Holding(s) in Company

3i Group PLC
06 March 2006

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company
3i Group plc

2. Name of shareholders having a major interest
Lloyds TSB Group Plc and its subsidiaries

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                                              Nominee/Registered Name
                     61,137                                           Lloyds TSB Jersey Offshore
                    240,996                                           Lloyds TSB Private Banking
                 16,214,067                               Scottish Widows Investment Partnership

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
Ordinary Shares of 53 1/8p each

10. Date of transaction
not known

11. Date company informed
2 March 2006

12. Total holding following this notification
16,516,200

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.002%

14. Any additional information
The Company has been notified that the above change has arisen as a result of a change in voting rights
within a Scottish Widows Investment Partnership fund, and not as a result of new purchases.

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Ceris Stafford - 020 7975 3414

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Robin Jack-Kee - Manager

Date of notification
6 March 2006




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