Listing Rule 21.20-Quarterly

3i Group PLC
04 July 2005

Listing rule 21.20(l)(ii) -ten largest investments as at 30 June 2005



Listing Rule 21.20(l)(ii) requires 3i Group plc, as an investment trust, to
publish a list of at least its ten largest investments as at each quarter end.
3i Group plc's investment portfolio comprises over 1,500 investments most of
which are unquoted.  Unquoted investments are revalued twice a year as at 30
September and 31 March.  Directors' valuations of unquoted investments have not
been updated since the valuations as at 31 March 2005 save that they have been
adjusted for disposals, further investments and, where appropriate, write-offs
or provisions. Quoted investments have been revalued as at the quarter end.


Based on directors' valuations of unquoted investments as at 31 March 2005
(adjusted as mentioned above) and on the valuations of quoted assets as at 30
June 2005 the ten largest investments of 3i Group plc as at 30 June 2005 were as
listed below.


Company                           Nature of business                   Type of investment

Travelex Holdings Ltd             Foreign currency services            Equity shares

SR Technics Holdings AG           Technical solutions provider for     Equity shares and loans
                                  commercial aircraft fleets

Yellow Brick Road BV              Directory services                   Equity shares and loans

Betapharm Arzneimittel GmbH       Supplier of generic prescription     Equity shares and loans
                                  drugs

ERM Holdings Ltd                  Environmental consultancy            Equity shares and loans

Pharmadule Emtunga AB             Modular facilities to pharmaceutical Equity shares and loans
                                  /biotech offshore and telecom
                                  sectors

Refresco Holding BV               Fruit juice producer                 Equity shares and loans

Williams Lea Group Ltd            Outsourced print services            Equity shares

Petrofac Ltd                      Oilfield services                    Equity shares and loans

Senoble Holding SAS               Manufacture of dairy products and    Equity shares and loans
                                  chilled desserts



Note: This announcement is made to comply with Listing Rule requirements.  The
list set out above is based on valuations as referred to above.


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