Publication of Supplement to Offering Circular

3i Group plc Publication of Supplement to Offering Circular

The following supplement has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and is available for viewing:

Supplement dated 10 March 2010 to the Offering Circular dated 7 July 2009 for the £2,000,000,000 Note Issuance Programme

To view the full document, please paste the following URL into the address bar of your browser.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/3920I_1-2010-3-10.pdf

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/3920I_2-2010-3-10.pdf

For further information, please contact

3i Group plc 16 Palace Street London SW1E 5JD

Telephone : 020 7975 3211 Fax : 020 7975 3450 Email : [email protected]

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