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3i Group PLC 18 September 2002 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company 3i Group plc 2. Name of shareholders having a major interest Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiary companies 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'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, the number of shares held by each of them REGISTERED HOLDER SHARES Prudential plc 30,589,946 DEXIA BANK INTL 94,737 M&G (LOMBARD STREET) NOMS FPE 52,400 MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI 140,418 PACS GLOBAL EQUITIES (UK) 10,683 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 28,471,927 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC 90,440 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 520,491 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SAL AC 14,283 PRUDENTIAL EURO INDEX TRACKER 2,700 PRUDENTIAL UK INDEX TRACKER TS 2,410 ROY NOMINEES 578079 148,000 ROY NOMS LTD 578052 80,526 ROY NOMS LTD 578060 30,000 ROY NOMS LTD 578141 169,861 ROY NOMS LTD 578192 761,070 The Prudential Assurance 29,252,539 Company Limited DEXIA BANK INTL 94,737 MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI 140,418 PACS GLOBAL EQUITIES (UK) 10,683 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 28,471,927 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 520,491 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SAL AC 14,283 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 OrdinaryShares of 50p each 10. Date of transaction not known 11. Date company informed 16 September 2002 12. Total holding following this notification Prudential plc 30,589,946 The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 29,252,539 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification Prudential plc 5.01% The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 4.79% 14. Any additional information no 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Ross Turner - 020 7975 3290 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Nicole Sabina Dawson, Assistant Company Secretary Date of notification 18 September 2002 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange U

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