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3i Group PLC04 December 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company 3i Group plc. 2. Name of shareholders having a major interest Barclays PLC, through its legal entities listed in 14 below. 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect ofholding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficialinterest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of thatperson'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, thenumber of shares held by each of them REGISTERED HOLDER ACCOUNT DESIGNATION HOLDING AS AT 28 NOVEMBER 2006Bank of New York 33,147BNP Paribas 4,012Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 202,455Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 1,729,871Barclays Global Investors Canada 35,282BARCLAYS TRUST CO & OTHERS 397Barclays Trust Co DMC69 7,246Barclays Trust Co R69 15,667Chase Nominees Ltd 16376 236,047Chase Nominees Ltd 21359 40,554Chase Nominees Ltd 28270 155,855CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES 3,164Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00069301301 4,538Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00120146302 914Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00120147102 914Durlacher Nominees Limited 556,804Gerrard Nominees Limited 602698 258Gerrard Nominees Limited 652198 4,778Gerrard Nominees Limited 660968 230Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1) 49,387Investors Bank and Trust Co. 3,334,251Investors Bank and Trust Co. 1,739,400JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16331 118,563JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16338 27,245JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341 253,413JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16342 61,827JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16400 3,366,408JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 17011 7,986JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 18409 433,464JPMorgan Chase Bank 80,736JPMorgan Chase Bank 15,250JPMorgan Chase Bank 43,663JPMorgan Chase Bank 530,217Mellon Trust of New England 4,255Master Trust Bank 4,566Mellon Trust - US Custodian / 23,861Mitsui Asset 8,143Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 18,409R C Greig Nominees Limited 507,874R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 45,824R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 32,213R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 AAMCM32 651R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 130,987R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 16,992R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 11,019Reflex Nominees Limited 4,357State Street Bank & Trust - WI 18,917State Street Boston 228,055State Street Trust of Canada 7,112The Northern Trust Company - U 5,130Trust & Custody Services Bank 13,706Zeban Nominees Limited 3,583 Total 14,179,597 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 4 December 2006. 12. Total holding following this notification 14,179,597. 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.04%. 14. Any additional information Legal entities through which Barclays PLC held its above interest asat 28 November 2006 are listed below. LEGAL ENTITY HOLDINGBarclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 80,736Barclays Private Bank Ltd 3,583Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 3,695,563Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 70,078Barclays Global Investors Ltd 4,076,473Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking 530,217Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 23,310Gerrard Ltd 800,213Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd 35,282Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 6,366Barclays Global Fund Advisors 1,739,400Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 4,357Barclays Capital Inc 202,455Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 624,889Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 2,286,675 Total Holding 14,179,597 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Ceris Stafford - 0207 975 3414. 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible formaking this notification Robin Jack-Kee, Manager, Group Secretariat. Date of Notification 4 December 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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