Holding(s) in Company

3i Group PLC
24 December 2003

                                  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                                                                                     36,755,893
                           DEXIA BANK INTL                                                                  121,329
                           M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE                                                         70,163
                           MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI                                                     226,721
                           MGIM A/C DBL A/C FBFT                                                             76,513
                           MGIM A/C JPM A/C RU                                                            4,564,622
                           PACS GLOBAL EQUITIES (UK)                                                         10,403
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC                                               29,518,721
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC                                                  208,041
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                                                  736,678
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SAL AC                                                   23,800
                           ROY NOMINEES 578079                                                              218,560
                           ROY NOMS LTD 578052                                                              119,915
                           ROY NOMS LTD 578060                                                              115,000
                           ROY NOMS LTD 578141                                                              245,001
                           ROY NOMS LTD 578192                                                              500,426

 The Prudential Assurance                                                                                30,637,652
     Company Limited
                           DEXIA BANK INTL                                                                  121,329
                           MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI                                                     226,721
                           PACS GLOBAL EQUITIES (UK)                                                         10,403
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC                                               29,518,721
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                                                  736,678
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SAL AC                                                   23,800

 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 50p each

10. Date of transaction
not known

11. Date company informed
23 December 2003

12. Total holding following this notification
Prudential plc 36,755,893

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 30,637,652

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
Prudential plc 6.00%

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 5.00%

14. Any additional information
no

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
June Webb - 020 7975 3530

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Sabina Dawson, Assistant Company Secretary

Date of notification
24 December 2003




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