Holding(s) in Company

3i Group PLC
31 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                                                  32,893,030
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC            31,891,004
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC               218,563
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC               707,660
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) HYBF AC                15,000
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) MNBF AC                60,803

 The Prudential Assurance                                             32,598,664
     Company Limited
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC            31,891,004
                           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
30 May 2006

12. Total holding following this notification
Prudential plc 32,893,030

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 32,598,664

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
Prudential plc 5.97% (of which the Prudential Assurance Company Limited's interest forms a part)

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 5.92%

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
Toby Vero, Assistant Company Secretary

Date of notification
31 May 2006




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