Stmnt re 3i Investments Plc

3i Group PLC
19 March 2001

The Listing Rules - Chapter 16, Paragraph 16.13

'3i Group plc announces that today, 19 March 2001, its wholly owned subsidiary
3i Investments plc became authorised to conduct investment business by the
Securities and Futures Authority Limited.  3i Investments plc has been
established to take over the provision of investment management services to
customers of 3i plc and 3i Asset Management Limited, two other wholly owned
subsidiaries of 3i Group plc'.