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3i Group PLC30 November 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company 3i Group plc 2. Name of shareholders having a major interest Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited, Credit Suisse International andCredit Suisse Investment Banking (Cayman Branch) (together the "Credit SuisseCompanies") 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 Holder of Interest Shares Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited ("CSSEL") 4,037,756Credit Suisse International ("CSi") 9,613,452Credit Suisse Investment Banking (Cayman Branch) ("CSIB") 868,723Total Interest held by the Credit Suisse Companies 14,519,931 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 29 November 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 14,519,931 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.105% 14. Any additional information The above interest of CSSEL in 4,037,756 shares includes an interest of1,310,324 shares under section 208 (5) of the Companies Act 1985 ("the Act"). Those Credit Suisse Group companies which are direct or indirect holdingcompanies of CSSEL, CSi and CSIB are, under the terms of section 203 of the Act,each interested by attribution in any shares in which CSSEL, CSi and CSIB areinterested. 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Sofia Bernsand - 020 7975 3228 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Robin Jack-Kee Date of notification 30 November 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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