Holding(s) in Company

3i Group PLC
01 August 2006

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

3i Group plc

2. Name of shareholders having a major interest

FMR Corp and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and its direct
and indirect subsidiaries, both being non-beneficial holders, and Mr Edward C Johnson 3d as a principal
shareholder of FMR Corp and FIL.

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18
In respect of those named in 2 above

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

             Shares Held         Management Company                                              Nominee/Registered Name
               1,183,168                        FPM                                          State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn
                 130,500                        FPM                                               JP Morgan, Bournemouth
                 319,794                        FPM                                                Northern Trust London
                 496,288                        FPM                                                        HSBC Bank plc
                 263,067                        FPM                                            Bank of New York Brussels
                  82,034                        FPM                                                     Societe Generale
               4,301,228                       FMTC                                          State Street Bank and Tr Co
               2,368,999                       FMTC                                       Brown Brothers Harriman and Co
               1,551,499                       FMTC                                                    Northern Trust Co
               1,330,568                       FMTC                                                     Mellon Bank N.A.
                 925,257                       FMTC                                                  JPMorgan Chase Bank
                 367,373                       FMTC                                                    CIBC Mellon Trust
                 280,868                       FMTC                                                     Bank of New York
                  46,303                       FMTC                                                Royal Trust - Toronto
                  40,276                        FMR                                                     Mellon Bank N.A.
                 890,414                       FISL                                               JP Morgan, Bournemouth
                 303,030                     FIM HK                                            Bermuda Trust Far East HK
                 668,923                        FIL                                               JP Morgan, Bournemouth
                 571,066                        FIL                                          Chase Manhttn Bk AG Frnkfrt
                 213,386                        FIL                                          State Street Bank Australia
                 219,085                        FIL                                          State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn
                 138,611                        FIL                                           National Astl Bk Melbourne
                  62,301                        FIL                                            Bank of New York Brussels
                 108,889                        FIL                                                Northern Trust London
                  94,346                        FIL                                                    Northern Trust Co
                  44,494                        FIL                                                       ING Luxembourg
                  13,410                        FIL                                           Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux
                 172,387                        FIJ                                           Master Trust Bank of Japan
                  78,722                        FIJ                                             Nomura Trust and Banking
                  47,407                        FIJ                                       Trust & Cust Svcs Bk Ltd, Toko
                 233,284                        FII                                          Bank of New York Europe Ldn
                 164,247                        FIJ                                           Master Trust Bank of Japan
                  56,026                        FIJ                                       Trust & Cust Svcs Bk Ltd, Toko
                 959,648                        N/A                                                                  N/A

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

not known

6. Percentage of issued class

not known

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

not known

8. Percentage of issued class

not known

9. Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 62 69/88p each

10. Date of transaction

not known

11. Date company informed

1 August 2006

12. Total holding following this notification

18,726,898

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.01%

14. Any additional information

FMR Corp is the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment
manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC), a US state chartered bank which
acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts.

Fidelity International Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various direct and indirect
subsidiaries, including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd (FISL) and Fidelity Pension Management (FPM),
investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients.

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Ceris Stafford - 020 7975 3414

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Toby Vero

Date of notification

1 August 2006




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