Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1130S

3i Group PLC

12 May 2009

 



NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 

On 11 May 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:

Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited

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

Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited

Credit Suisse International

Credit Suisse

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

08/05/2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:    

11/05/2009

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

3%

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	Below 3%	Below 3%	14,312,898	14,312,898	N/A	3.39%	N/A

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
14,312,898	3.39%

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

Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited and Credit Suisse International are part of the Investment Banking division of Credit Suisse ('CSIBD'), which is part of the Credit Suisse Group ('CSG'). CSIBD is a segregated business unit within CSG with an independent management structure and exercises its voting rights independently from other divisions of CSG.

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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