15th Jun 2006 16:24
3i Group PLC15 June 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 9 JUNE 2006 Bank of New York 38,500Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 675,155Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 7,756,465Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 215,000Barclays Global Investors Canada 34,771BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM C000000000000000000 2,451Barclays Trust Co DMC69C 000000000000000000 8,564Barclays Trust Co E99C 000000000000000000 188Barclays Trust Co R69C 000000000000000000 20,016Chase Nominees Ltd 16376 269,813Chase Nominees Ltd 28270 176,553Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00069301301 5,364Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00120146302 1,080Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00120147102 1,080Gerrard Nominees Limited 602698 305Gerrard Nominees Limited 652198 5,647Gerrard Nominees Limited 660968 272Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1) 49,089Investors Bank and Trust Co. 2,818,801Investors Bank and Trust Co. 25,709Investors Bank and Trust Co. 3,729Investors Bank and Trust Co. 32,256Investors Bank and Trust Co. 565,025Investors Bank and Trust Co. 92,440Investors Bank and Trust Co. 56,563Investors Bank and Trust Co. 8,766Investors Bank and Trust Co. 51,581Investors Bank and Trust Co. 1,530,897Investors Bank and Trust Co. 16,468Investors Bank and Trust Co. 24,656Investors Bank and Trust Co. 168,693Investors Bank and Trust Co. 121,844Investors Bank and Trust Co. 16,413JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16331 150,952JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16338 33,037JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341 304,802JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16342 70,735JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16400 4,823,501JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 17011 9,768JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 18409 431,789JPMorgan Chase Bank 28,260JPMorgan Chase Bank 4,759JPMorgan Chase Bank 5,617JPMorgan Chase Bank 49,146JPMorgan Chase Bank 18,023JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,777JPMorgan Chase Bank 33,155JPMorgan Chase Bank 5,643JPMorgan Chase Bank 16,002JPMorgan Chase Bank 73,952JPMorgan Chase Bank 78,972JPMorgan Chase Bank 57,491JPMorgan Chase Bank 300,114JPMorgan Chase Bank 58,861Mellon Trust - US Custodian 37,782Mitsui Asset 9,051R C Greig Nominees Limited 586,546R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 150,258R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 19,985R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 16,600R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 53,157R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 38,662R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 AAMCM32 770Reflex Nominees Limited 3,613State Street Boston 281,040Trust & Custody Services Bank 522Trust & Custody Services Bank 5,415Zeban Nominees Limited 6,961 Total 22,560,872 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 Shares of 53 1/8p each. 10. Date of transaction Not known. 11. Date company informed 15 June 2006. 12. Total holding following this notification 22,560,872. 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.10%. 14. Any additional information Legal entities through which Barclays PLC held its above interest asat 9 June 2006 are listed below. LEGAL ENTITY HOLDING Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 7,524Gerrard Ltd 921,291Barclays Global Investors Ltd 5,525,103Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd 34,771Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 55,563Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 31,219Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 3,613Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust 624,028Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 745,847Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 49,146Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 8,431,620Barclays Private Bank Ltd 6,961Barclays Capital Inc 215,000Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 4,030,215Barclays Global Fund Advisors 1,878,971 Total Holding 22,560,872 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Neetha Ranchhod - 0207 975 3530. 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible formaking this notification Robin Jack-Kee, Manager, Group Secretariat. Date of Notification 15 June 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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