Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5815E

3i Group PLC

22 December 2009

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

On 21 December 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:

BlackRock, Inc

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:

17/12/2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21/12/2009

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

Holding has gone above 14%

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	114,771,146	114,771,146	N/A	N/A	124,718,094	N/A	12.85%

B: Qualifying 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

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights
CFD	N/A	N/A	N/A	12,128,158	Nominal	Delta
					1.25%