Holding(s) in Company

3i Group PLC
11 July 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                                                                                     36,429,979
                           DEXIA BANK INTL                                                                  136,329
                           M&G (LOMBARD STREET) NOMS FPE                                                     54,725
                           MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI                                                     162,794
                           MGIM A/C DBL A/C FBFT                                                             63,080
                           MGIM A/C JPM A/C RU                                                            4,303,677
                           PACS GLOBAL EQUITIES (UK)                                                         10,403
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC                                               30,075,127
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC                                                  221,187
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                                                  468,292
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SAL AC                                                   16,918
                           ROY NOMINEES 578079                                                              159,324
                           ROY NOMS LTD 578052                                                               92,150
                           ROY NOMS LTD 578060                                                              115,000
                           ROY NOMS LTD 578141                                                              181,928
                           ROY NOMS LTD 578192                                                              369,045

 The Prudential Assurance                                                                                30,869,863
     Company Limited
                           DEXIA BANK INTL                                                                  136,329
                           MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI                                                     162,794
                           PACS GLOBAL EQUITIES (UK)                                                         10,403
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC                                               30,075,127
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                                                  468,292
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SAL AC                                                   16,918

 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
10 July 2003

12. Total holding following this notification
Prudential plc 36,429,979

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 30,869,863

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
Prudential plc 5.96%

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 5.05%

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
Sabina Dawson, Assistant Company Secretary

Date of notification
11 July 2003




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