Closing announcement

RNS Number : 5405V

3i Group PLC

29 May 2008

 



3i Group plc

29 May 2008

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN OR AUSTRALIA

3i Group plc (the 'Company')

Publication of Offering Circular for £430,000,000 Convertible Bonds due 2011 issued by 3i Group plc (the 'Bonds') and commencement of trading

Following the RNS announcement (6041U) on 15 May 2008 giving the final terms of the Bonds, the following Offering Circular has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and is available for viewing:

Offering Circular dated 23 May 2008, relating to the £430,000,000 Convertible Bonds due 2011 issued by 3i Group plc.

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

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/5405V_-2008-5-29.pdf

It is expected that dealings in the Bonds will commence on 30 May 2008 on the Professional Securities Market of the London Stock Exchange. The Bonds have been accepted for clearing by Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg. The Common Code for the Bonds is 036471042. The International Securities Identification Number for the Bonds is XS0364710425.

For further information please contact:

3i Group plc	Maureen Rawlins (Group Treasurer)	Tel: [phone]
Dresdner Kleinwort	Jonathan Roe / Ken Robins	Tel: [phone]
Lehman Brothers	Stephen Pull / Arshad Ghafur	Tel: [phone]

  DISCLAIMER

Dresdner Bank AG London Branch, which is authorised by BAFin and by the Financial Services Authority and which is regulated by the Financial Services Authority for the conduct of designated investment business in the United Kingdom, is acting for 3i Group plc and for no-one else in connection with the contents of this document and will not be responsible to anyone other than 3i Group plc for providing the protections afforded to clients of Dresdner Bank AG London Branch, or for affording advice in relation to the contents of this document or any other matters referred to herein. 

Lehman Brothers International (Europe), which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority for the conduct of designated investment business in the United Kingdom, is acting for 3i Group plc and for no-one else in connection with the contents of this document and will not be responsible to anyone other than 3i Group plc for providing the protections afforded to clients of Lehman Brothers International (Europe), or for affording advice in relation to the contents of this document or any other matters referred to herein. 

This announcement does not constitute or form part of an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or otherwise acquire any securities. 

The Bonds and the Ordinary Shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 and are subject to US tax law requirements. Accordingly, these securities may not be offered, sold or delivered in the United States or to US persons and this notice is not an offer of the securities.

 

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