Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4667O

3i Group PLC

06 March 2009

 



NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 

On 5 March 2009 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:

Lloyds Banking Group plc

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

See section 9

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

04/03/2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:    

05/03/2009

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

Decrease to below 8% Direct/Indirect

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	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B1YW4409	34,528,956	34,528,956	5,873,429	5,873,429	23,410,055	1.53%	6.10%

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
N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
29,283,484	7.63%

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

12,258,308 Shares (3.19%) are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests).

16,326,053 shares (4.25%) are under the control of Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited, a wholly owned subsidary of Insight Investment Management Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Insurance & Investment Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Direct/Indirect Interests).

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A

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

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

13. Additional information:    Notification using the total voting rights figure of 383,936,781.

Issuer contact details: 

Jackie Harper, Group Secretariat

Telephone: [phone]

 

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