Holding(s) in Company

3i Group PLC
12 May 2006

                                  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                                                                                     33,522,030
                            MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI                                                     76,597
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC                                               32,176,045
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC                                                  218,563
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                                                  707,660
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) EQBF AC                                                   36,613
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) HYBF AC                                                   15,000
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) MNBF AC                                                   61,718
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PENE AC                                                  229,834

 The Prudential Assurance                                                                                32,960,302
     Company Limited
                           MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI                                                      76,597
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC                                               32,176,045
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                                                  707,660

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 53 1/8p each

10. Date of transaction

not known

11. Date company informed

11 May 2006

12. Total holding following this notification

Prudential plc 33,522,030

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 32,960,302

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

Prudential plc 6.09% (of which the Prudential Assurance Company Limited's interest forms a part)

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 5.99%

14. Any additional information

No.

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Ceris Stafford - 020 7975 3414

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

Robin Jack-Kee, Manager, Group Secretariat

Date of notification

12 May 2006




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