Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5958W

3i Group PLC

12 June 2008

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

On 12 June 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):

11/06/2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

12/06/2008

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
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B1YW4409	42,149,598	42,149,598	7,053,878	7,053,878	34,956,220	1.84	9.13

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

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)	217,925	0.05691
AXA General Insurance Ltd	780	0.00020
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X	74,460	0.01945
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X	2,195,499	0.57339
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X	378,460	0.09884
PPP Healthcare Group plc	21,036	0.00549
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd	50,000	0.01306
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c	875,500	0.22865
Sun Life Assurance Society Plc	137,860	0.03600
AXA Insurance UK	52,240	0.01364
AXA Financial, Inc*	3,395,327	0.88674
AXA Colonia Konzern	1,771,608	0.46268
AXA France*	311,534	0.08136
AXA Rosenberg*	2,222,873	0.58054
AXA Financial, Inc*	29,018,967	7.57874
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd	31,398	0.00820
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	0.07574
Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share Tracker	325,571	0.08503
Framlington onshore private clients*	7,519	0.00196
AXA Winterthur	99,820	0.02607
Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive	254,123	0.06637
Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive	137,276	0.03585
Total Direct	7,053,878	1.84223
Total Indirect	34,956,220	9.12935
Total	42,010,098	10.97157
* Indirect holding