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NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 

On 29 January 2010 3i Group plc ("the Issuer") was notified of the following details relating to a major interest in its shares.

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:       

3i Group plc

2. Reason for the notification:

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights.

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights.

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Standard Life Investments Ltd

   

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):    

Vidacos Nominees

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

28/01/2010

   

6. Date on which issuer notified:    

29/01/2010

   

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%

8. Notified details:    

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B1YW4409	47,865,434	47,865,434	50,093,084	27,901,165	22,191,919	2.8755%	2.2871%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise  price	Expiration  date	Exercise/ Conversion  period	Number of voting  rights instrument  refers to	% of voting rights
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
50,093,084	5.1627%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:     

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:    

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 

13. Additional information:    

Issuer contact details: 

Jackie Harper, Group Secretariat

Telephone: 020 7975 3530

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