Holding(s) in Company

3i Group PLC
25 January 2007

TR-1:               NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN 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:



N/A see additional information



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMHD)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)



4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):



N/A



5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):



N/A



6. Date on which issuer notified:



24 January 2007



7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Above 3% (L&G)

Above 3% (LGIMHD)

Above 3% (PMC)





8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type  Situation previous to the         Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
of shares   triggering transaction

 if         Number of Shares Number of Voting Number of      Number of voting rights       % of voting rights
possible                     Rights           shares
using the
ISIN CODE
                                              Direct         Direct         Indirect       Direct        Indirect
 Ord GBP       21,844,391    3.85%            16,685,941     16,685,941                    3.61
0.62784
            (under s.198  on
               17/08/05)






B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial   Expiration date   Exercise/          Number of voting      % of voting rights
instrument                            Conversion  Period rights that may be
                                      / Date             acquired if the
                                                         instrument is
                                                         exercised/ converted.



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights      % of voting rights
         16,685,941                     3.61





9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and
Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management
(Holdings) Limited  (Direct and Indirect)
(LGIMH)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited
(Indirect) (LGIM)

  Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (16,685,941 = 3.61% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)  Legal & General Insurance Holdings
Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (14,061,948 = 3.04%)    Limited (LGIH) (Direct)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)   Legal & General Assurance Society
Limited  (PMC) (14,061,948 = 3.04%)               Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)
                                                  Legal & General Pensions Limited
                                                  (Direct) (LGPL)





Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:                 N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:             N/A



13. Additional information:

Notification using shares in issue figure of 461,328,861

First notification under DTR Source Book



14. Contact name:     Ceris Stafford



15. Contact telephone number:         020 7975 3414




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