30th Jun 2006 13:49
3i Group PLC30 June 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 directand indirect subsidiaries, both being non-beneficial holders, and Mr Edward C Johnson 3d as a principalshareholder of FMR Corp and FIL. 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse 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 ofshares held by each of them Shares Held Management Company Nominee/Registered Name 1,398,291 FPM State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn 1,151,532 FPM JP Morgan, Bournemouth 377,942 FPM Northern Trust London 586,523 FPM HSBC Bank plc 310,898 FPM Bank of New York Brussels 83,241 FPM Societe Generale 154,228 FPM JP Morgan, Bournemouth 5,046,154 FMTC State Street Bank and Tr Co 2,852,528 FMTC Brown Brothers Harriman and Co 1,833,593 FMTC Northern Trust Co 1,579,607 FMTC Mellon Bank N.A. 1,105,471 FMTC JPMorgan Chase Bank 438,871 FMTC CIBC Mellon Trust 331,935 FMTC Bank of New York 54,722 FMTC Royal Trust - Toronto 47,600 FMR Mellon Bank N.A. 1,091,382 FISL JP Morgan, Bournemouth 359,427 FIM HK Bermuda Trust Far East HK 797,046 FIL JP Morgan, Bournemouth 674,897 FIL Chase Manhttn Bk AG Frnkfrt 252,184 FIL State Street Bank Australia 238,380 FIL State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn 163,813 FIL National Astl Bk Melbourne 76,347 FIL Bank of New York Brussels 128,687 FIL Northern Trust London 111,500 FIL Northern Trust Co 52,584 FIL ING Luxembourg 29,304 FIL Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux 203,731 FIJ Master Trust Bank of Japan 93,036 FIJ Nomura Trust and Banking 59,036 FIJ Trust & Cust Svcs Bk Ltd, Toko 275,700 FII Bank of New York Europe Ldn 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 53 1/8p each 10. Date of transaction not known 11. Date company informed 29 June 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 21,960,190 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.98% 14. Any additional information FMR Corp is the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investmentmanager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC), a US state chartered bank whichacts 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 indirectsubsidiaries, 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 makingthis notification Toby Vero Date of notification 30 June 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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