Listing Rule 21.20-Quarterly

3i Group PLC
04 April 2005


Listing rule 21.20(l)(ii) -ten largest investments as at 31 March 2005


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 30 September 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 30 September 2004
(adjusted as mentioned above) and on the valuations of quoted assets as at 31
March 2005 the ten largest investments of 3i Group plc as at 31 March 2005 were
as listed below.

Company                        Nature of business                  Type of 
                                                                   investment

SR Technics Holdings AG        Repair and maintenance of           Equity shares 
                               aeroplane engines and frames        and loans
Yellow Brick Road BV           Directory services                  Equity shares 
                                                                   and loans
Betapharm Arzneimittel GmbH    Supplier of generic prescription    Equity shares 
                               drugs                               and loans
Travelex Holdings Ltd          Foreign currency services           Equity shares
ERM Holdings Ltd               Environmental consultancy           Equity shares 
                                                                   and loans
Keos SA                        Transport operator                  Equity shares 
                                                                   and loans
Williams Lea Group Ltd         Financial and business printers     Equity shares
Vetco International 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           Equity shares 
                               facilities                          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.


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