12th Jun 2008 14:47
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
On 12 June 2008 3i Group plc ("the Issuer") was notified of the following details relating to a major interest in its shares.
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
3i Group plc
2. Reason for the notification:
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
11/06/2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
12/06/2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
11%
8. Notified details:
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
| Class/type of shares | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
| if possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||
| 
 | Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||
| GB00B1YW4409 | 42,149,598 | 42,149,598 | 7,053,878 | 7,053,878 | 34,956,220 | 1.84 | 9.13 | 
| B: Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights | 
| Total (A+B) | |
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | 
| 42,010,098 | 10.97% | 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
| Name of Company/Fund | Number of Shares | % of issued share capital | 
| AXA Sun Life plc (fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc) | 217,925 | 0.05691 | 
| AXA General Insurance Ltd | 780 | 0.00020 | 
| Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X | 74,460 | 0.01945 | 
| Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X | 2,195,499 | 0.57339 | 
| Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X | 378,460 | 0.09884 | 
| PPP Healthcare Group plc | 21,036 | 0.00549 | 
| Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd | 50,000 | 0.01306 | 
| Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c | 875,500 | 0.22865 | 
| Sun Life Assurance Society Plc | 137,860 | 0.03600 | 
| AXA Insurance UK | 52,240 | 0.01364 | 
| AXA Financial, Inc* | 3,395,327 | 0.88674 | 
| AXA Colonia Konzern | 1,771,608 | 0.46268 | 
| AXA France* | 311,534 | 0.08136 | 
| AXA Rosenberg* | 2,222,873 | 0.58054 | 
| AXA Financial, Inc* | 29,018,967 | 7.57874 | 
| Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd | 31,398 | 0.00820 | 
| Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd | 3,647 | 0.00095 | 
| Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity | 75,000 | 0.01959 | 
| Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker | 61,675 | 0.01611 | 
| Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity | 290,000 | 0.07574 | 
| Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share Tracker | 325,571 | 0.08503 | 
| Framlington onshore private clients* | 7,519 | 0.00196 | 
| AXA Winterthur | 99,820 | 0.02607 | 
| Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive | 254,123 | 0.06637 | 
| Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive | 137,276 | 0.03585 | 
| Total Direct | 7,053,878 | 1.84223 | 
| Total Indirect | 34,956,220 | 9.12935 | 
| Total | 42,010,098 | 10.97157 | 
| * Indirect holding | 
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
Issuer contact details:
Jackie Harper, Group Secretariat
Telephone: 020 7975 3530
Related Shares:
3i Group