Holding(s) in Company

3i Group PLC
25 January 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company
3i Group plc

2. Name of shareholders having a major interest
Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiary companies

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

                           REGISTERED HOLDER                              SHARES
      Prudential plc                                                  34,992,170
                           MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI                   88,140
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC            33,070,750
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC               311,276
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC               968,182
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SAL AC                10,510
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) EQBF AC                44,197
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) HYBF AC               125,000
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) MNBF AC                77,876
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PENE AC               296,239

 The Prudential Assurance                                             34,137,582
     Company Limited
                           MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI                   88,140
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC            33,070,750
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC               968,182
                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SAL AC                10,510

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 January 2005

12. Total holding following this notification
Prudential plc 34,992,170

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 34,137,582

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
Prudential plc 5.69% (of which the Prudential Assurance Company Limited's 
interest forms a part)

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 5.55%

14. Any additional information
This announcement is being made because of a notification from Prudential of a
change in particulars relating to an existing interest.  There has been no whole
percentage change in Prudential's interest.

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Sabina Dawson - 020 7975 3225

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Sabina Dawson, Assistant Company Secretary

Date of notification
25 January 2005


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