Holding(s) in Company

3i Group PLC
29 October 2007



NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

On 26 October 2007 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:

AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies


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 if different):

25/10/2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:

26/10/2007


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

13%


8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type   Situation previous to the         Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
of shares    triggering transaction

if possible  Number of Shares Number of Voting Number of     Number of voting rights       % of voting rights
using the                     Rights           shares
ISIN CODE
                                               Direct        Direct         Indirect       Direct        Indirect
GB00B1YW4409 51,054,954       51,054,954       8,076,699     8,076,699      42,236,392     2.08          10.89





B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial   Expiration date   Exercise/          Number of voting      % of voting rights
instrument                            Conversion  Period rights that may be
                                      / Date             acquired if the
                                                         instrument is
                                                         exercised/ converted.






Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights      % of voting rights

50,313,091                   12.97%




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

                                                                      
Name of Company/Fund                                        Number of      % of issued
                                                               Shares    share capital
AXA Ireland Pension Fund*                                         143          0.00004

AXA Sun Life plc                                              203,132          0.05236
With Profits

AXA Sun Life plc                                              430,197          0.11088

AXA Rosenberg

AXA Sun Life plc                                               74,460          0.01919
Anniversary Fund Life

AXA Sun Life plc                                            2,235,499          0.57618
Deferred Distribution Fund Life

AXA Sun Life plc                                              338,460          0.08723
Distribution Fund Life

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC*                                     38,387          0.00989
Global Growth Fund

PPP Healthcare Group plc                                       20,700          0.00534

AXA Sun Life plc                                              875,500          0.22565
Retirement Distribution Pension

Sun Life Assurance Society Plc                                156,429          0.04032
With Profit

Sun Life Assurance Society Plc                                326,803          0.08423

AXA Rosenberg

AXA Insurance UK                                               87,800          0.02263
Managed

AXA Financial, Inc*                                            70,753          0.01824

AXA Colonia Konzern                                         1,412,504          0.36406

AXA Colonia Konzern*                                           33,000          0.00851

AXA France*                                                   309,308          0.07972

AXA Rosenberg*                                              6,249,264          1.61068

AXA Financial, Inc*                                        35,527,340          9.15681

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                               68,741          0.01772

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                                3,647          0.00094

AXA Sun Life                                                   62,399          0.01608

LTAV UK Equity Life
AXA Sun Life                                                   94,109          0.02426

ABL High Alpha Life
AXA Sun Life                                                   66,608          0.01717

FTSE All Share Tracker Life
AXA Sun Life                                                  280,472          0.07229

LTAV UK Equity Pension

AXA Sun Life                                                  471,827          0.12161

ABL High Alpha Pension

AXA Sun Life                                                  336,949          0.08685

FTSE All Share Tracker Pension

AXA Framlington onshore private clients*                        8,197          0.00211

AXA Winterthur                                                102,499          0.02642

AXA Sun Life plc                                              263,862          0.06801

With Profit Transition Fund
Sun Life Assurance Society plc                                164,102          0.04230

With Profit Transition Fund

Total Direct                                                8,076,699          2.08169
Total Indirect                                             42,236,392         10.88600
Total                                                      50,313,091         12.96769


* Indirect holding



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:

Sofia Bernsand, Group Secretariat

Telephone: [phone]




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