Holding(s) in Company

3i Group PLC
26 March 2008

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:



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights



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

Legal & General Group Plc (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)

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



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



Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)



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



19 March 2008



6. Date on which issuer notified:



25 March 2008



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



Above 5% (Group)



Above 5% (LGIM)



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         Indirect       Direct        Indirect
 Ord GBP                Below 5%              21,854,102     17,003,168     4,850,934      4.4426        1.2674
0.738636





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
         21,854,102                     5.71





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) (21,854,102 - 5.71% = Total
Position)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and
Indirect) (21,854,102 - 5.71% = Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (21,854,102 - 5.71% =
Total Position)
  Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (17,003,168 - 4.44% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)   Legal & General Insurance Holdings
Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (15,015,616 - 3.92%=PMC) Limited (Direct) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)    Legal & General Assurance Society
Limited  (PMC) (15,015,616 - 3.92%=PMC)            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 the total voting rights figure of 382,726,868

14. Contact name:     Jackie Harper



15. Contact telephone number:         020 7975 3530




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