Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2416K

3i Group PLC

16 December 2008

 



NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 

On 16 December 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):

15/12/2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:    

16/12/2008 

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

10%

8. Notified details:    

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B1YW4409	39,582,362	39,582,362	5,360,227	5,360,227	30,540,975	1.40	7.96

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
35,901,202	9.35%

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 Shares	% of issued share capital
AXA	775,827	0.20215
AXA Financial, Inc*	29,939,442	7.80095
AXA Framlington*	7,454	0.00194
AXA France*	463,390	0.12074
AXA IM UK	4,486,272	1.16893228
AXA IM UK*	130,689	0.03
AXA Winterthur	98,128	0.025567996
Total Direct	5,360,227	1.39665
Total Indirect	30,540,975	7.95768
Total	35,901,202	9.35433
* 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: 

Jackie Harper, Group Secretariat

Telephone: [phone]

 

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