Holding(s) in Company

3i Group PLC 25 October 2004 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company 3i Group plc 2. Name of shareholders having a major interest Legal & General Group 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 Shares Held Management Company Nominee/Registered Name 221,070 Legal & General HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 914945 137,165 Legal & General HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 923363 66,722 Legal & General HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775237 388,574 Legal & General HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942199 447,720 Legal & General HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942229 166,169 Legal & General HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942217 605,085 Legal & General HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942175 427,292 Legal & General HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942187 2,985,233 Legal & General HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775245 94,553 Legal & General HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 130007 151,000 Legal & General HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 770286 16,190,446 Legal & General HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 357206 872,500 Legal & General HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 866203 82,400 Legal & General HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 904332 431,600 Legal & General HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 754612 16,000 Legal & General HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 361602 400,000 Legal & General HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 282605 879,404 Legal & General HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 360509 28,700 Legal & General HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 766793 20,066 Legal & General HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 824434 57,560 Legal & General HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 924422 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 25 October 2004 12. Total holding following this notification 24,669,259 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.01% 14. Any additional information N/A 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 25 October 2004 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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