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: [phone]

 

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