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5 Dec 2013 10:26

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
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On 4 December 2013 3i Group plc ("the Issuer") was notified of the following details relating to a major interest in its shares.
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
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3i Group plc
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2. Reason for the notification:
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights.
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
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Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
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N/A
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
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02 December 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:
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04 December 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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L&G (Above 3%)
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8. Notified details:
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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 | Below 3% (As at 26/11/2013) | 29,372,122 | 29,372,122 | Â | 3.02% | Â | |
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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 |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights  | |
Nominal | Delta | |||||
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Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
29,372,122 | 3.02% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) | |
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) | |
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) | |
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (29,372,122 - 3.02% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) | |
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) | Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) |
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) | Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) |
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) | |
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A
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13. Additional information:
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Notification using the total voting rights figure of 971,621,280
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Issuer contact details:
Jackie Harper, Group Secretariat
Telephone: 020 7975 3530