Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2990K

3i Group PLC

17 December 2008

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

On 16 December 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:

Deutsche Bank AG

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

Deutsche Bank AG

Abbey Life Assurance Company Limited

Deutsche Asset Management Investmentgesellschaft mbH

Deutsche Asset Management (Canada) Limited

Deutsche Asset Management (Japan) Limited

Deutsche Asset Management (UK) Limited (9087)

Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.

DWS Trust Company

Tilney Investment Management

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

15/12/2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16/12/2008

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

Aggregate Direct & Indirect 6%

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	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B1YW4409	3,960,018	3,960,018	4,083,918	2,153,702	1,930,216	0.56%	0.50%

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
Call option Call option Call option	May 2011 OTC June 2011 OTC July 2011 OTC		2,849,418 10,447,866 5,698,848	0.74% 2.73% 1.49%