UK) PAC AC
                                         Company Ltd
                  463,292   The Prudential Assurance                                     Pruclt HSBC GIS Nom (UK) PPL AC
                                         Company Ltd
                   16,918   The Prudential Assurance                                     Pruclt HSBC GIS Nom (UK) SAL AC
                                         Company Ltd



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
12 May 2003

12. Total holding following this notification
Prudential plc - 36,730,667

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited - 31,366,663

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
Prudential plc - 6.01%

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited - 5.13%

14. Any additional information
N/A

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
June Webb - 020 7975 3530

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Sabina Dawson, Assistant Company Secretary

Date of notification
13 May 2003




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