Holding(s) in Company

3i Group PLC
12 August 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
                                                  REGISTERED HOLDER                  SHARES
      Prudential plc                                                              35,931,250
                           DEXIA BANK INTL                                            41,329
                           M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE                                  65,555
                           MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI                              194,749
                           MGIM A/C DBL A/C FBFT                                      76,513
                           MGIM A/C JPM A/C RU                                     4,303,677
                           PACS GLOBAL EQUITIES (UK)                                  10,403
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC                        29,468,721
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC                           211,030
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                           468,292
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SAL AC                            20,329
                           ROY NOMINEES 578079                                       190,360
                           ROY NOMS LTD 578052                                       109,931
                           ROY NOMS LTD 578060                                       115,000
                           ROY NOMS LTD 578141                                       214,554
                           ROY NOMS LTD 578192                                       440,807

 The Prudential Assurance                                                         30,203,823
     Company Limited
                           DEXIA BANK INTL                                            41,329
                           MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI                              194,749
                           PACS GLOBAL EQUITIES (UK)                                  10,403
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC                        29,468,721
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                           468,292
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SAL AC                            20,329

 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 August 2003

12. Total holding following this notification
Prudential plc 35,931,250

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 30,203,823

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
Prudential plc 5.88%

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 4.94%

14. Any additional information
no

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
Robin Jack-Kee, Group Secretariat

Date of notification
12 August 2003




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