Holding(s) in Company

3i Group PLC
29 October 2007

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



On 26 October 2007 3i Group plc ('the Issuer') was notified of the following
details relating to a major interest in its 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:



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights



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



Deutsche Bank AG



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



Deutsche Bank AG

Abbey Life Assurance Company Limited

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

Deutsche Asset Management Investment GmbH

Deutsche Asset Management (Japan) Limited

Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.

DWS Trust Company

Tilney Investment Management



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



25/10/2007



6. Date on which issuer notified:



26/10/2007



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



Direct 4%



8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of     Situation previous to the       Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares            triggering transaction
 if possible      Number of       Number of       Number of     Number of voting rights       % of voting rights
using the ISIN    Shares          Voting Rights   shares
CODE
                                                  Direct        Direct         Indirect       Direct        Indirect
GB00B1YW4409      14,898,581      19,574,631      15,655,378    15,655,378     4,750,455      4.04%         1.22%






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
         20,405,833                     5.26%



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





Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:

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

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



13. Additional information:



Issuer contact details:

Sofia Bernsand, Group Secretariat

Telephone: [phone]


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