Listing rule 21.20 (I) (i)

3i Group PLC 04 October 2004 Listing rule 21.20(l)(ii) -ten largest investments as at 30 September 2004 Listing Rule 21.20(l)(ii) requires 3i Group plc, as an investment trust, to publish a list of at least its ten largest investments as at each quarter end. 3i Group plc's investment portfolio comprises over 1,800 investments most of which are unquoted. Unquoted investments are revalued twice a year as at 30 September and 31 March. Directors' valuations of unquoted investments have not been updated since the valuations as at 31 March 2004 save that they have been adjusted for disposals, further investments and, where appropriate, write-offs or provisions. Quoted investments have been revalued as at the quarter end. Based on directors' valuations of unquoted investments as at 31 March 2004 (adjusted as mentioned above) and on the valuations of quoted assets as at 30 September 2004 the ten largest investments of 3i Group plc as at 30 September 2004 were as listed below. Company Nature of business Type of investment SR Technics Holdings AG Repair and maintenance of aeroplane Equity shares and loans engines and frames Yellow Brick Road BV Directory services Equity shares and loans Betapharm Arzneimittel GmbH Supplier of generic prescription Equity shares and loans drugs Westminster Health Care Holdings Care homes operator Equity shares and loans Ltd Travelex Holdings Ltd Foreign currency services Equity shares ERM Holdings Ltd Environmental consultancy Equity shares and loans Williams Lea Group Ltd Financial and business printers Equity shares ABB Vetco Gray UK Ltd Oil service company Equity shares and loans Tato Holdings Ltd Manufacture and sale of specialist Equity shares chemicals Pharmadule Emtunga AB World leading supplier of facilities Equity shares and loans Note: This announcement is made to comply with Listing Rule requirements. The list set out above is based on valuations as referred to above. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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