Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8185N

3i Group PLC

24 February 2009

 



NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 

On 24 February 2009 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:

AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies 

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

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

23/02/2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:    

24/02/2009

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

5%

8. Notified details:    

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B1YW4409	26,658,893	26,658,893	6,169,249	6,169,249	9,411,307	1.61	2.45

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

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
15,580,556	4.06%

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

Name of Company/Fund	Number of Shares	% of issued share capital
Alliance Capital Management	750,428	0.19548
AXA	808,732	0.21067
AXA Financial, Inc*	8,653,850	2.25426
AXA Framlington*	1,014	0.00026
AXA France*	631,443	0.164485869
AXA IM UK	4,511,961	1.18
AXA IM UK*	125,000	0.032561504
AXA Winterthur	98,128	0.025561562
Total Direct	6,169,249	1.60704
Total Indirect	9,411,307	2.45157
Total	15,580,556	4.05861
* Indirect holding

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: 

Jackie Harper, Group Secretariat

Telephone: [phone]

 

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