Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1099V

3i Group PLC

22 May 2008

 

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 

On 21 May 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):

19/05/2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:    

21/05/2008 

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

11%

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	42,252,939	42,252,939	7,060,678	7,060,678	34,867,425	1.84	9.11

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
41,928,103	10.95%

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)	214,397	0.05601
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X	74,460	0.01945
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X	2,235,499	0.58400
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X	338,460	0.08842
PPP Healthcare Group plc	20,700	0.00541
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd	50,000	0.01306
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c	875,500	0.22871
Sun Life Assurance Society Plc	135,004	0.03527
AXA Insurance UK	52,240	0.01365
AXA Financial, Inc*	3,145,956	0.82185
AXA Colonia Konzern	1,771,608	0.46281
AXA France*	311,534	0.08138
AXA Rosenberg*	2,381,824	0.62222
AXA Financial, Inc*	29,020,592	7.58131
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd	31,428	0.00821
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd	3,647	0.00095
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity	75,000	0.01959
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker	61,675	0.01611
Sun Life Pensions Management  LTAV UK Equity	290,000	0.07576
Sun Life Pensions Management  FTSE All Share Tracker	339,841	0.08878
Framlington onshore private clients*	7,519	0.00196
AXA Winterthur	99,820	0.02608
Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive	254,123	0.06639
Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive	137,276	0.03586
Total Direct	7,060,678	1.84452
Total Indirect	34,867,425	9.10873
Total	41,928,103	10.95325
* 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: 

Jackie Harper, Group Secretariat

Telephone: [phone]

 

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