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3i Group PLC26 March 2007 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES On 23 March 2007 3i Group plc ("the Issuer") was notified of the followingdetails relating to a major interest in its shares. 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: 3i Group plc 2. Reason for the notification: Revised due to DTR Rules -see section 13 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Fidelity International Limited (FIL) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): See additional information under 13. 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): Revised due to DTR rules 6. Date on which issuer notified: 23 March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: N/A 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactionof shares triggering transaction if possible Number of Shares Number of Voting Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsusing the Rights sharesISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectGB00B16PV024 6,650,388 6,650,388 6,650,388 1.44% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rightsinstrument Conversion Period rights that may be / Date acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 6,650,388 1.44% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: See attached schedule Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: Fidelity International Limited (FIL) 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: As discussed with the FSA, prior to the implementation of the EU TransparencyDirective, we aggregated the interests in shares of FMR Corp (FMR) and FidelityInternational Limited (FIL) together for the purposes of shareholder reporting.According to the new DTR rules we are now reporting the indirect holdings of FMRand FIL separately. A separate notification is being submitted for FMR Corp.Please note these holdings are correct as of close of business 22 March 2007. Fidelity International Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various direct and indirectsubsidiaries, including Fidelity Fund Management Limited (FFML), Fidelity Investment Services Limited(FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), FidelityInvestments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity InvestmentsJapan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII), investment managers for various non-US investmentcompanies and institutional clients. Issuer Name: 3i Group plc Total shares held: 6,650,388 Issued share capital: 460,922,034 Shares held Nominee Management Company 2,816,193 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FIL 22,200 NORDDEUTSCHE LNBK GIRO FIL 1,298,480 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FISL 247,928 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FPM 551,235 NORTHERN TRUST LONDON FPM 4,302 BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX FIL 213,700 NORTHERN TRUST LONDON FIL 320,767 BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS FPM 234,980 BERMUDA TRUST FAR EAST HK FIM HK 105,897 MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN FIJ 59,122 NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING FIJ 14,800 DEXIA PRIVATBANK FPM 620,184 BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN FII 28,200 CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRNKFURT (S FPM 59,400 STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S FIL 53,000 STATE STREET HONG KONG FIA(K)L Issuer contact details: Ceris Stafford, Group Secretariat Telephone: 020 7975 3414 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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