Holding(s) in Company
3i Group PLC
04 December 2006
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of company
3i Group plc.
2. Name of shareholders having a major interest
Barclays PLC, through its legal entities listed in 14 below.
3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18
In respect of those named in 2 above.
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them
REGISTERED HOLDER ACCOUNT DESIGNATION HOLDING AS
AT 28 NOVEMBER 2006
Bank of New York 33,147
BNP Paribas 4,012
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 202,455
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 1,729,871
Barclays Global Investors Canada 35,282
BARCLAYS TRUST CO & OTHERS 397
Barclays Trust Co DMC69 7,246
Barclays Trust Co R69 15,667
Chase Nominees Ltd 16376 236,047
Chase Nominees Ltd 21359 40,554
Chase Nominees Ltd 28270 155,855
CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES 3,164
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00069301301 4,538
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00120146302 914
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00120147102 914
Durlacher Nominees Limited 556,804
Gerrard Nominees Limited 602698 258
Gerrard Nominees Limited 652198 4,778
Gerrard Nominees Limited 660968 230
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1) 49,387
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 3,334,251
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 1,739,400
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16331 118,563
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16338 27,245
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341 253,413
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16342 61,827
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16400 3,366,408
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 17011 7,986
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 18409 433,464
JPMorgan Chase Bank 80,736
JPMorgan Chase Bank 15,250
JPMorgan Chase Bank 43,663
JPMorgan Chase Bank 530,217
Mellon Trust of New England 4,255
Master Trust Bank 4,566
Mellon Trust - US Custodian / 23,861
Mitsui Asset 8,143
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 18,409
R C Greig Nominees Limited 507,874
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 45,824
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 32,213
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 AAMCM32 651
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 130,987
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 16,992
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 11,019
Reflex Nominees Limited 4,357
State Street Bank & Trust - WI 18,917
State Street Boston 228,055
State Street Trust of Canada 7,112
The Northern Trust Company - U 5,130
Trust & Custody Services Bank 13,706
Zeban Nominees Limited 3,583
Total 14,179,597
5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
Not known.
6. Percentage of issued class
Not known.
7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
Not known.
8. Percentage of issued class
Not known.
9. Class of security
Ordinary Shares of 62 69/88p each.
10. Date of transaction
Not known.
11. Date company informed
4 December 2006.
12. Total holding following this notification
14,179,597.
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.04%.
14. Any additional information
Legal entities through which Barclays PLC held its above interest as
at 28 November 2006 are listed below.
LEGAL ENTITY HOLDING
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 80,736
Barclays Private Bank Ltd 3,583
Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 3,695,563
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 70,078
Barclays Global Investors Ltd 4,076,473
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking 530,217
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 23,310
Gerrard Ltd 800,213
Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd 35,282
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 6,366
Barclays Global Fund Advisors 1,739,400
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 4,357
Barclays Capital Inc 202,455
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 624,889
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 2,286,675
Total Holding 14,179,597
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Ceris Stafford - 0207 975 3414.
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
Robin Jack-Kee, Manager, Group Secretariat.
Date of Notification
4 December 2006
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