Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4170Z
3i Group PLC
18 July 2008
 



NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 


On 17 July 2008 3i Group plc ('the Issuer') was notified of the following details relating to a major interest in its shares.


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:       


3i Group plc


2. Reason for the notification:


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights     


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:


AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies 

       

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):    

  

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):


16/07/2008

   

6. Date on which issuer notified:    


17/07/2008 

   

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:


10%

   

8. Notified details:    


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares 

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 if possible using the ISIN CODE

Number of Shares 

Number of Voting Rights 

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

 

Direct

Direct  

Indirect 

Direct

Indirect

GB00B1YW4409


38,750,313

38,750,313

6,488,889

6,488,889

31,283,504

1.69

8.17



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date 

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date 

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. 

% of voting rights







Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

37,772,393

9.86%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


Name of Company/Fund

Number of Shares

% of issued share capital 

AXA Sun Life plc

(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc)

237,000

0.06187

AXA General Insurance Ltd

5,000

0.00131

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X

74,460

0.01944

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X

1,957,950

0.51117

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X

538,460

0.14058

PPP Healthcare Group plc

22,850

0.00597

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd

50,000

0.01305

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c

875,500

0.22857

Sun Life Assurance Society Plc

153,300

0.04002

AXA Insurance UK

52,240

0.01364

AXA Financial, Inc*

2,737,257

0.71462

AXA Colonia Konzern

1,244,751

0.32497

AXA France*

438,284

0.11442

AXA Rosenberg*

144,212

0.03765

AXA Financial, Inc*

27,907,311

7.28583

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd

30,266

0.00790

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd

3,647

0.00095

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd

LTAV UK Equity 

75,000

0.01958

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd

FTSE All Share Tracker 

61,675

0.01610

Sun Life Pensions Management 

LTAV UK Equity 

290,000

0.07571

Sun Life Pensions Management 

FTSE All Share Tracker 

325,571

0.08500

Framlington onshore private clients*

6,440

0.00168

AXA Winterthur

99,820

0.02606

Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive

254,123

0.06634

Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive

137,276

0.03584

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC     *    

    UK Distribution OEIC *

50,000

0.01305

Total Direct

6,488,889

1.69407

Total Indirect

31,283,504

8.16727

Total 

37,772,393

 9.86134   

* Indirect holding





Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:   
 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:       

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:       


13. Additional information:    


Issuer contact details: 

Ceris Hayward, Group Secretariat

Telephone: 020 7975 3414

   


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