Holding in Company

3i Group PLC
22 June 2001


LETTER TO: 3I GROUP PLC

LETTER DATED: 21 JUNE 2001


In compliance with the Companies Act 1985, as amended, we write to you today to
inform you that the registration details of the funds that hold shares in your
company may have changed. The new details are shown on the schedule below.

Please note that this is not a change in notifiable interest, we are simply
obliged to inform you that these registration details have changed.


LETTER FROM: M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED


                  Notifiable Position for 3I GROUP ORD GBP0.50
                             as at 20 June 2001

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 607,862,622
ORD GBP0.50 shares

                 Registered Holder                  Holding      %

Prudential plc                                     32,083,770   5.27  Total     
                                                                      Notifiable
                                                                      Interest
                 M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE             49,400
                 MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI          82,818
                 PACS GLOBAL EQUITIES (UK)              3,210
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC   29,280,554
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC       65,000
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC      614,000
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SAL AC       12,283
                 PRUDENTIAL EUROPEAN INDX TRACK         1,832
                 PRUDENTIAL HOLBORN PENSIONS LD         1,200
                 PRUDENTIAL UK INDEX TRACKER TS         2,410
                 PRUDENTIAL WORLD VALUE FUND           23,730
                 ROY NOMINEES 578079                   31,432
                 ROY NOMS LTD 578052                   80,000
                 ROY NOMS LTD 578141                  169,861
                 ROY NOMS LTD 578192                1,665,500
                 THE CRISIS INVESTMENT RACE               540

The Prudential
Assurance
Company Limited                                    29,992,865   4.93
                 MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI          82,818
                 PACS GLOBAL EQUITIES (UK)              3,210
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC   29,280,554
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC      614,000
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SAL AC       12,283