Holding(s) in Company

3i Group PLC
08 January 2008



NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


On 7 January 2008 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):

03/01/2008



6. Date on which issuer notified:

04/01/2008



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

12%



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 47,264,617       47,264,617       7,739,886     7,739,886      38,532,355     2.00          9.97





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

46,272,241                    11.97%



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 Sun Life plc                                              214,397       0.05547
(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc)
AXA Rosenberg                                                 103,772       0.02685
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X                              74,460       0.01927
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X                           2,235,499       0.57839
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X                             338,460       0.08757
PPP Healthcare Group plc                                       20,700       0.00536
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c                          875,500       0.22652
Sun Life Assurance Society Plc                                145,164       0.03756
AXA Rosenberg                                                  89,327       0.02311
AXA Insurance UK                                               87,800       0.02272
AXA Financial, Inc*                                           172,118       0.04453
AXA Colonia Konzern                                         1,721,008       0.44528
AXA France*                                                   309,308       0.08003
AXA Rosenberg*                                              2,897,529       0.74968
AXA Financial, Inc*                                        35,145,881       9.09330
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                               31,428       0.00813
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                                3,647       0.00094
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                                    62,399       0.01614
LTAV UK Equity
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                                    91,909       0.02378
ABL High Alpha
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                                    66,608       0.01723
FTSE All Share Tracker
Sun Life Pensions Management                                  280,472       0.07257
LTAV UK Equity
Sun Life Pensions Management                                  461,644       0.11944
ABL High Alpha
Sun Life Pensions Management                                  336,949       0.08718
FTSE All Share Tracker
Framlington onshore private clients*                            7,519       0.00195
AXA Winterthur                                                101,276       0.02620
Axa Sun Life With Profit Passive                              263,862       0.06827
Axa Sun Life With Profit Passive                              133,605       0.03457
Total Direct                                                7,739,886       2.00254
Total Indirect                                             38,532,355       9.96949
Total                                                      46,272,241      11.97203

* 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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